Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop...
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. - Napoleon Bonaparte and Andrew Jackson What does that mean? Put another way, there’s a time to cut bait, and...
View ArticleNo one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.
No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius. – Anna Pavlova What does that mean? I heard versions of this quote when I was young. The basic idea is that there are...
View ArticleAbsorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own.
Absorb what is useful. Discard what is not. Add what is uniquely your own. – Bruce Lee What does that mean? The first part of this quote is fairly straight forward. It is part of what learning is all...
View ArticleOne of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change...
One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself. – Nelson Mandela What does that mean? The basis of this quote is something which I have firmly believed for quite...
View ArticleNever give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. – Winston Churchill What does that mean? This quote is often badly mistaken to mean that one should be stubborn, as the portion of the...
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