“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953 (20031118tu)
Author: Greg Johnson
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Think Big
“You’ve got to think about ‘big things’ while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction.” – Alvin Toffler (20031117mo)
Optimism, Future Directed
“Focus on what you are moving toward rather than what you are leaving behind.” – Alan Cohen (20031117mo)
Light into Darkness
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” – James Keller (20031110mo)
Empowerment
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” – Benjamin Disraeli (20031110mo)
Global Renewal
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” – John Lennon (20031110mo)
Happiness, Tranquility, Peace
“Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne (20031031fr)
Change the Future
“You can’t change the past, but you can change the future.” – Gregory Paul Johnson (20030908mo2130) * Others have been credited with this quote as well.
Activism
“If not us, who? If not now, when?” attributed to John F. Kennedy. However, the Robert F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has questioned the authenticity of this quote. (20030830sa1953)
Midlife Crisis
“Midwife Crisis: What happens when Elmer Fud turns 40.” – Greg Johnson (20030829fr1859)
Hope, Difficulties, Experience
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” – Jean De La Bruyere (20030825tu)
Optimism, Purpose, Transcendence
“Generate positive energy and channel stress-induced negative energy to positive uses. Respect diversity – it enriches our ability to achieve our mission successfully. Generate the high level of positive energy needed to let go of old ideas and old ways of doing things and to develop new and better ones. Coach and support others to… Continue reading Optimism, Purpose, Transcendence