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Ability
A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
- Henry Ward Beecher
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
- Confucius
My friend, if I could give you one thing, I would wish for you the ability to see yourself as others see you. Then you would realize what a truly special person you are.
Achievement
Hold yourself for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you.
- Henry Ward Beecher
We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should be none the worse for articulating what passes in our minds when we read a book and feel an emotion about it, for criticizing our own minds in their work of criticism.
- T.S. Eliot
It is not what he has, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
- Henri Frederic Amiel
Inspirational
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
- Vince Lombardi
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.
- Benjamin F. Fairless
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best that is inspiration.
- Robert Bresson
Leadership
Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.
- Henry Kissinger
The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.
- Dwight David Eisenhower
Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.
- Vance Packard
Learning
...we have to shake off the ancient tyranny of two misconceptions about education that what is taught is learned; and what is not taught is not learned.
- Daniel Federman
If we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, America's system of higher education must remain the world's leader in generating scientific and technological breakthrough, and in meeting the challenge to educate workers.
- Alan Greenspan
More than any other reason, quality in clinical education had depended on the presence of sufficient time in medical practice to allow learners to learn and teachers to teach.
- Kenneth Ludmerer
Other
Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the realists.
- Sydney J. Harris
So long as we eat our bread together, we shall have sufficient even for the least. Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Life Together)
Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
- Ambrose Bierce
Wisdom
He that would have fruit must climb the tree.
- Thomas Fuller
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go.
- Shakespeare
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
- Mahatma Gandhi
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