“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.” Friedrich Nietzsche Which one of us does not know, or has not experienced this feeling? Battles of old, doubts, personal recriminations, and replays of things that never happened. At these times we need to perform a “stock take” of our lives asContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Tired”
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Quote of the Day: Opinion
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell is perhaps my favourite of the “modern-day” philosophers as he made philosophy available to a wide audience through his books, lectures, and broadcasts. This quote will surely resonate with all the scientists, academics, inventors, andContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Opinion”
Quote of the Day: Trust
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Benjamin Spock Dr. Spock was an American pediatrician whose book “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” sold more than 50 million copies in 42 languages. The book title gives a clue to the message in the quote, which is common sense. MostContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Trust”
Quote of the Day: Progress
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” Frank Zappa American singer Frank Zappa may not be remembered for his philosophical quotes, but, wow, this one is a cracker! I have written before about change and this quote is along the same theme. Change is inevitable, and not all change is positive, but changeContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Progress”
Quote of the Day: Life
“May you live every day of your life.” Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an 18th Century Irish writer best known for the novel “Gulliver’s Travels”, although he was a prolific writer of poems, essays, pamphlets, prayers, and sermons. This quote reminds us there is a difference between being alive and living. Being alive is aContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Life”
Quote of the Day: Laughter
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Nicolas Chamfort Nicolas Chamfort was an 18th Century French writer who had a rather tragic end to his life during the final throws of the excesses of the French Revolution when after a failed suicide attempt, he was left scarred and in pain for his final days.Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Laughter”
Quote of the Day: Change
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi This quote, for me, is all about ownership. Owning the change that you would like to make and not waiting for others to make it for you. Facillitate, impress, encourage and, if necessary, cajole, but make it happen yourself! And then beContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Change”
Quote of the Day: Infinity and Stupidity
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” Albert Einstein You’ve got to love this quote! Albert takes a comical swipe at man’s sanity and questions his own theories as a juxtaposition! Brilliant. With war, global warming, dictators, epidemics, and famines I make Albert right …. whatContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Infinity and Stupidity”
Quote of the Day: More on Hope
“Hope is a waking dream.” Aristotle To continue my recent theme on hope, today I go back to 4th Century Athens, and one of the great philosophers of all time, Aristotle. I like this quote as Aristotle somehow makes hope into an active emotion, taking it from the subconscious mind into the conscious and makingContinue reading “Quote of the Day: More on Hope”
Quote of the Day: Finding Hope
“I think it’s a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one’s self.” Arthur Miller Arthur Miller was an American playwright who wrote “Death of a Salesman” and was Marilyn Monroe’s first husband. Miller expressed hope as an emotion that we should harbour and cherish in ourselves, and not look for it in theContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Finding Hope”
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