“Pure pragmatism cannot imagine a bold future. Pure idealism cannot get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.”
—Simon Sinek.
thought for today
Voltaire: Work
“Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice, and need.”
—Voltaire, philosopher (21 Nov 1694-1778).
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Never ask anyone
“Never ask anyone for their opinion, forecast, or recommendation. Just ask them what they have—or don’t have—in their portfolio.”
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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Goldie Hawn: Enjoy the moment more fully
“If we can just let go and trust that things will work out they way they’re supposed to, without trying to control the outcome, then we can begin to enjoy the moment more fully. The joy of the freedom it brings becomes more pleasurable than the experience itself.”
—Goldie Hawn.
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Nadine Gordimer: Hunger for truth
“The truth isn’t always beauty, but the hunger for it is.”
—Nadine Gordimer, novelist, Nobel laureate (20 Nov 1923-2014).
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Robert F Kennedy: One-fifth
“One-fifth of the people are against everything all of the time.”
—Robert F Kennedy.
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G K Chesterton: Right wrongly
“If a man uses a right wrongly, the answer is for everybody to use their rights rightly; not to give up all their rights on chance of curing the wrong.”
—G K Chesterton.
