Do not speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body does not know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that’s why it is called “spelling”. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life. attributed to Bruce Lee – born Lee Jun-fan, Hong Kong-American martial artist, actor and philosopher...
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. George S. Halas – American baseball- and football player and coach, owner of the National Football League teams “Chicago Bears” (1895-1983)
Ибо тайна бытия человеческого не в том, чтобы только жить, а в том, для чего жить. Федор Достоевский – русский писатель (1821-1881), из “Бра́тья Карама́зовы”, часть II, Книга пятая, глава 5 (1880) For the secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsk – Russian writer (1821-1881), from “The Brothers...
To the next generation of dreamers if I can do this, just imagine what you can do. Sir Richard Branson – British company founder (Virgin) and adventurer (b. 1950), from a social media post on the occasion of his stay in space with “Virgin Galactic”, posted on “X”, formerly “Twitter”, and “Facebook” (July 11,...
Velle non discitur. To will does not come by teaching. Lucius Annaeus Seneca – Roman philosopher (4 B.C.-65 A.C.), from “Moral Letters to Lucilius”, book X, letter 81 (“Epistulae morales ad Lucilium”, 62 A.C.)
Always deliver more than expected. Lawrence Edward “Larry” Page – American businessman and computer scientis, co-founder Google (b. 1973)
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. Norman Vincent Peale – American clergyman and author (1898-1993)
If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world. C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from “Mere Christianity” (1952)
The journey to freedom requires a bold first step into the unknown. wisdom, inspired by a wisdom from the Tao Te Ching – most significant proverb collection of Daoism (chapter 64, 4th century BC), according to a legend written by Lao Tzu (Chinese philosopher, c. 3rd to 5th century BC)
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – American civil rights activist and pastor, Nobel Peace Prize 1964 (1929-1968), from his speech at the New York City’s Park-Sheraton Hotel (September 12th, 1962)
I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. Charles R. Swindoll – American evangelical Christian pastor, author, and radio Bible teacher (*1934), from “Great Attitudes For Graduates! 10 Choices For Success In Life” (2006)
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. attributed to Alexander Graham Bell – Scottish-born American inventor, scientist and engineer (1847-1922)
For every decision in life, there is a good reason and a real reason. attributed to John Pierpont Morgan – American banker (1837-1913)
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. adage
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. Edward Burke – Irish-British writer (1729-1797), in his letter “On the overtures of peace”, the first of “three letters to a member of the present parliament on the proposal for peace with the regicide directory od France” (published 1796), published in “The...
Aiutami a farlo da solo. Maria Montessori – medico, pedagogista e filosofa italiana (1870-1952), nel suo discorso in occasione della conferenza internazionale di Amsterdam (21.4.1950) Help me do it myself. Maria Montessori – Italian physician, educator, and philosopher (1870-1952), in her lecture at the international conference in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (April 21,...
If you want to fly high with the eagles, don’t waste time with the chickens. adage
If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does. Warren Buffett – American value investor, long-time Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930)
True legacies are built on righteousness, not popularity. motivation