The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself. – La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665 Category: Miscellaneous
A whirl of torrid dust veils the picture. – Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift, 1963, translated from Russian by Michael Scammell Category: Miscellaneous
We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it. – Peter Drucker Category: Miscellaneous
We would not have our politics distracted and embittered by the dissensions of other lands. – Henry Cabot Lodge Category: Politics
Faith is the confidence, the assurance, the enforcing truth, the knowing. – Robert Collier Category: Faith
My morning choices are having a good tussle. Procrastination was winning, but Make Your Bed & Good Breakfast just kicked his butt. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com (2009 tweet, @wildthyme) Category: Effort