“Well my own impression of my musical pieces is that no matter how long I've been at it, there's not much improvement. So that's kind of regrettable.” WellsKindLongMatterMy OwnPiecesRegretMusicalImprovementImpression Author:Nobuo Uematsu
“The fact that the evil ones, as long as they live, can be corrected from their errors does not prohibit that they may be justly executed, for the danger which threatens from their way of life is greater and more certain than the good which may be expected from their improvement.” WayMayLongDoeFactsLife IsCertainEvilGreaterDangerErrorsExpectedImprovementDeath Penalty Book:Summa Contra Gentiles: Book 3: Providence Source: Summa Contra Gentiles: Book 3: Providence
“After long centuries, agrarian civilization is weakening. Is sufficient attention being devoted to the arrangement and improvement of the life of the country people, whose inferior and at times miserable economic situation provokes the flight to the unhappy crowded conditions of the city outskirts, where neither employment nor housing awaits them?” PeopleLongCountryCitiesAttentionSituationEconomicLandConditionsCenturyCivilizationImprovementUnhappyFlightEmploymentMiserableSufficientDevotedInferiorsProvokingArrangementsHousingCrowdedWeakening Author:Pope Paul VI
“I realized a long time ago that instead of being jealous you can be inspired and appreciative. It carries more energy to you... That can be an awesome motivating force that can improve your life if you choose to be inspired and not jealous. One (being jealous) has no benefit whatsoever, the other is an incredible resource for creating momentum and improvement.” IfsLongEnergyForceBenefitsCreatingLong TimeResourcesInspiredIncrediblesI RealizedImprovementCarrieMmaJealousYou ChooseLong Time AgoMomentumBe InspiredAppreciativeBeing JealousNot JealousImprove Your Life Author:Joe Rogan
“It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits of past wisdom, or the enjoyment of present blessings, for visionary schemes of ideal perfection. It is the knowledge of the past, the actual infliction of the present, that has produced all changes, all innovations, and all improvements - not (as is pretended) the chimerical anticipation of possible advantages, but the intolerable pressure of long-established, notorious, aggravated, and growing abuses.” PeopleWorldLongHas BeensAgePastGrowingMankindBlessingAdvantageIdealsPerfectionAbusePressureInnovationFruitImprovementEnjoymentResolutionAnticipationSchemesVisionariesNotoriousAggravatedInflictionKnowledge Of The Past Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country.” WayLooksLongHas BeensStillsCountryLeftBlackPresidentFeetRepublicanMovedImprovementStuckTreatedPresident ObamaMudLong WayRight DirectionLong Way To Go Author:Hank Aaron
“Continual improvement involves an appreciation that there is always a better way to do things irrespective of how much you have achieved or how comfortable you might be with where you currently are in life. As a young international rugby player I learnt a valuable lesson about sacrifice. The bottom line was the phrase 'long after the price is forgotten the quality remains'. Undertaking JOLT Challenge involves sacrifice but it is well worth it as you explore creative and innovative ways of challenging yourself for constant improvement in many areas of life.” WayWellsLongMightYoungChallengesLinesQualityCreativePlayerSacrificeLessonsComfortableAreasRemainsConstantBottomForgottenInternationalAppreciationValuableImprovementPhrasesWorth ItInnovativeBottom LineBetter WaysRugbyUndertakingsChallenge YourselfValuable LessonsConstant ImprovementContinual Improvement Author:Nick Farr-Jones