Quote of the Day 12/13/11
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)
Quote of the Day 12/12/11
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- )
Quote of the Day 12/11/11
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)
Quote of the Day 12/10/11
INTERPRETING HISTORY “To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.” —Mark Twain, U.S. author and humorist (1835-1910) Apparently the tendency to impose our standards upon our forefathers is not a new phenomenon. Every generation [...]
Quote of the Day 12/9/11
PERSISTENCE "A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying." —B.F. Skinner, American behaviorist, author, & social philosopher (1904-1990)
Quote of the Day 12/8/11
STORIES “Writers are [like] a crazy person. We create conflict - for a living. We do this all the time, sometimes on a weekly basis; we create horrible, incredible circumstances and then figure a way out of them. That's what we do.” Joss Whedon, US screenwriter (Toy Story, Buffy [...]