Quotable Quotes: Advice To Live By
May 31, 2009 by Miki Saxon
Together, these five disparate thoughts pack enough wisdom to live from youth to old age and never go wrong
“Friendship is an undervalued resource. The consistent message of these studies is that friends make your life better.” –Karen A. Roberto, director of the center for gerontology at Virginia Tech (I wonder if all those friends at Facebook and Twitter count?)
“Never let your ego get so close to your positions that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.” –Admiral H. G. Rickover (I call it ego merge and it’s a definite no-no.)
“That’s what keeps life moving forward, focusing on what we can do, rather than getting caught up in what we can’t.” –Trisha Meili, The Central Park Jogger (Words of wisdom from a woman who knows.)
“Small Minds Talk About Others, Mediocre Minds Talk About Themselves, Great Minds Talk About Ideas.” –Eleanor Roosevelt (Which do you have?)
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” –John Milton, Paradise Lost (True when Milton wrote it and just as true now.)
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“Mourrons pour des idées d’accord mais de mort lente.” Georges Brassens.
Die in the name of ideas, sure, but let’s not rush.
http://brassenswithenglish.blogspot.com/2009/03/mourir-pour-des-idees-brassens-song-eng.html
Hi Denis, good thought, neat song.
I’ve met very few ideas worth dying for; but sadly, it seems that plenty of other leaders/people are in a big rush these days!
Miki,
I especially love the thoughts from Tricia Meili. Focusing on the can’t is so self-defeating. Focusing on the can dos is empowering.
Have a great Monday!
Becky
Hi Becky, well, it’s called ’self-defeating’ for a reason and that attitude goes hand-in-hand with Milton’s words.