July 2010
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“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not...”
– Alfred A. Montapert
June 2010
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“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
– Washington Irving
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“We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or...”
– William Arthur Ward
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“I believe that every person is born with talent.”
– Maya Angelou
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“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
– St. Augustine
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“If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best...”
– George Bernard Shaw
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“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
– Winston Churchill
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“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past...”
– Marcel Pagnol
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“The world lies in the hands of those who have the courage to dream and who take...”
– Paulo Coelho
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Validation is Overrated →
A stellar post by Seth Godin…
If you’re waiting for a boss or an editor or a college to tell you that you do good work, you’re handing over too much power to someone who doesn’t care nearly as much as you do.
We spend a lot of time organizing and then waiting for the system to pick us, approve of us and give us permission to do our work.
Feedback is important,...
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“When you stumble, make it part of the dance.”
– Unknown
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“Faith can move mountains, but don’t be surprised if God hands you a...”
– Unknown
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“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
– Socrates
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“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to...”
– Henry Ford
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“There is no significance in a safe life, and no safety in a significant life.”
– Chris Brady
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“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”
– Lao Tzu
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“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and...”
– Dale Carnegie
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“Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one...”
– Jim Rohn
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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you...”
– Epicurus
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“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can...”
– Jim Hightower
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“Making money isn’t hard in itself. What’s hard is to earn it doing...”
– Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the...”
– George Washington Carver
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“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson...”
– Vernon Law
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“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”
– Mark Twain
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“Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.”
– Mark Twain
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“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already...”
– Kahlil Gibran
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“To lose patience is to lose the battle.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
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“Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.”
– Don Wilder
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“Freedom lies in being bold.”
– Robert Frost
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“The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.”
– James Allen
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“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and...”
– L.P. Jacks
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“When a cause comes along and you know in your bones that it is just, yet refuse...”
– Mumia Abu-Jamal
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“All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would...”
– Honore de Balzac
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“Real living is living for others.”
– Bruce Lee
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“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and...”
– Susan B. Anthony
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“The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we...”
– Steven Pressfield
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“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless...”
– Eddie Rickenbacker
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“Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.”
– Heraclitus
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“To be great is to be misunderstood.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson