Two Thoughts (1 - 7 September)
Sunday, 1 September
Two thoughts from Marie Forleo
“Insight without action is worthless.”
“The most powerful words in the universe are the words you say to yourself.”
Monday, 2 September
Two thoughts from Carl Schmitt
“Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are.”
“Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.”
Tuesday, 3 September
Two thoughts from Rene Guénon
“We cannot help noticing that, like all propagandists, the apostles of tolerance, truth to tell, are very often the most intolerant of men.”
“The destructive action of time only allows what is superior to time to survive.”
Wednesday, 4 September
Two thoughts from Marina Keegan
“We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life.”
“What we have to remember is that we can still do anything. We can change our minds. We can start over.”
Thursday, 5 September
Two thoughts from William Glasser
“The day we stop playing will be the day we stop learning.”
“It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.”
Friday, 6 September
Two thoughts from Tom Freston
"Travel is the best and probably cheapest graduate school you can buy."
"Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way."
Saturday, 7 September
Two thoughts from Antony Jay
"The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions."
"Referring the matter to a committee can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions."
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dear jim,
fantastic quotes today. some of my faves:
Marie Forleo:
“The most powerful words in the universe are the words you say to yourself.”
Carl Schmitt:
“Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are.”
William Glasser:
“It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.”
Tom Freston:
"Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way."
Antony Jay:
"The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions."
thank you for sharing as always!
love
myq