“On June 10, the worst storm in the series swept across the middle of the Indian Ocean and Wild Eyes was directly in its path.” EyePathMiddleWorstOceanSeriesStormIndianJuneWild Eyes Book:Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas
“The greatest successes grow out of great failures. In numerous instances the result is better that comes after a series of abortive experiences than it would have been if it had come at once; for all these successive failures induce a skill which is so much additional power working into the final achievement.... The hand that evokes such perfect music from the instrument has often failed in its touch, and bungled among the keys.... Every disappointed effort fences in and indicates the only possible path of success, and makes it easier to find.” IfsHas BeensHandsGrowsPerfectResultsEffortPathKeysEasierSkillsAchievementInstrumentsSeriesFinalsInstanceDisappointedFenceEvokeGreatest Success Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“Volumes in the series on Lyndon Johnson, including Master of the Senate and The Path Power, describe how Johnson created resources out of nothing and built a substantial power base.” PathMastersResourcesBuiltSeriesIncludingSenateVolumeJohnson Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized in the church or seen as less important than being a senior minister in a large, prosperous congregation; but I don't believe that for a minute. I think this is absolutely critical work in the life of the church; and I think my path in life would have been much different if it hadn't been for my youth minister, Burt Randle, and a series of campus ministers in both college and graduate school.” IfsThinkingBelieveHas BeensImportantDifferentSchoolLife IsChurchPathMinutesExampleYouthCollegeSeriesWorkersDon't BelieveCriticalMinistersGraduatesSeniorProsperousCampusCongregationMarginalizedGraduate School Author:Parker J. Palmer