Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity. – Grenville Klesier What is left when honor is lost? – Publilius Syrus Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right, decide on what you think is right and stick to it. -George Eliot I cannot find…
In the upcoming days, one of baseball’s greatest short stops and celebrated New York Yankee will be retiring from the game. In recognition of what this man means to the game of baseball, there has been two magnificent commercials created, capturing magic of Yankee Captain Derek Jeter and his love affair with New Yorkers. One…
Here are a dozen remarkable quotes from our last 20 days of own FAV Tweets: “The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived.” – Marilyn Monroe “Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That…
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At 108 years old, Alice Herz-Sommer, is both the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor and the world’s oldest concert pianist. Alice was eight years old when the Titanic sank, saw the start and end of the first world war, survived the atrocities of the Nazi prison camps, outlived her mother, husband and only son, and is…
Here are 25 great thoughts. In fact, these 25 are our latest FAVs #quotes to #inspire & #motivate taken from the @ByGeorgeJournal Twitter feed. “The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” – Linus Pauling “We need not destroy the past. It is gone.” – John Cage “Review your…
These ten actions will change the way you look at life – and, in doing so, will change your life for the better. Commit to them and find a deeper satisfaction in what you do and a greater happiness within. There’s no magic here, just a lot of common sense that we’ve likely all heard…
In the last few weeks, By George has been tweeting some remarkable insight of life and the quality of life. Here are 25 #life #insight #quotes from our @ByGeorgeJournal Twitter stream: “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.” –…
This was a week of graduation ceremonies and endless addresses that told all bright-eyed and smiling students that they all have the ability to change the world – All you need to do is reach for the stars and believe… Without seeming too cynical, I must say that I believe there is a little more…
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…
@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…
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. –…
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…
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has the following rules. Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other…
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…
The start of each new year often prompts people to reflect on how to become a better person…. With this question in mind, By George is re-posting an article concerning becoming that person you most desire to become. Here is a series of important questions to ask of yourself in quiet moments of…
Here are 20 of our latest FAV tweets to #inspire & #motivate: In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness. – Aristotle…