IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being [...]
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press On” has solved and always [...]
I could not say it better myself… “A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life. It is hard work to fill one’s life with meaning.” Chaim Potok Possibly Related Posts: Persistence On Meaning
It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested. – Lucius Seneca Possibly Related Posts: Persistence [...]
And this is teaching the next generation to be responsible how? I believe Henry Ford has one of the best quotes for this situation. It’s one that I most definitely agree with… “Let them fail; let everybody fail! I made my fortune when I had nothing to start with, by myself and my own ideas. [...]
I think General Patton and I would have gotten along just fine. His leadership style seems similar to mine. “Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” “A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.” “If you can’t get them [...]
