...Change

A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points. 

-Alan Kay, computer scientist (b. 17 May 1940)

What is the mind?

The mind is the effect, not the cause. 

-Daniel Dennett, philosopher, writer, and professor (b. 28 Mar 1942)

...possibilities

"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few" 

- Shunryu Suzuki

...throw something back

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

 -Maya Angelou, poet (1928-2014)

Know how to read...

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him. 

-William Ellery Channing, clergyman and writer (1780-1842)

Less boring...

Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. 

-Charles Baudelaire, poet, critic, and translator (1821-1867)

new word... fresh seed

A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. 

-Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)

Talk to one another

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be. 

-Studs Terkel, author and broadcaster (1912-2008)

Wal-Mart of languages

Modern English is the Wal-Mart of languages: convenient, huge, hard to avoid, superficially friendly, and devouring all rivals in its eagerness to expand.
-Mark Abley, writer and editor (b. 13 May 1955)

Patience & Persistence

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. 

-Hal Borland, author and journalist (1900-1978)

Forgiveness is to heal

"Forgiveness is not an excuse to continue hurtful behaviors; it is a pathway to healing."

~ Iyanla Vanzant

Obstacles & Lessons

Making Mistakes

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does. 

-Josh Billings, columnist and humorist (1818-1885)

Measuring Misery....

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of evil, but from the temper of the sufferer. 

-Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1672-1719)

Progress...?

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books. 

-Sigmund Freud, neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis (1856-1939)

World is malleable

The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.

 -Bono, musician and social activist (b. 10 May 1960)

Willing to listen? Explain them..

"When you can explain things to people who are willing to listen to you explain them, it is extremely difficult to resist fully and brutally explaining them.
It feels good to explain them—like maybe you're getting somewhere.
Like maybe, if you can just ... really explain them, the experiences will realize you're catching on and stop bothering you."
- Allie Brosh, "Solutions and Other Problems"

Torture animals...

I do not torture animals, and I do not support the torture of animals, such as that which goes on at rodeos: cowardly men in big hats abusing simple beasts in a fruitless search for manhood. 

-George Carlin, comedian, actor, and author (1937-2008)

delegate authority

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."
– Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. President

big impact? Delegate

"If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate."
– John C. Maxwell, American author

Life Stories

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. 

-J.M. Barrie, novelist and playwright (1860-1937)

Music: Jazz

Jazz arises from a spirit of love, it comes from the mind and heart and goes through the fingertips. 

-Mary Lou Williams, pianist, arranger, and composer (1910-1981)

Advanced technology...

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." 

- Arthur C. Clarke

Time tested gratitude

"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."  

~ Melody Beattie

because...

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

-Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (7 May 1861-1941)

create leaders

"When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders."
– Craig Groeschel, founder of Life Church

who is in control?

"The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then guide the horse with loose reins and seldom use the spurs."
– Sandra Day O'Connor, former Supreme Court Justice.

..describe objectives

"When you delegate work to a member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives."
– Steven Sinofsky, former Microsoft executive

Idleness...

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen. 

-Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and playwright (1859-1927)

Strength Vs Weakness

Enchanting

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. 

-Edward R. Murrow, journalist (1908-1965)

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