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An Ordinary Life
Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring up a family and have friends. That's not enough any more, and I think that is absolutely tragic - and I'm not exaggerating ...
The Dark Side
I think the healthy way to live is to make friends with the beast inside oneself, and that means not the beast but the shadow. The dark side of one's nature. Have fun with it and you know, is to accept everything about ourselves. -- Anthony Hopkins
Criticism
Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. -- Frank A. Clark
Smell the Rain
Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. -- Ashley Smith
Ignorance vs. Illiteracy
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors. -- Maya Angelou
Educated Minds
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -- Aristotle
When to Learn
It is better to learn late than never. -- Publilius Syrus
Getting the Hits
It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. -- Hank Aaron
New Days
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. -- Bob Feller
Baltimore's Mayor
I made it very clear that I work with the police and instructed them to do everything that they could to make sure that the protesters were able to exercise their right to free speech. It’s a very delicate balancing act. Because while we try to make sure that ...
Moving to Baltimore
We moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, when I was five. The funny thing is that, even though Baltimore had one of the top murder rates in the country in those days, I grew up hearing about how dangerous New York was. -- Philipp Meyer
And We're Back!
The last month's interruption in service has been brought to you by the fine folks at Google, who I am sure were just following orders and doing their job blindly, without thought, intent, or malice. But enough about them: Your daily content will be back ...
Love Maturity
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' -Erich Fromm
Success
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. -Theodore Roosevelt
Excellence
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. -Colin Powell
Deceit
In a time of universal deceit- telling the truth is a revolutionary act. -George Orwell
Risks
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. -Richard M. Nixon
Lighthouses
We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - they just shine. -Dwight L. Moody
Respect
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. -William Lyon Phelps
Credit Due?
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. -Henry S. Truman
Excuse Ratios
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. -George Washington Carver
Decisions
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. -Theodore Roosevelt
Trouble
Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't lend it to your neighbors. -Rudyard Kipling
Taxes
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. -Ronald Reagan
Happiness
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. -Thomas Jefferson