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Monday, August 26, 2024

Your talent is God's gift to you. - Leo Buscaglia None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. - Thurgood Marshall Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. - Larry King If I have seen further, it is by standing on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. - Carl Sagan The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority. - Thomas Huxley What is a scientist, after all? He is a curious man looking through a keyhole—the keyhole of nature—trying to understand... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit. - Ephesians 4:2-4 Gentleness, self-sacrifice, and generosity are the exclusive possessions of no one race or religion. - Mohandas... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. - Lao Tzu Choose your battles wisely. While your core principles and your life goals are important, most of what you let upset you is not worth an argument or lost sleep. Take Lao Tzu's advice and become softer and more... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Fall seven times, stand up eight. - Japanese Proverb It is not because life is difficult that we do not dare. Life is difficult because we do not dare. - Seneca All things at first appear difficult. - Chinese proverb. Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty, remember that God... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 19, 2024

God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. - Publilius Syrus You can learn a lot from people who view the world differently than you do. - Anthony J. D'Angelo Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.-... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. - George S. Patton The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time. - Joan D. Vinge The curious paradox is that when I accept... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out. - Paul Kagame The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. - Brian Greene Those who can see value only in tradition... deny man's... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 12, 2024

Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding. - Harold Evans True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. - Socrates For every complex... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself. - Robert Foster Bennett The freedom we are... Sign in to see full entry.

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