“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” – Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924 (20040214sa)
Author: Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson is a freelance writer and tech consultant in Iowa City. He is also the founder and Director of the ResourcesForLife.com website. Learn more at AboutGregJohnson.com
Determination, Individualism, Activism
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.” – John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873 (20040214sa)
Relationships
“Don’t live at each other; don’t live with each other; but live for each other.” – Yogi Tea (20040214sa)
Intelligence, Learning
“Learning of many things does not teach intelligence.” – Heraclitus, 535-475 B.C., quote found on a Good Earth tea bag (20040214sa)
Patience, Practice, Perfection
“Patience gives you the power to practice; practice gives you the power that leads you to perfection.” Yogi Tea (20040214sa)
Live for the Future
“Try to remember the future and forget the past.” – Gregory Paul Johnson (20040214sa)
Justice
“Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime feel as indignant as those who are.” King Solomon, 970-928 B.C. (20040214sa)
Peace, War, Understanding, Diplomacy
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein (20040116fr)
Prevention, Intellectuals, Geniuses
“Intellectuals solve problems: geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein (20031121fr)
War, Poverty
“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)
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)