Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Albert Camus: Absolute justice
Absolute justice is achieved by the suppression of all contradiction: therefore it destroys freedom. –Albert Camus, writer, philosopher, Nobel laureate (1913-1960). Embed from Getty Images Related articles Co-ordination and disintegration (linusfernandes.com)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thousand forests
”The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Albert Schweitzer: Optimists and pessimists
”An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
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Martin Luther King Jr.: Measure of a man
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
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George Carlin: Person on the left
“In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first.” ~ George Carlin
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Benjamin Spock: Trust yourself
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” ~ Benjamin Spock
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W. Clement Stone: Courage
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone. Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Paulo Coelho: The present
“The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better.” —Paulo Coelho
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Dalai Lama: Prime purpose
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can ’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.“ ~Dalai Lama
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Thomas Huxley: Opinions
There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued. -Thomas Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1895)
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Prosperity and calamity
“No man has a prosperity so high or firm, but that two or three words can dishearten it; and there is no calamity which right words will not begin to redress.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882).
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Herman Melville: Assumptions
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.” —Herman Melville, novelist and poet (1819-1891).
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Dr. Seuss: Love
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ~ Dr. Seuss. Embed from Getty Images
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Paulo Coelho: Victim
“If you act like a victim, you are likely to be treated as one.” ~Paulo Coelho http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/150574555
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John Steinbeck: Co-ordination and disintegration
“Among men, it seems, historically at any rate, that processes of co-ordination and disintegration follow each other with great regularity, and the index of the co-ordination is the measure of the disintegration which follows. There is no mob like a group of well-drilled soldiers when they have thrown off their discipline. And there is no…
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William Somerset Maugham: Unchanged minds
Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind. -William Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965) Embed from Getty Images
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr: Moderate giftedness
“Moderate giftedness has been made worthless by the printing press and radio and television and satellites and all that. A moderately gifted person who would have been a community treasure a thousand years ago has to give up, has to go into some other line of work, since modern communications put him or her into…
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Paulo Coelho: Dress up, show up
No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up and show up. —Paulo Coelho http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/96231163
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Don Marquis: Human, cousins
human wandering through the zoo / what do your cousins think of you. -Don Marquis, humorist and poet (1878-1937). Embed from Getty Images
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William Hazlitt: Pain
“The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.” —William Hazlitt, essayist (1778-1830).
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Francesco Guicciardini: Friends
“Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.” —Francesco Guicciardini.
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Daisy Bates: Mistakes
“The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies. ” —Daisy Bates
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Jeff Olson: Greatness
“Everyday, in every moment, you get to exercise choices that will determine whether or not you will become a great person living a great life. Greatness is not something predetermined, predestined or carved into your fate by forces beyond your central. Greatness is always in the memories of the decision.” ~Jeff Olson.
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Paulo Coelho: None of your business
Image via Wikipedia “What other people think of you is none of your business.” —Paulo Coelho.
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Katherine Hepburn: Rules
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” ~ Katherine Hepburn. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/171419199
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Gustave Flaubert: Life and work
Image via Wikipedia “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert.
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Thomas Leonard: Motivation and inspiration
Image via Wikipedia ”Motivation is an external, temporary high that pushes you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which pulls you forward.” ~ Thomas Leonard Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul Related articles Moment Of Decision (linusfernandes.com)
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Unknown: Work, love, dance
Work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.” —Unknown Author
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Benjamin Franklin: The stuff life is made of
“Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” ~ Benjamin Franklin.
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H. Jackson Brown Jr: Remember
”Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Richard Simmons: Positive criticism
“Whenever I find something to criticize about myself–I will follow with a positive thought about myself.” ~ Richard Simmons http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/96436306
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Frank A Clark: Real generosity
Image via Wikipedia “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ~ Frank A. Clark Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Paula Abdul: Holding down
Embed from Getty Images “You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him.” -Paula Abdul Embed from Getty Images
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Howard Thurman: Come alive
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~ Howard Thurman
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Unknown: Hugs
“Hugs are the universal medicine.” ~ Author Unknown, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Preteens Talk Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul
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Abraham Lincoln: Character
“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it, the tree is the real thing…” —Abraham Lincoln
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Paulo Coelho: Simple things
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary, but only the wise can see them.” —Paulo Coelho
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Strategy: Keeping it simple, indeed.
"We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things." ~ Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines
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Albert Camus: Invincible summer
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” ~ Albert Camus Embed from Getty Images
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Brian Tracy: So can you
“For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So can you.” –Brian Tracy
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Khalil Gibran: Ungrateful to these teachers
“I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.” —Khalil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931).
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Henry David Thoreau: Enthusiasm
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Embed from Getty Images
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Carl Jung: Terrifying
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” ~ Carl Jung Embed from Getty Images
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Zig Ziglar: Motivation
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” ~Zig Ziglar
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Alexandre Dumas Père: Wait and hope
Image via Wikipedia “All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope.” ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Related articles An Appetite for the Dramatic (online.wsj.com) The Man in the Iron Mask: uncovered (guardian.co.uk) ‘The Three Muskeeters’ First Look! (justjared.buzznet.com) The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain (guardian.co.uk) The Three Musketeers –…
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Peter Drucker: Useless
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. — Peter Drucker Related articles What if Peter Drucker Taught Enterprise 2.0 Strategy? (fredzimny.wordpress.com) What if Peter Drucker Taught Enterprise 2.0? (Presentation) | Seek Omega (seekomega.com) What if Peter Drucker Taught Enterprise 2.0? (Presentation) (cloudave.com) What would Drucker…
