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I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. That's the only way I learn, the only read more
I wanted to be scared again... I wanted to feel unsure again. That's the only way I learn, the only way I feel challenged.
He who hesitates is probably right.
He who hesitates is probably right.
Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not
change their minds are incompetents in asylums who read more
Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not
change their minds are incompetents in asylums who can't and those in
cemeteries.
One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of read more
One ship drives east and the other drives west by the self same winds that
blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way
they go.
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.
champions know there are no shortcuts to the top. They climb the mountain one step at a time. they have read more
champions know there are no shortcuts to the top. They climb the mountain one step at a time. they have no use for helicopters!
A human being is a deciding being.
A human being is a deciding being.
Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.
Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.
The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures
their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible read more
The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures
their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to
their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith. He
demonstrates confidence that the challenge can be met, the need resolved,
the crisis overcome.