The Economist, “Something new under the Sun” A special report on Innovation, October 13th, 2007 “Stewart Brand, an internet pioneer, has famously argued that ‘information wants to be free.’ So surely the knowledge worker, the creator of that information, also needs the same freedom; Companies and governments can find an innovator inside everyone; they just […]
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The Quote Book: Musings From All Walks of Life over the last seven years
If you love meBring me flowersWild daisiesClutched in your fistLike a torchNo orchids or rosesOr carnationsNo florist’s bowJust daisiesSteal themRisk your life for themUp the sharp hillsIn the teeth of the windIf you love meBring me daisiesWild daisiesThat I will cramIn a bright vaseAnd marvel at *Inspired by my good friend Reijawho is an example […]
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Long Walk Part of Gift
Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.” Black Elk The African boy listened carefully as the teacher explained why it is that Christians give presents to each other on Christmas day. “The gift is an expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our friendship […]
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Go Get It
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy Now So Happy Then
“The habit of being happy enables one to be freed, or largely freed, from the domination of outward conditions.” Robert Louis Stevenson Substitute “thing” with what you want . . . . A few months ago, I was in hot pursuit of something that I valued tremendously. I constantly told myself that if only I […]
Here are some quotes about goals and steadfastness: Make a goal and strive towards that goal because you wanted it for some reason. You wanted the goal – so keep it. Nothing can stop you. Only Divinity. “You’ve always got to be aware of why you don’t win, otherwise you’ll keep losing. Every mistake is […]
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Never, never, never give up
Find below, quality quotations about never giving up: “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and the time that the tide will turn.” Harriet Beecher Stowe “Never […]