“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.”
Kenichi Ohmae (1943) Japanese academic
Kenichi Ohmae, cited in: William J. Brown et al. (2000), AntiPatterns in Project Management. p. 3
“Helping myself is even harder than helping others.”
Quoted in: Hiebert, Murray, Hiebert, Éilish (1999) Powerful Professionals : Getting Your Expertise Used Inside Your Organization. p. 216
Source: The secrets of consulting, 1985, p. 18
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Ram Dass (1931–2019) American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the 1971 book Be Here Now
As quoted in "Baba Ram Dass in the realm of Visionary Artist Martina Hoffmann: in the end there’s only one spirit and one humanness", by yeye, at Elephant Journal (9 October 2010) https://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/09/baba-ram-dass-in-the-realm-of-visionary-artist-martina-hoffmann-in-the-end-theres-only-one-spirit-and-one-humanness/
Etty Hillesum (1914–1943) Jewish diarist
11 July 1942, p. 484-85
Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
“Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) American artist
“Exercise helps build the muscle of a child’s brain even more effectively than studying.”
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Source: The Boy Crisis (2018), pp. 94
“Now, with God's help, I shall become myself.”
Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) Dutch philosopher
Daniel Barenboim, " The Purpose of the State is Freedom https://danielbarenboim.com/the-purpose-of-the-state-is-freedom/" (DanielBarenboim.com, December 2003) <br class="br">A - F, Daniel Barenboim