“… the most frequent words account for 85 percent of speech.” p. viii “Given that verbs typically account for 20 percent of all words in a language, this [focusing on just the most frequent verbs] may be a good strategy. Also, a focus on function words may be equally [...]
A reminder from A Christmas Carol: "He has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. Say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add [...]
EDUCATION “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” —Sam Levenson, U.S. humorist (1911-1980)
BECOMING YOURSELF "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." —Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S. writer, essayist and poet (1803-1882)
PERSISTENCE “I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” —Art Williams, U.S. insurance executive (1946- )
THE ARTIST WITHIN “Every child is an artist. The problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” —Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist and sculptor, co-founder of Cubism (1881-1973)