Goalsetting
A goal properly set is halfway reached. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)
All Quotes
Character, commitment, discipline
It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)
Failure and unhappiness
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)
Trust
If people like you, they”ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they”ll do business with you. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012), Quotations book 2016
La trace de Dieu
Être à l”image de Dieu, ne signifie pas être l”icône de Dieu, mais se trouver dans sa trace. Emmanuel Lévinas – philosophe et ecrivain français (1906-1995), de “La Trace de l”Autre” (1963), Brochure de citation 2016
Passions
Cependant il n”y a que les passions, et les grandes passions, qui puissent élever l”âme aux grandes choses. Yet it is passions alone, and strong passions, that can elevate the soul to great things. Denis Diderot – écrivain et philosophe français des Lumières, , (1713-1784), de “Pensées Philosophiques”...
Ability
Ability is nothing without opportunity. attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte – French general and 1804-14 emperor (1769-1821)
Ideas
If I knew what my five best ideas were, that is all i would own. Jean-Marie Eveillard – French stox investor (*1940)
Kind words
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much. attributed to Blaise Pascal – French mathematician and philosopher (1623-1662)
Citations
Je ne dis les autres, sinon pour d’autant plus me dire. I do not say so much of others, but to get a better opportunity to explain myself. Michel de Montaigne – French writer and philosopher (1533-1592), from “De l’Institution des Enfans”, in the first book of his essays (1580)
Vie
Ce qui importe ce n”est pas d”ajouter des années à la vie, mais d”ajouter de la vie aux années. attribué à Alexis Carrel – chirurgien, anatomiste et biologiste français, prix Nobel de physiologie ou médecine 1912 (1873-1944)
Avenir
Celui qui veut lire l”avenir doit feuilleter le passé. attribué à André Malraux – écrivain et homme politique français (1901-1976)
Hybris
Celui qui se juge trop important pour de petits travaux est souvent trop petit pour les travaux importants. attribué à Jacques Tati – né Jacques Tatischeff, réalisateur et acteur français (1907-1982)
Médecins
Les médecins qui vont le mieux: ses succès là-bas, et de leurs échecs sont enterrés. attribué à Jacques Tati – né Jacques Tatischeff, réalisateur et acteur français (1907-1982)
Seeking
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise men of old; seek what they sought. Matsuo Basho – Japanese poet (1644-1694)
Courage
Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Joyce Meyer – American evangelist (b. 1943), from “I Dare You: Embrace Life with Passion”, chapter 7 (2007), Quotations book 2023
Glorious future
Most things remain to be done. Glorious future. Ingvar Kamprad – Swedish entrepreneur, founder of IKEA (1926-2018)
Age
You turn wise, but you forget the most. Nora Ephron – American author and director (1941-2012)
Capitalism
Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. Allan H. Meltzer – American economist (1928-2017)
La prima felicità
La prima felicità di un fanciullo è il sapere di essere amato. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco – presbitero cattolico italiano, fondatore dell’ordine (“Salesiani di Don Bosco”) e pedagogo (1815-1888)