insights

29/4/2008

Innovative People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 9:53 pm

“A challenge is opportunity to the innovative.” ~ Stephen Forsyth

5/4/2008

Virtuous People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 4:06 pm

“When we notice the failings of others,
do we not fully see their virtues,
or more truthfully are we not yet ready,
to fully see our own?” ~ Stephen Forsyth

16/12/2007

Learned People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 4:05 pm

“Each excellent thing, once learned, serves for a measure of all other knowledge” -
Sir Philip Sidney (English Statesman, 1554-1586)

30/1/2007

Decisive People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 6:15 pm

“Better decisions lead to more interesting problems. Right decisions lead to a better business.” - Stephen Forsyth

8/6/2006

Humble People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 7:22 am

“In knowledge there is power. In wisdom, humility.” - John Stoner (from Francis Bacon)

19/12/2005

Reasonable People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 6:52 pm

“We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality.
All we can do is learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way.” - Aldous Huxley

19/6/2005

Lazy People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 8:32 pm

“If something is not worth doing (at all) - it’s really not worth doing well
(so find instead enjoyment in the attempt)” - Stephen Forsyth

5/3/2005

Knowledgeable People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 2:31 pm

“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge” - Daniel J. Boorstin

14/2/2005

Hardworking People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 10:55 am

Master Wu Li said: “Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.”

Those who thought they heard him say: “carry logs, chop water” - must sometimes wonder if they are doing it hard.

To progress - we must first begin,

and not mistake movement,

for conscious action,

on the actual path.

2/1/2005

Complex People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 1:28 pm

“I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes

4/12/2004

Great People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 10:47 am

“It is not enough to be a great thinker - we also need to be great doers. Only with the combination of both are great things done.” - Stephen Forsyth

12/10/2004

Destined People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 7:59 am

“The more you move towards your destiny, the more your destiny moves towards you.” - Stephen Forsyth

15/9/2004

Crazy People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 7:45 am

“All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions, is called a philosopher” - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

2/9/2004

Artistic People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 5:21 pm

“The art of progress is to preserve order admist change and to preserve change admist order.” -

Alfred North Whitehead

6/8/2004

Authentic People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 8:02 am

“To become oneself is mans’ true vocation” - Soren Kierkegaard

20/7/2004

Clever People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 9:19 pm

“If clever people are so clever, why don’t they just make it simple.” - Stephen Forsyth

16/6/2004

Dangerous People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 10:58 pm

“The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything… or nothing.” - Lady Nancy Astor

14/6/2004

Wisdom Quotes

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 5:10 pm

I just love people who said it better and said it first…. saves so much time.

:-)

Wisdom Quotes

and the ultimate …… “A few words placed between quotation marks are not always life altering.” - Anon

14/8/2002

Partial People

Filed under: Wisdom Quotes — fcg @ 6:45 pm

“So tell me. Which part of ‘partial’ do you not understand?” - Stephen Forsyth

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