Success and Failure

Success is never final;
Failure is never fatal;
It is courage that counts.

Winston Churchill

Letting Winter Pass

Sometimes it is best to lie low, to do nothing but let the winter pass. In such moments, you can collect your self and strengthen your identity.

Someone planted

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.   Warren Buffett

Pigeon and Statues

Some days you’re the pigeon, some days you’re the statue.

Your Future

Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.

Social Sins

The seven social sins: politics without principles, wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.

Mahatma Gandhi

Reframing

Reframe the other side’s accusations as opportunities to talk about problems.

The limits of Reason

Reason is not omni-competent.

Defining Success

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. - George S. Patton

New eyes

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust

Rather than..

Rather than talking about your self-imposed limitations, talk about your openness to change and adaptability.

Small Opportunities

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Demostenes

Living Coherently

Philosophy is important because it’s unavoidable if you want to live a coherent life. -Rebecca Goldstein