“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared...
“We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the world with a finer spirit of hope and achievement- and we impoverish ourselves if we forget the errand.”
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924); 28th U.S. President...
“You've failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn't you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Babe Ruth...
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.“
Steve Jobs (1955-2011); Co-founder Apple Inc.
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“If you don't stick to your values when they are being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.”
Jon Stewart (born 1962); Television host, writer, comedian
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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968); minister, civil rights activist...
“What I’ve experienced is that I can’t know the future. I can’t know if anything that I do will change what happens tomorrow. I can’t know with certainty, but what I do know is if I do nothing, nothing will change.”
James Orbinski (born 1960); Former...
