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Ability vs. Honor

Nigel Prentice — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:48:32 +0000

“No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.”
- Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist
- from the Brian Tracy Newsletter

On the Nature of Perfection

Nigel Prentice — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:28:59 +0000

“Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. ”
- Angelique Arnauld, Abbess of Port-Royal
- from the Brian Tracy Newsletter

Standing in Awe: Einsten

Nigel Prentice — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:31:45 +0000

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”

- Albert Einstein
- http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/4094

Passionate Striving: Einstein

Nigel Prentice — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:53:45 +0000

“Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest.”

- Albert Einstein
- http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/March_14

Everything Depends on Perseverance: Brian Tracy

Nigel Prentice — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:05:31 +0000

“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Author
(from the Brian Tracy Newsletter)

Solve Any Problem: Brian Tracy

Nigel Prentice — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:00:11 +0000

“I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself.”
- Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/

Great Spirits: Einstein

Nigel Prentice — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:27:52 +0000

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds…”
- Albert Einstein
- Source

Not that I’m a “great spirit,” just trying to do what I can!

Vision and Planning- Brian Tracy

Nigel Prentice — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:37:49 +0000

“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”

– Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/

Capacity to Work

Nigel Prentice — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:06:40 +0000

One study by psychologists George and Caroline Valliant concluded that “The willingness and capacity to work in childhood is the most important forerunner- more important than native intelligence, social class, or family situation- of mental health.

- Taken from An Introduction to Business Ethics, by Joseph DesJardins, p.88.

Zingers (From Zig Ziglar’s Newsletter)

Nigel Prentice — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:24:19 +0000

Zingers
- By Croft M. Pentz

A steering committee is four people trying to park a car.

Most people are willing to meet each other halfway; trouble is, most people are pretty poor judges of distance.

The greatest need today seems to be the key to fit the deadlock.

Cooperation can be spelled with two letters – WE.

Chance favors the prepared mind.