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Sage sayings, maxims and quotable quotes
The greatest motivators have provided us with sage advice when it comes to succeeding with the task at hand. Here are some bons mots from three of “the greatest” – Brian Tracy, Tony Robbins and John Maxwell. “Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy “The ability to discipline yourself to delay…
“When ideas fail, words come in very handy.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “It is a world of words that creates a world of things.” – J.M. Coetzee “Words are soldiers of fortune / Hired by different ideas.” – Maxwell Bodenheim “Language is an impure medium. Speech is public property and words are the soiled…
This is a wonderful quote that most will recognize… however, it’s not from who you think it is. Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. – Unknown * * This…
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. – Hugh Downs Attitudes are more important than facts. – Dr. Karl Menninger The heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good. – R.I.P. Gabriel Garcia Márquez To live is to…
The world has achieved brilliance without conscience. – Omar Bradley I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance. – Reuben Blades One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we’ll need a new definition. – Alvin Toffler Mankind is resilient: the…
Here is an insightful accounting of the last wishes of Alexander the Great. On his death bed, the great Macedonian leader summoned his generals and told them his last three ultimate wishes. These wishes were that: the best doctors should carry his coffin; the wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered…
One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we’ll need a new definition. — Alvin Toffler You can’t make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you’re doing is recording it. — Art Buchwald As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind…
@ByGeorgeJournal tweets often on art and the artist’s pursuit. Here are 10 of our favourite #art tweets from the last few weeks. For my part I know nothing w any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” -Vincent van Gogh Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the…
@ByGeorgeJournal produces a stream of motivational and inspirational quotes on our Twitter feed to help our followers get through the work day. Here is an example of our regular tweets. 10 quotes to motivate: Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world…
Our Twitter feed is amuck with great quotes. Daily, we tweet profound thoughts to motivate and inspire. for example, here are 10 of our recent favourite quotes on @ByGeorgeJournal. “Simplicity is not a simple thing.” – Charles Chaplin “This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing…
Here is a very thoughtful piece by Rollo C. Hester. He tells us about placing 20 stones in the building of a firm foundation for success. 1. The wisdom of preparation. 2. The value of confidence. 3. The worth of honesty. 4. The privilege of working. 5. The discipline of struggle. 6. The magnetism…
Here are a dozen quips on the subject of love that are sure to liven up your conversations and toasts through the next few days. Enjoy! Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. – James…
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. – Ralph Waldo Emerson When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – Viktor E Frankl Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. –…
Citius, altius, fortius (Faster, higher, stronger) – Olympic Motto The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. – Pierre…
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. – Winston Churchill Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. – Frederic Bastiat Democracy must…
Liberty don’t work near as good in practice as it does in speeches. Nobody wants his cause near as bad as he wants to talk about his cause. Common sense is not an issue in politics; it’s an affliction. If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to…
Here’s sound counsel for our politicians today: The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living…
Join our By George conversation on Twitter and receive daily tweets to inspire and motivate you – like these 25 favourite quotes from the past few weeks. Follow us @ByGeorgeJournal. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, & grow brave by reflection.- Thomas Paine Happiness depends more…
Last week, being the first week of the New Year, By George Journal counted down its top 10 Facebook posts of 2013. (Each weekday we routinely post a morning quote or graphic on Chris’s Facebook Page.) Out of the hundreds of inspirational and motivational posts in 2013, By George picked the following top three posts. Follow…
Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out. – Anton Chekhov The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived. – Marilyn Monroe If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you will find…