“Sit down and get out a piece of paper and start making lists. Ask yourself, are you in harmony with the things in your life? Are you adopting superficial values? Are you giving your being enough room? Are you doing new and creative things?” GivingEnoughValuesAsksRoomsCreativePiecesBuddhismBalancePaperHarmonyDown AndListsSuperficialAdopting Author:Frederick Lenz
“Sum all the gifts that man is endowed with, and we give our greatest share of admiration to his energy. And today, if I were a heathen, I would rear a statue to Energy and fall down and worship it!” IfsMenGivingTodayFallEnergyShareWorshipDown AndAdmirationStatuesFalling DownHeathen Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“I let the American people down, and I have to carry that burden for the rest of my life. My political life is over. I will never again have an opportunity to serve in any official position. Maybe I can give a little advice from time to time.” PeopleGivingLittlesI CanPoliticalLife IsOpportunityAdvicePositionDown AndDefeatBurdenOfficialsPolitical Life Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Never give up: There are certain times that you think, 'OK, you have beaten me down to my knees. And now the challenge is, I am on my knees and you keep on beating me down. And the question is, are you going to keep beating me all the way to the ground or will I find a way to struggle my way back on to my feet.'” ThinkingWayGivingCertainChallengesStruggleFeetGiving UpDown AndPerseveranceMy WayKneesBeatenNever Giving Up Author:Randy Pausch
“I just sat down and thought, I'm going to write a song today, I'm going to give it a try. So I just stuck it on a tape like everything else. That was just another song.” GivingWritingTryingTodaySongDown AndStuckSatTape Author:Jules Shear