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“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and action.” – as quoted by American business leader Harold S. Geneen. This truth is borne out by the actions of Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) is this demonstrative tale as told by the Plutarch. Alexander the Great was leading his army homeward…
Here are post-Labour Day quotes to focus your thoughts on the Fall agenda. The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. – Henry Ford The starting point of all achievement is desire. – Napolean Hill Take up one idea. Make that one…
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. – Colin Powell Overnight success stories take a long time. – Steve Jobs Continuous effort not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential. – Winston Churchill There is no happiness except in the realization that…
It’s been said that “The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.” So, with the Canadian federal election about to be called in the coming days, we bring you 20 political quotes on elections. A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman,…
It is a luxury to be understood. — Ralph Waldo Emerson The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation. — Dale Carnegie Communication is something so simple and difficult that we can never put it in simple words. — T.S. Matthews Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are…
Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal. – Jean-Paul Sarte This is it. There are no hidden meanings. All that mystical stuff is just what’s so. – Werner Erhard The search is what anyone would undertake if he were not sunk in the everydayness of his own life. To…
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By George wordsmiths absolutely love the observations of Ernest Hemingway. Here are a dozen of our favourite memes featuring Papa. Consider joining the By George Facebook page for daily posts of inspiration and motivation from the likes of Ernest Hemingway. Click here to “like”. To pass along Papa’s wisdom, right click on these images…
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Here are 6 brilliant sayings by Sir Winston Churchill which have been made into attractive memes (ready for you to right-click-copy-and-paste into your presentation). . Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.
All good books have one thing in common – they are truer than if they had really happened, and after you’ve read one of them you will find that all that happened, happened to you and then it belongs to you forever: the happiness and unhappiness, good and evil, ecstasy and sorrow, the food, wine,…
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. – H.U. Westermayer Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. – WT Purkiser So while it’s true that…
Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! When you can’t create you can work….
Take a pencil to write with on airplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. If both pencils break, you can do a rough sharpening job with a nail file of the metal or glass type. Take…
Here is investment insight from the infamous “oracle of Omaha”, Warren Buffett. Rule No. 1: never lose money; rule No. 2: don’t forget rule No. 1. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ. Long ago, Sir…
This is making the rounds – a great story with a remarkable life lesson. In Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996, more than 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd annual ABCA convention. While I waited in line to register with the hotel staff, I heard other…
By George has compiled some of our favourite quotes from the life of Muhammad Ali – “The Greatest of All-time.” “I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.” “It’s the repetition of affirmations that…
Thankfully, Benjamin Franklin left behind volumes of writings, from which we have gained invaluable knowledge of his thoughts on life, work and success. Here are 10 gems on success that ring as true today as they did in Franklin’s era. Well done is better than well said. Never confuse motion with action. Diligence is the mother…
Here are wonderfully insightful quotes on work and life from American business tycoon Henry Ford. You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who…
More of Einstein’s thoughtful quotes are found in an earlier By George Journal post, entitled “The empowering wisdom of Albert Einstein.” Chris George, providing reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.