Success has as many definitions as there are people and the best ones are those that are private. You know, the ones you think about at 3 am or hug to yourself as you fall asleep at night.Most of the quotes about success follow predictable lines and there are enough to count instead of sheep if you’re having problems sleeping. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad choice for today, it just means I had to look a little harder to avoid boring you.Oh well, in a salute to the norm we’ll start with Harry F. Banks comment, “For success, attitude …read more

I think the greatest compliment anyone can receive is to have something they say be deemed ‘wise’ by those around them. It has happened to me a few times and, to be honest, blew me away.
So I went looking for quotes about wisdom and found so many good ones that I’ll post the rest next week.
The thing about wisdom is that it transcends street smarts and learning. As Sandra Carey says, “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.”
Wisdom, like charity, begins at home; Gian Carlo Menotti put it …read more

Are you getting as tired as I am of the never-ending deceit and downright illegality that keeps coming to light?
Today’s quotes are a lead-in to tomorrow’s post.
A man just dumb enough to be fearless, just bright enough to be dangerous. –Ed Pearce (A lot of them around these days…)
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. –Ann Landers (Does Blagojevich have a dog? Do Wall Streeters?)
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. –Anon (Speed of mouth makes you stupid.)
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions. –Ellen …read more