i embrace emerging experience. i participate in discovery. i am a butterfly. i am not a butterfly collector. ~~~william stafford~~~
Archive for the ‘Quotations’ Category
Embrace Experience
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged butterfly, discovery, experience, William Stafford on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Circle
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged Black Elk, Oglala Sioux on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“you have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round… the sky is round, and i have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are the stars. the wind, in [...]
Live the life you’ve imagined
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged direction, dreams, Henry David Thoreau on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau, Author
…thoughts shape the mind
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged Buddha, thoughts on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.” – Buddha
Trust in something!
Posted in Quotations, tagged Steve jobs on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” Steve Jobs
Don’t Quit!
Posted in Quotations, tagged Dale Carnegie, Dolly Parton, Lance Armstrong, Mike Ditka, Norman Vincent Peale, Quit, Thomas Edison on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” — Lance Armstrong “It’s always too soon to quit.” — Norman Vincent Peale “I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.” – Dolly Parton “All life is a chance. The person who goes farthest is the one who is willing to do and dare.” — Dale Carnegie “You’re never [...]
…more on success
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged Coco Chanel, George Bernard Shaw, Henry David Thoreau, Japanese proverb, Lewis Carroll, Martina Navratilova, Orison Swett Marden, Robert Heinlein, Success, Sugar Ray Robinson, Walt Disney on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The first part of success is “Get-to-it-iveness”; the second part of success is “Stick-to-it-iveness.”” — Orison Swett Marden “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau “Just go out there and [...]
General Colin Powell’s Rules:
Posted in Quotations, tagged General Colin Powell, Photo source http://myskitch.com/.jpg/colin_powell_-_da on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. It ain’t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2. Get mad, then get over it. 3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. 4. It can be done! [...]
Focus
Posted in Quotations, tagged Focus, http://lh4.ggpht.com/_AHFbeGt5cC4/RwYbCRIgd_I/AAAAAAAAA, Mark Twain on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. – Mark Twain
Success
Posted in Food for Thought, Quotations, tagged 1 CMP, Chase Manhattan Plaza, David Rockefeller, discipline, hard work, opportunities, Rockefeller Plaza, Success, training on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.” — David Rockefeller
