Being a [Chicago] Cubs fan prepares you for life—and Washington.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947), U.S. attorney; First Lady of the United States. As quoted in Newsweek, p. 17 (April 18, 1994).
Quotes from the World for Thursday 03/24/V3.1
It’s fear of being afraid that frightens me more than anything else.
quote is from Jerome Cady
Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. Sergeant Clinton (Farley Granger), The Purple Heart, about to be tortured (1944).
Quotes from the World for Tuesday 03/22/V3.1
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), U.S. columnist, lecturer, wife of Franklin Roosevelt. quoted in Catholic Digest (St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 1960).
Quotes from the World for Monday 03/21/V3.1
Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
This quote is from Helen Keller. Helen Keller (1880–1968), U.S. author, lecturer. “Personality,” pt. 3, The Story of My Life (1903).
Quotes from the world for Thursday 03/17/V3.1
Something of old forgotten queens Lurks in the lithe abandon of your walk.
Quote by Gwendolyn B. Bennett.
Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), U.S. poet. To a Dark Girl (l. 5–6). . .
Poetry of Black America, The; Anthology of the 20th Century. Arnold Adoff, ed. (1973) Harper & Row.
Quote from the World for Tuesday 03/15/V3.1
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British author. Sherlock Holmes, in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891).
Quotes from the World for Wednesday 03/02/V3.1
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
Quotes from the World for Tuesday 03/01/V3.1
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. ~ Albert Schweitzer~
My friend Amy has that in her e-mail signature.
There is an article on GovLeaders.org about The Success of Leaders.
Growing Public Service Leaders
The Successes of Leaders
GovLeaders.org
“As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honour and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate … When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves!”
–Lao-Tsu
One of the characteristics of today’s world is that we have no lack of people who are writing books, offering seminars, hawking DVDs, and selling desk calendars and motivational pictures—all with one purpose: Success. And then there are those pithy quotes like the one above that are ubiquitous now, flying around on the internet. But this is not a recent phenomenon. From Aristotle to Lao-Tsu; from Jesus to Buddha, it seems the ancients also had their say as to what constituted a successful life or career. The writings on success seemingly respond to a built-in quality of human beings; many of us want our lives to be successful, not just ordinary. For leaders and aspiring leaders this poses a particular challenge because in many organizations, success is defined precisely as rising to a key leadership position. That is the ultimate accomplishment—the crown on the resume.
http://govleaders.org/successes.htm
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Quotes from the World for Wednesday 01/04/MMXII
The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794), French writer, wit. Maximes et Pensées, vol. 1, no. 31 (1796, trans. 1902).
Quotes from the World for Monday 01/02/MMXII
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.
Jerome Cady
Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter, and Lewis Milestone. General Mitsubi (Richard Loo), The Purple Heart (1944).