Brian Wilson gets it. “You can’t be a pro unless you dive in,” Wilson said. “You can’t just put one foot in and say, ‘Oh, well let’s just test this out.’ You’ve got to dive in and you’ve got to swim around in your dreams. You have to go for it.” “If you can’t fly …
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Inspiration Through the Words of Others
I was just looking through my Phi Delta Theta Pledge manual from 1999 and I found a series of note cards that I used to use as speaking points at chapter meetings. We were in the process of re-founding the fraternity and the following are the quotes I used to light the fire of change …
Success is a By-product…Don Tayor
I had this posted over my desk through college, and just found the bit of paper as I am making my scrap book. Thank you to Don Taylor for this inspiring piece. Success is a by-product of love. I’ve never yet seen anyone achieve greatness without loving what they do. While there is still work …
Truth, Lies, and Art
“In art, everything is a lie, and the facts of external reality are only a means to the greater guidence of the instincts” (120). -Aaron Scharf Art and Photography
Interprepation of Nature…
“…art is not just nature, but is the interpretation of nature through human feeling and human genius.” -Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Finance, Value, and Worth
“…if you take responsibility for what you do, that’s a person’s worth. Just because you have a debt doesn’t mean you’re not valuable…” -Larry Ippel
Bit By Bit…
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small parts.” -Henry Ford