Because in life, knowledge is only part of the battle. WITHOUT ACTION, KNOWLEDGE IS OFTEN MEANINGLESS. As Aristotle put it, to be excellent we cannot simply think or feel excellent, we must act excellently. Yet the action required to follow through o...
Keep in mind, we are past the age of enlightenment. This is past reason. We are pretty deep into modern history and the decline of religion. This is when nature itself has been stripped bare of its cozy personality and we all feel homeless in our nat...
One small shift in the way we each conduct ourselves, and the crystal lattice structure of the world is already different. In this way, we are the world, and when we take responsibility for our small but not insignificant part of it, the whole is alr...
His statement flew in the face of everything I knew. He thought of relationships as finite, like a pie that could only be cut into so many pieces. Take a piece away, and there was that much less for him. I knew, however, that relationships are more l...
The family is the world's greatest welfare agency, and the most successful. What the federal government has done in welfare is small and trifling compared to what the families of America do daily, caring for their own, relieving family distresses, pr...
Dont ever be impressed with goal setting; be impressed with goal getting. Reaching new goals and moving to a higher level of performance always requires change, and change feels awkward. But take comfort in the knowledge that if a change doesn't feel...
We know – it has been measured in many experiments – that children with strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted, more dependable, achieve higher grades in school and college and have more success in their careers than others. Success de...
There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.
Love is a great power, and such a strange power...
Dans chaque fin, il y a un début.
Great leaders create memorable journeys
You are destiny for greatness! Realise and pursue this greatness.
Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.
Being a part of SKECHERS is exciting. It is such a hip company with a great attitude and image.
There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore.
We do not judge great art. It judges us.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
I honestly think that's one of the greatest motivators of art - the fear of not making great art.
Great art picks up where nature ends.
I think great art is always ambiguous and can't be pinned down.
