I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is…
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t…
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my…
In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth. ― Rachel Carson. What is sand? Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than…
Creativity is not the exclusive property of genius. Creative thought is the direct result of being motivated. ― Richard Bliss Brooke. Who is Richard Brooke? Richard Bliss Brooke is also an ontological coach, transformational retreat leader, and keynote speaker. He is the author of The Four Year Career® and Mach2: The Art of Vision &…
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ― Rumi. And: Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. ― Rumi Rumi was born to native Persian-speaking parents, more popularly known simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet,…
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ― George Bernard Shaw. Who is George Bernard Shaw? George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Anglo-Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and…
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. ― Stephen R. Covey. Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Let us…
War is what happens when language fails. ― Margaret Atwood. Who is Margaret Atwood? Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and in Toronto. MARGARET ATWOOD, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction,…
The mind is like an umbrella. It’s most useful when open. ― Walter Gropius. Why we should use umbrella? An umbrella is designed to protect you from the rain. Nothing can cause bad hair days or prevent you from getting soaking wet like an umbrella. An umbrella is also designed to protect you from the…
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. ― George R.R. Martin. George R.R. Martin, in full George Raymond Richard Martin, original name George Raymond Martin, (born September 20, 1948, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.), American writer of fantasy, best known for his Song of…
What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable? ― John Green. Who is John Green? John Michael Green is an American author and YouTube content creator. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel. Looking for Alaska, and has had several of his subsequent…
Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise. ― Horace. And: There’s a difference between lust and passionate love. Lust can’t just creep in. How? You’ll not find it where true love exists, but it has power enough to shatter the world you’ve worked so hard to create with love, and sometimes, it suddenly changes…
To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will. ― Sugar Ray Robinson. You need to believe in yourself, in your abilities, skills and passions, to take the leap into entrepreneurship or any other aspiration. Believing in yourself is the lynchpin of exceptional leadership, because self-confidence lets you manage…
It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. ― Lewis Carroll. Who is Lewis Carroll? Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children’s fiction, notably Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his…
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ― Helen Keller. What is Emotions? Emotions are biologically-based psychological states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is currently…
We all have our time machines, don’t we. Those that take us back are memories…And those that carry us forward are dreams. ― H.G. Wells. Who is H.G. Wells? Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography…
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ― Mae West. Who is Mae West? Mae West was an American stage and film actress, playwright, screenwriter, singer, and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned over seven decades. She was known for her breezy sexual independence, and her lighthearted bawdy double…