Courage to act
Courage is the beginning of an action, but chance is the master of the end. τόλμα πρήξιος ἀρχή, τύχη δὲ τέλεος κυρίη. Democritus from Abdera - Greek philosopher (c. 460 -371 B.C.), fragment 269
Month: July 2016
Courage
We must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. Martin Luther King jr. - American civil rights activist and pastor, Nobel Peace Prize 1964 (1929-1968), in his essay "The Strength to Love" (1963)
Staff
MBA students come out with: "My staff is my most important asset." Bullshit. Staff is usually your biggest cost. We all employ some lazy bastards who needs a kick up the backside, but no one can bring themselves to admit it. Michael O"Leary - Irish businessman, who made Ryanair one of the largest European airlines (b. 1961)
The Live Joyfully Manifesto
One Life. Keep it simple. Follow your dreams. Be curious. Learn new things. Think outside the box. Do what you love. Love what you do. Don’t shy away. Speak your mind. Be yourself. Be free. Work less. Do more. Don’t procrastinate. Shut off the pixels. Disconnect. Take time out. Eat heartily. Take long walks. Read more. Smile often. Laugh out loud. Pick a hobby. Flip a coin. Sleep like a baby....
Makers
We are the makers of our own destiny. We can mend or mar the present and on that will depend the future. Mahatma Gandhi - Indian politician (1869-1948), from an interview with the Chinese ambassador in India, Dr. Lo Chia Luen (1947)
Work
There’s a lot of big egos in this industry. Most chief executives got into this business because they want to travel for a living. Not me, I want to work. Michael O"Leary - Irish businessman, who made Ryanair one of the largest European airlines (b. 1961), Quotations book 2017
Customer focus
I am not the boss – the readers are. Patrick Joseph McGovern, Jr. - American publisher, founder of the media, research and venture capital organization IDG (1937-2014), Quotations book 2017
Passion
Do what you love and you will never have to work a day in your life . Saying - Quotations book 2017
Long-term
The longer the time horizon, the better the performance is likely to be. Louis A. "Lou" Simpson - American investor (b. 1936), Quotations book 2017
John Wooden’s “Seven Point Creed”
1. Be true to yourself. 2. Make each day your masterpiece. 3. Help others. 4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. 5. Make friendship a fine art. 6. Build a shelter against a rainy day. 7. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day. John Hugh Wooden - American farmer (1882-1950), father of the legendary basketball player and coach John Wooden (1910-2010),...
Watchword 2017
God says: I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. The bible, Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV) - Zitateheft 2017 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) - he belonged to the Confessing Church - decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An act of civil courage!...
Yes and No
The oldest, shortest words, "yes" and "no", are those which require the most thoughts. attributed to Pythagoras of Samos - Greek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570-501 B.C.), Quotations book 2017
Bridle
It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word. Mongolian proverb
Ideas
Ideas attract even more ideas! Dr. René Siegl - Austrian manager (b. 1959), Quotations book 2017
Idealism
There is indeed little merit in being idealistic if the provision of the material means required for these idealistic aims is left to somebody else. It is only where a person can himself choose to make a material sacrifice for a nonmaterial end that he deserves credit. Friedrich August von Hayek – Austrian economist and social philosopher, Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences 1974...
Doing well
Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well wisest and best of all. Persian proverb - Quotations book 2017
Ask good
The better the question. The better the answer. The better the world works. Slogan by Ernst & Young, business consulting company
Swords to ploughshares
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him David Brinkley - American journalist, news anchor and author (1920-2003), Quotations book 2017
Voyage heureux
He who would travel happily must travel light. attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - French aviator and writer (1900-1994), Quotations book 2017 Pour voyager heureux, voyagez léger. attribué à Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – écrivain, et aviateur français (1900-1944), Brochure de citation 2017
Serving
If you renounce the powerful motor of profit-striving you have to put another power in its place: service in the religious sense. That is solid ground and brings blessings which we feel thankfully every day. Living and believing in the midst of all the indifference - that is the great experience. Celui qui renonce au puissant moteur du gain doit le replacer par une autre puissance: servir...