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Sunday, 8 February
Two thoughts from Muhammad Ali
“You don’t lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.”
“What I suffered physically was worth what I’ve accomplished in life. A man who is not courageous enough to take risks will never accomplish anything in life.”
Monday, 9 February
Two thoughts from Søren Kierkegaard
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
“Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.”
Tuesday, 10 February
Two thoughts from Leonardo da Vinci
“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.”
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
Wednesday, 11 February
Two thoughts from Daniel Yergin
“Every system has within it the seeds of its own destruction.”
“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.”
Thursday, 12 February
Two thoughts from Camille Paglia
“The only antidote to the magic of images is the magic of words.”
“My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.”
Friday, 13 February
Two thoughts from Robert Frost
“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.”
“Freedom lies in being bold.”
Saturday, 14 January
Two thoughts from Stephen Fry
“If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy people in the world?”
“People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t.”
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Dear Jim,
Lots of great quotes this week! Some of my faves:
Søren Kierkegaard:
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
Muhammad Ali:
“You don’t lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.”
Leonardo da Vinci:
“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.”
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
Camille Paglia:
“The only antidote to the magic of images is the magic of words.”
“My advice, as in everything, is to read widely and think for yourself We need more dissent and less dogma.”
Robert Frost:
“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.”
Stephen Fry:
“If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t there more happy people in the world?”
“People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t.”
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq