Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker
Diary of an Unknown (1988)
Martin Svoboda
Verified author @quick, member from April 4, 2011
“I don't take art as seriously as politics.”
Orson Welles (1915–1985) American actor, director, writer and producer
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.”
Orson Welles (1915–1985) American actor, director, writer and producer
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities”
Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”
Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
“Trust is the glue that holds everything together.”
Stephen R. Covey book First Things First
Source: First Things First (1994), p. 243 <!-- Originally added as a paraphrase : The moment of making choice is the moment of truth! -->
Context: Trust is the glue that holds everything together. It creates the environment in which all of the other elements — win-win stewardship agreements, self-directing individuals and teams, aligned structures and systems, and accountability — can flourish.
“Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects.”
Stephen R. Covey book The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness (2004)
Context: Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects. If you want to live a long life, you need eustress, that is, a deep sense of meaning and contribution to worthy projects and causes, particularly your intergenerational family.
The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness (2004), p. 63
“Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy.”
Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker
“You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing.”
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“To be interesting, be interested.”
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.”
Dale Carnegie book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Source: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
“Where you stumble and fall, there you will find gold.”
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
Variant: Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
“If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.”
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
“I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.”
Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) French poet
Variant: I can barely conceive a type of beauty in which there is no melancholy.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Seneca the Younger (-4–65 BC) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist
Has been attributed to Seneca since the 1990s (eg. Gregory K. Ericksen, (1999), Women entrepreneurs only: 12 women entrepreneurs tell the stories of their success, page ix.). Other books ascribe the saying to either Darrell K. Royal (former American football player, born 1924) or Elmer G. Letterman (Insurance salesman and writer, 1897-1982). However, it is unlikely either man originated the saying. A version that reads "He is lucky who realizes that luck is the point where preparation meets opportunity" can be found (unattributed) in the 1912 The Youth's Companion: Volume 86. The quote might be a distortion of the following passage by Seneca (who makes no mention of "luck" and is in fact quoting his friend Demetrius the Cynic):<blockquote>"The best wrestler," he would say, "is not he who has learned thoroughly all the tricks and twists of the art, which are seldom met with in actual wrestling, but he who has well and carefully trained himself in one or two of them, and watches keenly for an opportunity of practising them." — Seneca, On Benefits, vii. 1 http://thriceholy.net/Texts/Benefits4.html</blockquote> <br class="br">Disputed