“A good dancer, is somebody who’s not afraid to be a bad dancer.”
Brother
I can’t dance very well. Neither can my brother. There are a lot of things I am bad at. He’s bad at even more. Knowing these limitations and not being afraid to ignore them is...
“When the inspiration comes, may I find myself working.”
Pablo Picasso ― Artist
This is one of the most inspiring expressions because it related to when Picasso was working in his studio, and nothing happened, so he kept working until his mind got into some grandiose idea. Moreover,...
“Strategy is usually the easy part. Execution is what separates the men from the boys.”
Father
I got this quote from my dad when we were discussing something we’d read in The Wall Street Journal. We were talking about whether the article was a flawed strategy or flawed execution ,and about...
“Measure twice, cut once.”
Father
My dad is very handy, and growing up, I assisted him on fun carpentry tasks around the house also volunteered with him doing set-building for a local theatre company. Every time we worked on something,...
“Risk failure; leap and the net will appear.”
Sheila de Lemos ― Photographer/Educator
We had just finished our first assignment—depth of field—in my high school Intro to Photography class, and our prints were tacked haphazardly to the wall. Ms. de Lemos assessed each one, eyes squinted and fingers...
“You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality.”
Walt Disney (1901-1966) ― Entrepreneur/Animator/Film produce
At the end of the day, what matters are the people. The people who will enjoy the fruits of our dreams. That’s why we do it, or why we should.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu (circa 6th to 5th century BC) ― Chinese philosopher
This kind of plays back into the Woody Hayes theme and it was on the wall in my high school home room. The message is the same, to get anywhere you want to go in...
“One who has never failed, has never tried anything new in life.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) ― Theoretical physicist
We have to risk in life, if we want to experience some of the best things in life. Travel to a place we have never been to, start a venture that we have never done....
“How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
Anonymous
When the task seems huge, the only thing to do is get started on something. It doesn’t have to be a big step, but do something.
“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.”
Robert Half (1919-2001) ― Businessman
I think that this quote and a variation of it from Kevin Durant (‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’) embody that work ethic is very important. Most of life’s problems don’t take...