Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Every artist was first an amateur.” There are many types of artist. Not just the painter or the sculpter or the designer. There is the lawnmower man, the sandwich maker, and the rubbish man. All of…
Edward Bulwer Lytton said, “To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says, “Leave no stone unturned.”” If you haven’t found what you love to do yet take Lytton’s advice…
There is a Philipino saying, “Life is like a wheel, sometimes you’re at the top, sometimes you’re at the bottom.” Thinking about life like a wheel paints an interesting picture. A old wooden wheel off a cart popped into my…
Bill Tyler wrote, “Whether you are an individual, a sports team, or an organization of any kind, there is truly only one way to grow, and that is to stretch.” Stretching yourself is taking small or large risks that like…
Robert Brault said, “Life is short, God’s way of encouraging a bit of focus.” I really like this quote. It might seem like we are here for awhile, but we are not. Compared to a fly or a cicada or…
Charles Kingsley said, “Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back.” We all tend to put things off to be able to do other more pressing things. But when you do that there…
John Locke said, “I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” 10 times out of 10 this is true. What you do is the only way others can tell what you’re thinking. Your actions…
Jacob A. Riis said, “Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know…
Bruce Lee said, “If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you.” This is a great quote from Bruce Lee that can be applied to…
Henry Ward Beecher said, “The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.” Have you ever been in a job, or relationship, where you want to really move…
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