Quote of the Day - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
“It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled. Or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena. Whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood. Who strives valiantly. Who errs and comes short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement. And who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.”
“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.”
“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”
“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”
“The ability to honestly and quietly reflect on one’s life is one of the most powerful tools for personal growth.”
“I believe that the public wants to be led, to be instructed, to be told what to do. They want reassurance. They will always move en masse, a mob, a herd, a group, because people want the safety of human company. They are afraid to stand alone because they want to be safely included within the herd, not to be the lone calf standing on the desolate, dangerous, wolf-patrolled prairie of contrary opinion.”
“Perhaps we need tranquility at times too. But we get plenty of that at night when we sleep - plus, on most days, another couple of hours at odd times when we are awake. Eight to ten hours out of twenty four ought to be enough.”
“You will never get rich on salary or wage income. It is impossible. The economic structure of the world is rigged against you. If you depend on job income as your main pillar of support, the best you can hope for is that you will get through life without having to beg for food. Not even that is guaranteed.”
“All “investments” are speculation. The only difference is that some people admit and others don’t.”
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
“The first principle of success is desire – knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.”