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Why Kids Always Say, “Do it again!”

“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it...

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Happy Birthday to Ernest Hemingway – 10 Clever & Crazy Thoughts

1. “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” 2. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” 3. “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” 4. “I...

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Happy Birthday to Albert Einstein, March 14, 10 Famous Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle....

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5 Favorite Charlotte Brontë Quotations

“I would always rather be happy than dignified.” “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” “If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while...

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10 Nature Quotes from John Muir, Born 1836

“The sun shines not on us but in us.” “Going to the mountains is going home.” “The mountains are calling and I must go.” “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” “In God’s wildness lies the hope...

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George Orwell – 30 “Dangerous” Thoughts

Quick History: The Book “1984″, by Goerge Orwell, was published on this day in 1949. Here are some favorite quotes from his writings: “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ―...

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10 Thoughts from Niels Bohr

1. “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” 2. “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” 3. “The opposite of a correct statement...

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Torn Scraps from Books

Be so good that they can’t ignore you. -Steve Martin, paraphrased. The hero is brave in deeds as well as words. -Aesop There are books in which the footnotes or comments scrawled by some reader’s hand...

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CEO of Go Daddy Shares 16 Rules

The CEO of Go Daddy “Bob Parsons” Shares His 16 Rules For Success In Business & In Life. There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The...

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One Simple Idea, Golden Book Quote

One Simple Idea By Stephen Key My father used to say, “Whatever you do in life, find someone who has already done it, get as close as you can, and learn as much as you can.” -Stephen Key, One Simple...

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Dare to Ask 10 Questions Today

Why do we not dare to ask more questions? Is it because we think there are not enough answers? But questions, not asked for the purpose of distracting but for the purpose of investigation and...

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Vital Quotes from “Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony”

The investor and the employee are in the same position, but sometimes the employee is more important, because he will be there a long time whereas an investor will often get in and out on a whim in...

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Torn Scraps: The Mind of Franz Kafka

“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.” ― Franz Kafka “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” ― Franz Kafka “Youth is happy because it has...

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Born on This Day (1889): Jean Cocteau Quotes

“Art is science made clear.” ― Jean Cocteau “Be yourself. The world worships the original.” ― Jean Cocteau “What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.” ― Jean Cocteau “If a poet has a...

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Weekend Thoughts: Viktor E. Frankl

Five Favorite Quotes from the Author of “Man’s Search for Meaning”: “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for...

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Business Insight from Stephen Key

Find a Expert/Mentor: My father used to say, “Whatever you do in life, find someone who has already done it, get as close as you can, and learn as much as you can.” –Stephen Key, One Simple Idea: Turn...

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10 Duke Ellingtonisms

Inspiration from composer, pianist, and jazz-orchestra leader, Duke Ellington (1899-1974): “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” ― Duke Ellington “I merely took the energy it takes to pout...

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Weekend Inspire: Writer Anne Lamott

Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived…Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation… Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist’s true...

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The Customer is the Boss…Really!

“There is only one boss, and whether a person shines shoes for a living or heads up the biggest corporation in the world, the boss remains the same. It is the customer! The customer is the person who...

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Weekend Thoughts: Sheryl Sandberg

Key Quotes from Sheryl Sandburg: “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” “Done is better than perfect.” “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.”...

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