“I'm often asked, Which is more important--attitude or skill? The answer is that it's somewhat like asking which leg of a three-legged stool is most important. It is my complete conviction, based on a considerable amount of research, that if you have the right attitude, combined with the right skills, and build your attitude and your skills on a solid character base, you can enjoy long-lasting success.” IfsLongImportantCharacterThreeEnjoyAnswersAttitudeAmountSkillsResearchAskingConvictionLegsLastingStoolsLong Lasting 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
“After the initial critical learning period of youth is over, the areas of the brain that need to be 'turned on' to allow enhanced, long lasting learning can only be activated when something important, surprising, or novel occurs, or if we make the effort to pay close attention.” IfsNeedsLongImportantEffortPayAttentionBrainKnowledgeNovelYouthPeriodsAreasCriticalLastingSurprisingInitialsLong Lasting Author:Norman Doidge
“The issue [Israeli-Palestinian conflict], already lasting more than half a century, has brought deep suffering to the Palestinian people and remains an important reason of extended turbulence in the Middle East region.” PeopleImportantReasonSufferingHalfIssuesMiddleCenturyConflictRemainsEastRegionsLastingMiddle EastPalestinianIsraeliTurbulenceIsraeli Palestinian ConflictHalf A Century Author:Xi Jinping