Faith
The connecting link between God”s promise and His fulfillment is our faith. Andrew Murray – South African priest and writer (1828-1917), from “How to Raise Your Children for Christ” (1887)
All Quotes
Daviate
Progress is not possible without deviation (from the norm). Frank Zappa – American rock musician (1940-1993), from an interview with VPRO (February 11th, 1971)
Measure
Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. Galileo Galilei – Italian astronomist und physicist (1564-1642) Misura ciò che è misurabile e rendi misurabile ciò che non lo è. attribuita al Galileo Galilei – astronomo e fisico italiano (1564-1642)
Hero
It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman. Heroes you can be once in a while; gentlemen, you must always be. Luigi Pirandello – Italian writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1934 (1867-1936), from his comedy “The Pleasure of Honesty”, Act one, Scene three (1917) È molto più facile […] essere un eroe che un galantuomo. Eroi si può essere una volta tanto; galantuomini,...
Work partition
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford – American engineer and industrialist (1963-1947), quoted in “Reader”s Digest” (March 1934)
Kæmpe
Den rette Bedende strider i Bønnen og seirer – derved, at Gud seirer. One who prays aright struggles in prayer and is victorious – in that God is victorious. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from a speech with the same title, in “Four Upbuilding Discourses”...
Give
Having, first, gained all you can, and, secondly saved all you can, then give all you can. John Wesley – English preacher (1703-1791), from his sermon “The Use of Money” (1760)
Prayer
Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Phillips Brooks – American Episcopal clergyman, 1891-1893 Bishop of Massachusetts (1835-1893), from his sermon “Going up to Jerusalem”, in “Twenty Sermons” (1886)
Gratitude
La reconnaissance est la mémoire du cœur. Jean Massieu – pionnier français de l”éducation des sourds (1772-1846) Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Jean Massieu – French pioneer in deaf educating (1772-1846)
Enthusiasm
Look for the activity, that gives you the energy you put into it back to you in the form of enthusiasm. William “Bill” Hybels – American Evangelical minister, founding and former senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church (b. 1951), in his notes to the “Global Leadership Summit 2017”
New paths
It would be absurd and self-contradictory to expect to achieve things, which have never yet been done can be done, other than through means that have never yet been tried. Insanum quiddam esset, et in se contrarium, existimare ea, quae adhuc nunquam facta sunt, fieri posse, nisi per modos adhuc nunquam tentatos. Sir Francis Bacon – English philosopher, politician and writer (1561-1626),...
Treat people right
If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important, and you do that by being genuine and humble. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from an interview with Oprah Winfrey for the “O magazine” (April 2001)
Determination
Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from a letter to Makhaya Ntini on his 100th cricket test (17 December 2009)
Crisis as chance
I have always believed that the only way to cope with a cash crisis is not to contract but to try to expand out of it. Sir Richard Branson – British company founder (Virgin) and adventurer (b. 1950), from “Losing My Virginity: How I”ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way” (1998)
Better fast than perfect
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. wisdom, falsely attributed to Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), could not be verified by the Mark Twain Museum
Love
Aimer un être, c”est accepter de vieillir avec lui. Albert Camus – écrivain et philosophe français, prix Nobel de littérature en 1957 (1913-1960), de “Caligula”, Acte IV, Scène XIII (1945) To love someone is to accept to grow old with them. Albert Camus – Frech philosopher and writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1957 (1913-1960), from “Caligula”, Act...
Civility code
1. We will greet and acknowledge each other. 2. We will say please and thank you. 3. We will treat each other equally and with respect. 4. We will be direct, sensitive and honest. 5. We will address incivility whenever it occurs. William “Bill” Hybels – American Evangelical minister, founding and former senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church (b. 1951), in his notes to the...
Church
The church does not satisfy expectations; it celebrates mysteries. Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini – Italian Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Milan from 1979 to 2002 (1927-2012), from the dialogue with Umberto Eco “Belief Or Nonbelief – A Confrontation” (1996, engl. 2000) La Chiesa non soddisfa attese, celebra misteri. Carlo Maria Cardinale Martini – Sacerdote...
Kindnes
One day you will figure out, that it is harder to be kind than to be clever. Lawrence Preston Gise – American admin assistant (1915-1995), to his then ten-year-old grandson Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Bezos (American company founder: Amazon, b. 1964), after the younger has calculated to his grandmother Mattie Strait Gise (1915-1977), how much she shortens her life through...