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May I Quote You?
by Lee J. Colan, Ph.D.
As an author, the question, "May I quote you?" is a humbling request and a great compliment. For anyone who is in search of excellence a good quote is fuel for our journey.
It’s amazing how a short, simple quotation can quickly provide perspective, inspiration, comfort, motivation or insight. What a wonderful return for our invested time - take 10 seconds each morning to read a new quote and our day, maybe even our world, is changed.
I wanted to share a few of my favorites which can also be found in the new coffee table gift book, The Nature of Excellence...
"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." - Babe Ruth
"Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen." - Dave Weinbaum
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
"In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." - Theodore Roosevelt
And a few more...
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." - Yogi Berra
I certainly cannot walk in the shoes of those whom I have just quoted, but I also wanted to share some of my original quotes on Attitude, Change, Growth and Communication.
Please send me your favorite quotes, maybe even your own originals! It would give me great joy to include them in a future newsletter, but not before asking, "May I quote you?"
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