Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - December 01, 2024
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand.
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Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)  
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
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Ellen Goodman (1941 - )  
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
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Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)  
I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.
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John Scalzi, Old Man's War, 2005  

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