Inside my empty bottle, I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.
– Charles Simic
Tag Archives: inspiration
When I…
When I talk to managers I get the feeling they are important. When I talk to leaders I get the feeling that I am important
– Alexander Den Heijer
What is….
What is a fear of living? It’s being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself – for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don’t know what you’re here to do, then just do some good.
– Maya Angelou
You….
You don’t inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.
– Robyn Benincasa
A good leader…
A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.
– M. D. Arnold
It is….
It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead and find no one there.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
I have….
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
– Leonardo da Vinci
Logic…
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will get you everywhere.
– Albert Einstein
Choice….
Choice of attention—to pay attention to this and ignore that—is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer.
– W.H. Auden
Everyone…
Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
– Nolan Bushnell
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