“But I fail to see how that (not buying gifts) would bring back the essence of Christmas. And I don't think it would affect retailers. Besides, that's part of the joy of Christmas - to give someone a gift to show your appreciation for them.” ThinkingGivingShowsJoyFailingEssenceAppreciationChristmasBuyingRetailersChristmas Joy Author:Mathew Staver
“The essence of man is imperfection. Failure is simply a price we pay to achieve success. If we learn to embrace that new definition of failure, then we are free to start moving ahead - and failing forward.” IfsMenMovingPayFailingAchieveEssenceEmbraceDefinitionsImperfectionMoving Ahead Author:Norman Cousins
“It is the long term investor who will in practice come in for the most criticism. For it is the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of the average opinion. If he is successful, that will only confirm the general belief in his rashness; and if in the short run he is unsuccessful, which is very likely, he will not receive much mercy. Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.” IfsThinkingShouldLongEyeRunningBeliefTermOpinionTeachPracticeSuccessfulFailingSucceedCriticismMercyEssenceIndependentInvestingAverageReputationLong TermInvestorsBehaviourWorldlyEccentricUnsuccessfulUnconventionalIndependent ThinkingRashnessWorldly Wisdom Author:John Maynard Keynes
“Many things in your life matter, but only one thing matters absolutely.It matters whether you succeed or fail in the eyes of the world. It matters whether you are healthy or not healthy, whether you are educated or not educated. It matter whether you are rich or poor - it certainly makes a difference in your life. Yes, all these things matter, relatively speaking, but they don't matter absolutely.There is something that matters more than any of those things and that is finding the essence of who you are beyond that short-lived entity, that short-lived personalized sense of self.” WorldSelfMatterEyeDifferencesPoorRichFailingOne ThingHealthySucceedFindingsEssenceWho You AreEducatedMaking A DifferenceEntitySense Of SelfShort LivedRich Or PoorPersonalized Book:Stillness Speaks Source: Stillness Speaks
“And I want every one of you, every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera, and you tell your people back home what you think. Don't hide anymore; none of us. That is the essence of our responsibility. And if we're not willing to do it, we're not worthy to be seated right here. We fail our country. If we don't debate this, if we don't debate this, we are not worthy of our country. We fail our country.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksCountryHomeResponsibilityFailingWillingEssenceCamerasWorthyDebateOur CountrySenatorsBack HomeNot Worthy Author:Chuck Hagel
“I think Nouveau Gloaming is a classic black metal record and I would hate to be a band that kept trying to recapture the same essence, but failing, for the rest of its days.” ThinkingTryingHateBlackRecordsFailingBandEssenceClassicMetalsBlack MetalGloaming Author:Mat McNerney