“People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to the fact that people in high tech societies receive neither strong myths and stories from their culture nor the ability to construct their own... they lose the plot.” PeopleFactsStoriesCultureStrongLosesAbilityLearningTeachingHeroDuesMythContemporaryPlotUnhappinessConstructsLifelongHeroines Author:Guy Claxton
“Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position.” KnowsMindMeanStrongOpinionKnow HowLearningPositionAbandonMediocritySpiritedOpinionatedMean SpiritedStrong Mind Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” MotivationalStrongHealingAttitudeWonderLearningPositivePositive ThinkingDrugMiracleInspirational AttitudePositivityPositive AttitudeThink PositiveMental AttitudePower Of Positive ThinkingSpiritual HealingPositive Thinking And AttitudeBest AttitudeKeep A Positive AttitudePositive Thinking AttitudeGreat AttitudeLife AttitudePositive Mental AttitudeAttitude And LifeGreat Positive AttitudeShort Positive AttitudeThink Positive Be PositivePositive Attitude In LifeInspirational Positive AttitudePositive Attitude Towards LifePositive Thinking InspirationalMotivational AttitudeStaying Positive In LifePositivity And OptimismPositive Attitude ImagesPositivenessPositive Thinking Images Author:Patricia Neal
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.” MenMindMeanUseStrongCausesJusticeLearningProgressConditionsPossibilityCircumstancesNobleAidsCeaseFactorsKicksRapidsBe A ManA Man Thinketh Book:As a Man Thinketh Source: As a Man Thinketh
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” LifeInspirationalHas BeensMotivationalFunnySuccessYoungStrongCompassionKindnessLearningProgressInspirational LifeLife PhilosophyDependsFriendsWeakAgingStriveMeaningfulToleranceAfrican AmericanGenerosityBirthdaySomedayBe KindSympathyCompassionateTendernessOld PeopleInventorBad DaySympatheticKindness And CompassionChakraInspirational KindnessStrong PeopleFaith In HumanityWeak PeopleHuman CompassionKind PeopleAfrican American LoveCompassion For YourselfDiversity Of LifeStrive For SuccessWeak And StrongSocial BeingTolerance And DiversityHow Far You Can GoWeak Faith Author:George Washington Carver
“It's just such a freeing thing to set these great challenges for yourself, to travel, to learn more about the world, to just go out there and get crazy and get free and get strong.” WorldInspirationalSpiritualityStrongChallengesBusinessLearningCrazy Author:Angelina Jolie
“A smattering of everything is worth little. It is a fallacy to suppose that an encyclopaedic knowledge is desirable. The mind is made strong, not through much learning, but by the thorough possession of something.” MindLittlesMadeScienceStrongKnowledgeLearningPossessionDesirableThoroughFallacy Author:Louis Agassiz
“The drive to learn is as strong as the sexual drive. It begins earlier and lasts longer” LastsStrongLearningTeaching Author:Edward T. Hall
“Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners.” InspirationalTwoStrongEducationKnowledgeLearningSocietyDemandEqualExperienceFoundationExcellenceCriticsEqualityEducationalAccessSuperiorsDullOur SocietyAcademicClassroomFairnessEquityLearnersEqual OpportunityAffluentAffordingAccess To EducationStrong FoundationAcademic Excellence Author:E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
“Complexity has and will maintain a strong fascination for many people. It is true that we live in a complex world and strive to solve inherently complex problems, which often do require complex mechanisms. However, this should not diminish our desire for elegant solutions, which convince by their clarity and effectiveness. Simple, elegant solutions are more effective, but they are harder to find than complex ones, and they require more time, which we too often believe to be unaffordable” PeopleWorldShouldBelieveProblemDesireStrongSimpleLearningSolutionsHarderComplexesStriveSolveClarityComplexityProgrammingConvinceMore TimeMechanismDiminishElegantFascinationEffectivenessComplex ProblemsElegant Solutions Author:Niklaus Wirth
“Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of faithfulness without love of learning degenerates into injurious disregard of consequences. Love of uprightness without love of learning degenerates into harshness. Love of courage without love of learning degenerates into insubordination. Love of strong character without love of learning degenerates into mere recklessness.” LoveCharacterStrongSimplePrinciplesLearningGoodnessConsequenceMereFaithfulnessDisregardWithout LoveDegeneratesRecklessnessHarshnessStrong CharacterLove Of LearningUprightnessInsubordination Author:Confucius
“When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.” MindLooksBeautifulFacesStrongEnjoyLossBeautyLearningSweetPerspectiveLessonsLibraryForgottenPossessionBurningI Have LearnedSomething BeautifulMy SympathySweet Face Author:Louisa May Alcott