“One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man's attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is aroused, and the end is not gained. Only through moral suasion and appeal to man's reason can a movement succeed.” MenEndsReasonFactsUsedMoralMovementSucceedExcellenceAppealsReliefResentmentStanding OutCompulsionBetterment Author:Samuel Gompers
“Strive for excellence in your calling, but as a subsidiary to this: Do not fail to enrich your whole capital as man. To be a giant, and not a dwarf in your profession, you must always be growing. The man that has ceased to go up intellectually has begun to go down.” MenWholeGrowingFailingHe ManCallingExcellenceStriveProfessionGiantsDwarfsDwarves Author:William Matthews
“In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.” MenMoralSeasonsExcellenceDiscordQuietnessBad ManTumultPeace And QuietMoral Excellence Author:Tacitus
“When the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near.” EndsCreativityRateRate Of ChangeEnd Is Near Author:Azim Premji
“The rocks are where they are- and this is their will. The rivers flow- and this is their will. The birds fly- this is their will. Human beings talk- this is their will. The seasons change, heaven sends down rain or snow, the earth occasionally shakes, the waves roll, the stars shine- each of them follows its own will. To be is to will and so is to become.” HumansActionEarthHeavenStarsHuman BeingsRocksBirdRainFlowRiversSeasonsIndependenceShiningExcellenceWaveSnowShakesSeasons Change Author:D.T. Suzuki
“I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.” WantedArtistExcellence Author:Claire Bloom
“By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice. This is the only education which deserves the name.” MenMeanDesireNamesJusticePerfectTeachYouthCitizensTrainingDeserveExcellence Author:Plato
“I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.” HomeFatherBoysGrewAmountGrew UpBasesAbusiveLike A Boy Author:Janice Dickinson
“In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.” SexPowerTasteFoundationExcellenceDivided Author:Jane Austen
