“Obama ran on a platform of unmitigated optimism - a promise to usher in a brighter day for America. But there could hardly be a greater contrast between his pledge and his performance in office, between his commitment to the nation and his current abandonment of all hope.” AmericaNationsGreaterPromiseOfficeCommitmentOptimismPerformancesCurrentsRanContrastPlatformsAbandonmentPledgeBrighterBrighter Days Author:David Limbaugh
“One difference between those who make it and those who don't--regardless of their field of endeavor--is not the "talent" difference. Those who go over the top have a dream and the dream has them. They make the commitment and pursue that dream with dogged patience and persistence. Commitment produces consistent, enthusiastic effort that inevitably produces greater and greater rewards.” DreamDifferencesEffortGreaterTalentFieldsProduceCommitmentRewardsPursuePersistenceConsistentEndeavorEnthusiasticOver The TopPatience And Persistence Book:Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance Source: Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance
“Attitudes to mental health are slowly changing, there's less stigma among healthcare workers and a greater commitment to provide mental health treatment when doctors and nurses can see people do get better.” PeopleAttitudeGreaterHealthCommitmentDoctorsMental HealthWorkersGet BetterTreatmentNurseHealthcareStigmaDoctors And Nurses Author:Reggie Fils-Aime
“In 1989 at Greater Saint Steven Full Gospel Church, I gave my life to Christ. That's pretty much where it all started for me. I was 23 years old at the time, right after my first year in the NBA. The pastor preached a message about being fully committed. That pretty much was me. I wasn't fully committed. I was kind of in and out all of the time. So I just wanted to make a commitment.” YearsFirstsKindWantedPastChristChurchGreaterMessagesCommitmentSaintCommittedNbaPastor Author:Avery Johnson
“Do not accept principal risk while investing short-term cash: the greedy effort to earn a few extra basis points of yield inevitably leads to the incurrence of greater risk, which increases the likelihood of losses and severe illiquidity at precisely the moment when cash is needed to cover expenses, to meet commitments, or to make compelling long-term investments.” LongMomentsTermLossEffortAcceptingGreaterRiskNeededCommitmentBasesIncreaseInvestmentInvestingLong TermExtrasExpensesYieldCashCompellingPrincipalSevereGreedyShort TermLikelihood Author:Seth Klarman