Imagination
Logic takes you from A to B, imagination can take you everywhere. attributed to Albert Einstein - German physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Goals
Move
Move with the movers. William Rohl "Bill" Bright - American evangelist and founder of the world's largest missionary organization "Campus Crusade for Christ International" (1921-2003)
Rest in God
As water is restless until it reaches its level, so the soul has not peace until it rests in God. Sadhu Sundar Singh - Indian Himalaya traveller and Christian missionary (1888-1929), from "With and Without Christ" (1929)
Goals
You don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems. James P. Clear – American writer and speaker (b. 1986), from "Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results" (2018), Quotations book 2026
Survival
Survival is the only road to riches. Peter L. Bernstein – American financial historian, economist and educator (1919-2009), from an interview with Jason Zweig at his vacation home in Brattleboro, Vt. (July 28, 2004)
Truth
I believe that in the end the truth will conquer. John Wycliffe - English philosopher, theologean and church refoemer (c. 1330-1384), in a statement to the Duke of Lancaster (1381)
Count
Don't count the days, make the days count. Muhammad Ali - born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., American boxer (1942-2016), in a message on "Twitter" (now "X", 29.01.2011), Quotations book 2026
Limits
We tend to believe that the more we know, the more clearly we can see the possibilities available. This is not the case. The impossible only becomes accessible when experience has not taught us limits. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin– American record producer (b. 1963), from "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" (2023), Quotations book 2026
Instigate
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. Ronald W. Reagan - American politician, 1981-89 40th president (1911-2004), in an interview with CBS (December 14th, 1975)
Spirit trumps money
Dollars and guns are no substitute for brains and willpower. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), from a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, quoted in the "Time Magazine" (October 6th, 1952), Quotations book 2026
Family
In the family I learn the complex choreography of love – what it means to give and take and share, to grow from obedience to responsibility, to learn, challenge, rebel, make mistakes, to forgive and be forgiven, to argue and make up, to win without triumph and know when graciously to lose. It’s where we acquire emotional intelligence, that delicate negotiation between the given and the...
Key to success
Look for single decisions that remove hundreds or thousands of other decisions. Timothy "Tim" Ferriss – American entrepreneur and author (b. 1977), Quotations book 2026
Do better
If I could wish for one thing, it is that we always have the wisdom to count our blessings, but also, the divine discontent to always want to do better. Lee Hsien Loong – Singaporean politician, senior minister since 2024, 2004-2024 3rd prime minister (b. 1952), Quotations book 2026
Rise
When our foundation is solid, even failure becomes fuel. It's not about falling — it's about how we rise. life wisdom
Livet
Livet maa forstaaes baglænds. Men [...] det maa leves forlænds. Life must be understood backwards. But […] it must be lived forwards. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from his journals ("Journalen", 1843)
Make it more simple
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters - American author and consultant (b. 1942), from "Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution" (1987), Quotations book 2025
Realize dreams
A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real so that your dreams will become reality. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream of the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a "Facebook" message (April 12,...
Great Generation
Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from a speech to the G8 leaders at London's Trafalgar Square (3 February 2005)
Important, but not measurable
You’ve got a complex system and it spews out a lot of wonderful numbers that enable you to measure some factors. But there are other factors that are terribly important, [yet] there’s no precise numbering you can put to these factors. You know they’re important, but you don’t have the numbers. Well practically everybody (1) overweighs the stuff that can be numbered, because it yields to the...