Rejection of Freedom

“The rejection of freedom does not leave a man unpunished. It turns him into a slave of necessity.”
--Viktor Gorskii

Your Effort

“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.”
--Josiah Gilbert Holland

Vulgar Mistake

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Better Persuaded

“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.”
--Blaise Pascal

Negative People

“Let go of negative people. If somebody is looking for a bin to throw all their trash into, make sure it’s not in your mind.”
--Dalai Lama

Destiny's Picture

“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.”
--Dag Hammarskjold

innovation Formula

“Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.”
--Dean Kamen

Do Well, Do Good

“Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.”
--Minor Myers Jr.

Change to Challenge

“Change obstacles into challenges. You might have to step back and go a different direction, but you can achieve.”
--Raye Montague

Seeds of Love

“May the seeds of love you plant today, grow into the tree of happiness you enjoy tomorrow.”
--Jeffrey Fry

Bent and Broken

“I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.”
--Charles Dickens

Wonderful People

“Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don’t fit into boxes.”
--Tori Amos

Task of Leadership

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
--John Buchan

Fool's Brain

“A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry.”
--George Bernard Shaw

Small Jobs

“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”
--Henry Ford

Extraordinary Achievement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
--Matt Biondi

Distaster's Opportunity

“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity."
--John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr.

Not a Truth

“Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.”
--Franklin D. Roosevelt

Three Movements

“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.”
--Benjamin Franklin

Define Yourself

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.”
--Harvey Fierstein