Words of Wisdom
Compiled by Christopher Morley
As God wills it. Chin up. Take the high road. -from Happens Every Day
By believing passionately in something that does not yet exist, we create it. -Nikos Kazantzakis
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. -Confucius
Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage. -Arie de Gues
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. -Abraham Lincoln
If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning. -Carl Rogers
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen. -Frank Lloyd Wright
The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy. -H.H. the Dalai Lama
I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson
If it ain't fun, why bother? -Kilgore Trout
Stop dreaming about the masterpiece and just get started.
Fly like an Eagle! -Steve Miller Band
Take the Money and Run -Steve Miller Band
You own your own attention span. No one else owns it. Don't let them get the best of you! Remember what you are doing and continue doing it for a while until you know how to get out in front of it and save yourself some time and energy.
Figure out ways to save and reuse your most valuable knowledge and work - you don't have to throw it away or give it away if you don't want to. Then again don't horde things or be a scrooge, either.
Give it all, right now.
They can take our lives, but they cannot take our freedom. -Braveheart
You have your swords. I have my tricks. We play with the toys the gods give us. -Odysseus
When it is a showdown between a company and the Internet, bet on the Internet.
Do what you can, while you can.
First, break all the rules.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.
If you are a fisherman, you should be careful about which men you teach to fish.
