Responsibility
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Emperor’s New Clothes
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Do you know the fable? We always thought we did but it really goes much further than we knew (10-minute read, tops). It’s about truth, conviction, and being valuable… Read more
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Waters on Being Awake
Posted Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"Be conscious in this world." Alice Waters (1944 - ) American chef and writer… Read more
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Gandhi on The Now
Posted Monday, July 19, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"The future will depend on what we do in the present." Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian activist… Read more
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Bonaparte on Initiative and Responsibility
Posted Monday, June 28, 2010 in Quotes | 1 Comment
"Circumstances! I make circumstances!" Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French general and emperor… Read more
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Kunin on Killing Passivity
Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection." Madeleine Kunin (1933 - ) Swiss-American diplomat and politician… Read more
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Schultz on Luck
Posted Monday, April 12, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"Life is a series of near misses. But a lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future." Howard Schultz (1953 - ) American entrepreneur, chairman of Starbucks… Read more
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Mill on Mutual Responsibility
Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 in Quotes | 1 Comment
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends than that good men should look on and do nothing." John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English economist and philosopher… Read more
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Shaw on Being a Part of It
Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got a hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish writer… Read more
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Shaw on Being a Part of It (Full Quote)
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''I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatsoever I can.
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got a hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.''
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
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Irish writer
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Seneca on Taking Care of Business
Posted Friday, February 26, 2010 in Quotes | Be first to comment
"Lay hold of today's task and you will not depend so much upon tomorrow's." Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4B.C.-65A.D.) Roman philosopher and statesman… Read more
