Second Half 2018 Quotes
“Men are disturbed not by events but by their opinion about events.” —Epictetus
“Character is determined by choice, not opinion.” — Aristotle
“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” — Hermann Hesse
“He who rushes ahead doesn’t go far. He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can’t know who he really is. He who has power over others can’t empower himself. He who clings to his work will create nothing that endures.” — Tao Te Ching
“Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today.” — Ernest Hemingway (quoted at John McCain’s memorial service)
“What is success? To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” — Frank Zappa
“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have.” — Coleman Cox
“Superlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then synthesized into a whole.” — Grit Book, Angela Duckworth
“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” — Grit Book, Angela Duckworth
“Happiness is situated in what we do and who we spend time with. It does not reside in some story we tell ourselves about what we think should make us happy.” — Paul Dolan
“The time is always right to do what’s right.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
