“The... promptitude with which many painters, on arriving at an entirely new and unfamiliar place, settle down to work at once, never fails to astonish me: it seems indecent, like button-holing a complete stranger.” SeemsFailingStrangerPainterIntimacySettlingButtonsUnfamiliarArrivingSettling Down Author:Augustus John
“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.” PeopleIfsIdeasMightCertainChallengesLeaderFailingFrontsWillingStrangerValuableSettlingUncomfortableReachingUrgesStatus QuoDiscomfortProposeScarceScarcity Author:Seth Godin
“We will make a great and awful mistake if we fail to settle Hebron, neighbor and predecessor of Jerusalem, with a large Jewish settlement, constantly growing and expanding, very soon. This will also be a blessing to the Arab neighbors. Hebron is worthy to be Jerusalem's sister.” IfsMistakeGrowingFailingBlessingWorthyNeighborAwfulSettlingExpandingJerusalemSettlementPredecessors Author:David Ben-Gurion
“We must settle this question now -- whether in a free government the minority have the right to break it up whenever they choose. If we fail, it will go far to prove the incapability of the people to govern themselves.” PeopleIfsGovernmentBreakFailingProveSettlingMinoritiesFree GovernmentIncapability Book:Lincoln on Democracy Source: Lincoln on Democracy
“Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.” PeopleIfsLoveDoneRealityActionTogetherHumanityUnderstandingPoorHalfSituationFailingGenerationsDyingFailureRevolutionDiscoverySavedSettlingChanging The WorldOver YouFascismQuarrelsHalf Life Book:Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson Source: Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson