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Reminders of what it takes to make good things happen – from Aristotle to Jobs … from Edison to Gandhi … from Teresa to Winfrey … from King to Springsteen. (Get them by email by clicking here.)
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Powell on People
“The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it’s all about people.”
Colin Powell (1937 – )
American statesman
former U.S. Secretary of State -
Leibovitz on Personal Responsibility
“I learned very very early on that you can be very very talented but if you don’t take care of your talent, it can go away. It’s like a big baby. It needs to be fed.”
Annie Leibovitz (1949 – )
American photographer -
Aristotle on Momentum
“We are what we repeatedly do.”
Aristotle (384bc – 322bc)
Greek philosopher, physician & scientist -
Proverb on Fools
“A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.”
Proverbs 18:2
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Nansen on Hobbling Fear
“Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong.”
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930)
Norwegian explorer
Nobel Peace Prize winner -
Lewis on The Joy of No Options
“It is wonderful what you can do when you have to.”
C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Irish writer, scholar -
Michaels on Doing Good
“You want as much as you can to fight on the side of the light … except for the white light at the end. You want to resist that.”
Lorne Michaels (1944 – )
Canadian television and film producer
Creator of Saturday Night Live -
Edelman on Being Real
“Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.”
Marian Wright Edelman (1939 – )
American activist
founder of the Children’s Defense Fund -
van Gogh on Responsibility
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found those dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.”
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Dutch painter -
Jung on Irritating People
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
Carl Jung (1875-1961)
Swiss psychiatrist
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