The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. (Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President) It’s our nature to admire physical strength and material wealth. But, as Eisenhower notes, there are some...
The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. . (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th century American essayist) Emerson continues “. . . thus, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.” What a sobering...
Here's what's cool: Writing 'thank you' notes, learning and using people's names, and showing up on time. (Warren Buffett, investor and philanthropist) These are three of the ten items that Buffett lists as “what’s cool.” You might think that a wealthy businessman...
What we don't know can never excuse us from doing what we do know. (David Guzik, Bible commentator) With the exponential increase in available knowledge, it’s impossible to know everything about one topic or even a little about multiple topics. The lack of breadth in...
Unless you increase, in equal measure with your knowledge, your judgment, and character, you will fail in the only thing that is important. (Antonin Scalia, late Supreme Court justice). According to Scalia, everything flows from good judgment and character. He...
The nation’s morals are like its teeth; the more decayed they are, the more it hurts to touch them. (George Bernard Shaw, 19th-20th centuries Irish playwright) For anyone who has ever had a toothache, Shaw’s picturesque metaphor is easily understood. Hurting teeth are...
In a life well lived, each succeeding day becomes better than the last. (John Homer Miller, former Marine officer) Miller continues, “Each day, each year, each experience does not stand alone; it cannot be separated by what has happened before or what may happen...
Silence is not wasted time, but useful time spent. (Mr. Rogers, late TV personality) We don’t “hear” much silence today. In modern society, noise is omnipresent whether it’s ringing smart phones, blasting TVs, or frenzied musicians at a concert. Rogers, no doubt, was...
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different? (C. S. Lewis, 19th-20th century British writer) It is strange, isn’t it, that after the mundane day-to-day work has morphed into months and years, things look so much...
Time is your greatest asset…how you choose to spend it determines your legacy. (Dan O’Deens, third-world worker) He continues, “Choose to spend your life on behalf of others who have less than you, then you will have chosen to live real life.” Rather than striving to...
Worse than Failure “Coach, I am not afraid of failing, I am afraid of being successful at something that doesn’t matter.” (An athlete to Coach Morris M. Michalski) Is there something worse than failure? After all, we can learn a lot when we don’t succeed in reaching a...
Easy Work The only people for whom the job is easy are those who've never done it. (Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court associate justice) There are a lot of “sidewalk superintendents” who stand around, watching others working hard to do their job. Such self-appointed...