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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.
We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has ever been
accomplished without enthusiasm.
Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.
Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.
He who hesitates is probably right.
He who hesitates is probably right.
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is
so constituted as to maximize play. The best read more
In terms of the game theory, we might say the universe is
so constituted as to maximize play. The best games are not those in which
all goes smoothly and steadily toward a certain conclusion, but those in
which the outcome is always in doubt. Similarly, the geometry of life is
designed to keep us at the point of maximum tension between certainty and
uncertainty, order and chaos. Every important call is a close one. We
survive and evolve by the skin of our teeth. We really wouldn't want it
any other way.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good read more
For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.
There are no office hours for leaders.
There are no office hours for leaders.
