...best in others
The Supreme Ethical Rule: Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.
-Felix Adler, professor, lecturer, and reformer (1851-1933)
untidy undertakings..
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.
-John Galsworthy, author, Nobel laureate (1867-1933)
...never buy anything from
Read to children. Vote. And never buy anything from a man who's selling fear.
-Mary Doria Russell, science-fiction writer (b. 19 Aug 1950)
out of the disorder
"This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art."
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
...do something to help
"When you are out observing on the gemba, do something to help them. If you do, people will come to expect that you can help them and will look forward to seeing you again on the gemba."
- Taiichi Ohno
- Taiichi Ohno
self-made man??
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts.
-George Matthew Adams, newspaper columnist (23 Aug 1878-1962)
mood of a society
One of the primary tests of the mood of a society at any given time is whether its comfortable people tend to identify, psychologically, with the power and achievements of the very successful or with the needs and sufferings of the underprivileged.
-Richard Hofstadter, historian (1916-1970)
...light their candles
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.
-Margaret Fuller, author (1810-1850)
Standards..
"Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement. For these reasons, standards are the basis for both maintenance and improvement"
- Masaaki Imai
often wounded...
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.
-Ernest Hemingway, author and journalist, Nobel laureate (1899-1961)
mean something...
Every student needs someone who says, simply, "You mean something. You count."
-Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)
I love this perpetually
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
-James Baldwin, writer (1924-1987)
Old and Young
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.
-George McGovern, senator, author, professor, and WWII pilot (1922-2012)
Progress Vs. Satisfaction
"Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations."
-Taiichi Ohno
Without reason...
Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason.
-James Randi, magician and scientific skeptic (1928-2020)
becomes partner...
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
-Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (1918-2013)
Control & improvement
"Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can't measure something, you can't understand it. If you can't understand it, you can't control it. If you can't control it, you can't improve it."
- H. James Harrington
...determination of a kid
Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.
-Cory Doctorow, author and journalist (b. 17 Jul 1971)
Human Rights Problem
When I am asked, "What, in your view, is the worst human rights problem in the world today?" I reply: "Absolute poverty." This is not the answer most journalists expect. It is neither sexy nor legalistic. But it is true.
-Mary Robinson, 7th President of Ireland (b. 21 May 1944)
make miserable....
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.
-Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963)
avoid conforming
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
-Marcel Duchamp, artist (1887-1968)
unseen battles
Kind words, kind looks, kind acts, and warm hand-shakes, -- these are means of grace when men in trouble are fighting their unseen battles.
-John Hall, pastor (1829-1898)
Up and Down...
Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.
-Wendell Berry, farmer and author (b. 5 Aug 1934)
...worth what I paid??
It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz:
Am I proud of me?
I gave my life to become the person I am right now.
Was it worth what I paid?
-Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)
Qualities of true friendship
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
...pure in heart!
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.
-Iris Murdoch, writer (1919-1999)
grow in the open air...
Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.
-Walt Whitman, poet (1819-1892)
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