Leonardo da Vinci Quote – Simplicity
“Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci
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John Kenneth Galbraith Quote – Stand Firmly On Principle
“If you hear someone in public life say that he is going to stand firmly on principle, you should take cover, and warn others to do the same.” – John Kenneth Galbraith
Read moreAdlai Stevenson Quote – Principles
“It is often easier to fight for a principle than to live up to it.” – Adlai Stevenson
Read moreMaya Angelou Quote – Courage
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” – Maya Angelou
Read moreSteve Prefontaine Quote – Give Your Best
“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” – Steve Prefontaine
Read moreParker J. Palmer Quote – Stand In The Gap For The Long Haul
“No one who has stood for high values — love, truth, justice — has died being able to declare victory, once and for all. If we embrace values like those, we need to find ways to stand in the gap for the long haul, and be prepared to die without having achieved our goals.” – Parker J. Palmer
Read moreGandhi Quote – The Future Depends on the Present
“The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Gandhi
Read moreW. Somerset Maugham Quote – Principles
“You can’t learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.” – W. Somerset Maugham
Read morePope Francis Quote – The New Millenium
“Through her example, may [Most Holy Mary] encourage you to be in the new millennium announcers of hope, love and peace.” – Pope Francis
Read moreCharacter Evaluation
“People always say that a person reflects their true character when no one is around. I have found in life that this is not true. Yes, people act like they truly would when they are alone; but how they act when pressured by the people they look up to, is a true character evaluation.”
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