We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.
Wise Words: William Strunk & E. B. White: writing
Write with nouns and verbs, not with adjectives and adverbs. The adjective hasn’t been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place.
Wise Words: Anne Wilson Schaef
Asking for help doesn’t mean that we are weak or incompetent. It usually indicates an advanced level of honesty and intelligence.
Wise Words: Lewis Carroll
Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Wise Words: William James: attitude
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
Wise Words: Eden Philpotts
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Wise Words: Katherine Paterson
Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who, with open minds and hearts, seek out connections.
Wise Words: John Foster Dulles
The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it’s the same problem you had last year.
Wise Words: Maureen Dowd: settle
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
Wise Words: Stanley McChrystal
Continuing to function under the illusion that we can understand and foresee exactly what will be relevant to whom is hubris. It might feel safe, but it is the opposite. Functioning safely in an interdependent environment requires that every team possess a holistic understanding of the interaction between all the moving parts. Everyone has to see the system in its entirety for the plan to work.
