“The spirit of evil is negation of the life force by fear. Only boldness can deliver us from fear, and if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is violated.”
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” —Bertrand Russe “It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.” —Thomas Pain “A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” —Francis Bacon “The unexamined life is not worth living.” —Socrate I keep six honest
“Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.” – Soren Kierkegaard
“The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly” – Soren Kierkgaard
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” – Albert Einstein
“Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” – Albert Einstein
“We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.” – François de la Rochefoucauld
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare
“The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” TS Elliot
“Certain things catch your eye, But pursue only those that capture your heart.” – Old Indian saying
It is much easier to generate great ideas than it is to execute them. Before you say “Yes” to a new idea—yours or someone else’s—consult your schedule. Decide what you are willing to give up before beginning something new.
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Bill Gardam on LinkedIn suggested adding this poem, “Six Serving Men” to this Hack by Rudyard Kipling I KEEP six honest serving-men They taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. I send them over land and sea, I
A poem by Kipling named If…
To Be of Use The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls.I love people
Paula Prahl, Senior VP of Communications, Public Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility at Best Buy, said, “It is so difficult to measure reputation because it moves forward so very slowly and it is dramatic how fast you can lose it on one small issue.”
“It’s amazing how many cares disappear when you decide not to be something, but to be someone.” -Coco Chanel “There are no bad troops, only bad leaders.”- John Harvey-Jones “The most important thing in communication is to hear the thing that isn’t being said.” -Peter Drucker
“It’s amazing how many cares disappear when you decide not to be something, but to be someone.” -Coco Chanel “There are no bad troops, only bad leaders.”- John Harvey-Jones “The most important thing in communication is to hear the thing that isn’t being said.” -Peter Drucker
“I hope leaders visiting this site will make comments to enhance the learning for all of us on a life long journey to develop ourselves as better leaders.”- Gary Cohen