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 am a believer in truth, but not in Truth.
I find those who believe they speak Truth to be scary—rigid, righteous, lacking empathy, incapable of seeing any view except their own.
Those who speak truth know that it can change—research, new information, a view from a different angle—all these can alter truth.
Because truth is dynamic—continually growing and changing as the human race evolves.
Two quotes from Albert Einstein give great insight into the pursuit of truth…
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”
“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.”
Oscar Wilde reminds us of something that is especially …read more

Not only scientifically gifted, Einstein offered up wisdom on the human condition with the same brilliance he brought to his research.
“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.” (Sounds like the basis of bigotry.)
“To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an authority myself.”  (Don’t you just hate having to eat your own words?)

“I am quite aware that for any organization to reach its goals, one man must do the thinking and directing and generally bear the …read more

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Einstein, like other true thought leaders, was a sound byte master whose comments are as true today as when he said them.
Even those said at different times about unrelated subjects seem to line up rationally, like these well-known four.

The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I don’t know abut the former, but I …read more