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Goldwin Smith: Personality and partiality
“Personality is lower than partiality. ”
—Goldwin SmithToday, some faculty are honored with the title of “The Goldwin Smith Professor” of their field (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Alexander Osborn: Creativity and praise
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“Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us put out more and better ideas if our efforts are truly appreciated.”
—Alexander Osborn
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Dream no small dreams
Goethe. Painting by Luise Seidler (Weimar 1811) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”
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Unknown: Success unexpected in common hours
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dream, and endeavours to live the life which he had imagines, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
—Unknown.
English: Unexpected rains! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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William James: As you think, so shall you be
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The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.
—William James.
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Constantine Karamanlis: Cult of personality
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“We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him. ”
—Constantine Karamanlis.
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Erma Bombeck: Dreams and dreamers
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Dreams have only one owner at a time. That’s why dreamers are lonely. –Erma Bombeck, author (1927-1996)
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Carl Jung: No recipe for living
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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
—Carl Jung.
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Rob Curedale: Design
Design is creativity with strategy.
– Rob Curedale
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Massimo Vignelli: Design, discipline and intelligence
There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence.
– Massimo Vignelli.
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