Is there any ocean upon which a ship can sail in which it shall be quite sure that no storms will arise? Charles Haddon Spurgeon - English Baptist pastor (1834-1892), from his sermon #2098 "Where Are You Going?" (August 4th, 1889), Quotations book 2020
If you call a dog’s tail a "leg", how many legs does it have? Four, because calling a tail a "leg" doesn’t make it one. proverd, used by Abraham Lincoln – American politician, 1861-65 16th president (1809-1865), abolished slavery in 1863; the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield (Illinois) called his authorship most unlikely
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear. Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), from "Pudd"nhead Wilson" (Chapter XII, 1894)
Good societies can survive people doing immoral things. But a good society cannot survive if it calls immoral things moral. Dennis M. Prager – American radio talk show host and writer, founder and president of "PragerU" (b. 1948)
‘I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent. wisdom of a former college president, quoted by Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in his address to the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Evanston, Illinois (Augsut 19,...
Especially whenever our affairs seem to be in crisis, we are almost compelled to give our first attention to the urgent present rather than to the important future. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in his address to the Century Association (December 7, 1961)
It"s much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), quoted in "The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros" (2013)
Do not pretend that things will change if we always do the same. The crisis is the best blessing that can happen to people and countries, because the crisis brings progress. Creativity is born from the distress, as the day is born from the dark night. It is in crisis that invention, discovery and large strategies are born. Who ever overcomes crisis, outdoes himself without being overcome. Who...
For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. Margaret Heffernan – American entrepreneur, author and speaker (b. 1955)
Most people ignore probabilities and exaggerate risk. Ralf Wanger - American fund manager (b. 1934), from "A Zebra in Lion Country" (1999)
The present rebellion brought our republic to a severe test; and a presidential election occurring in regular course during the rebellion added not a little to the strain. If the loyal people, united, were put to the utmost of their strength by the rebellion, must they not fail when divided, and partially paralyzed, by a political war among themselves? But the election was a necessity. We can...
I will put out the fire of anger with the water of patience. ཁོང་ཁྲོའི་མེ་ལ་བཟོད་པའི་ཆུས་བྲན་པ Tibetan proverb
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. L.-P. Jacks - British pastor and university professor (1860-1955), Quotations book 2004
Wealth is not the problem, but the arrogance that often accompanies it and conversely, poverty is not a blessing, but the humility which often accompanies it is. following Johan Chrysostom – born Johan of Antioch, Greek Doctor of Church, 398-407 Archbishof of Constantinopel (344 or 349-407), Quotations book 2017
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails. American proverb - Quotations book 2017
Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees. Douglas Malloch - American writer, known as "Lumberman"s poet" (1877-1938), from his poem "Good Timber" (1926), Quotations book 2015
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. attributed to Charles Franklin Kettering - American inventor and head of research at General Motors (1876-1958)
Ingenium res adversae nudare solent, celare secundae. Adversity often reveals genius, success conceals it. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horaz) - Roman writer (65-8 B.C.), from "Sermones" 2,8,74 f (c. 40 B.C.), Quotations book 2016
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into the air. John Quincy Adams - American politician, 1825-29 6th president (1767-1848), from his adress speech in Plymouth on December 22nd, 1802
There are only two ways to handle tense situations: you can change them, or you can change the way you look at them. There is enlightenment to be had in changing the way you look at things. Paul Wilson - Australian author and expert on stress management (b. 1949), Quotations book 2013