Goals Quotes
What do you fear, Lady?
Sunday, October 25th, 2009What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009There’s no higher art than living a good life
Thursday, August 27th, 2009If you are foolish enough to be contented, don’t show it, but grumble with the rest
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
…if you can do with a little, ask for a great deal. Because if you don’t you won’t get any. In this world, it is necessary to adopt the principle pursued by the plaintiff in an action for damages, and to demand ten times more than you are ready to accept. If you can feel satisfied with a hundred, begin by insisting on a thousand; if you start by suggesting a hundred, you will only…
When human intelligence and human goodness or affection are used together, all human actions become constructive
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009Only the children know what they are looking for.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Her spirit had nothing to do. It became restless, so she gave it work to do, too.
Saturday, July 18th, 2009A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
It has been almost painful to find how much good enthusiasm has been evaporated during the last four years. I can now walk soberly through a Brazilian forest; not but what it is exquisitely beautiful, but now, instead of seeking for splendid contrasts, I compare the stately mango trees with the horse-chestnuts of England. Although…
We are much better than we know. We have unrealized capacities that sometimes only emerge in crisis.
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
What if I had lost? What if I relapsed and the cancer came back? I still believe I would have gained something in the struggle, because in what time I had left I would have been a more complete, compassionate, and intelligent man, and therefore more alive. The only thing the illness has convinced me of beyond all doubt- more than any…
Gardening is the care and feeding of possibilities.
Friday, March 20th, 2009
When I planted those bulbs they looked more like pebbles than flowers, but I knew what I had and what I wanted, and in the damp and dark of October I put them in the ground and gave growth a shot. I love that feeling of doing a good thing and letting it go, trusting that I’ve set it in motion and nature will take its course.












