All Tumbling Things Phil

"You don’t become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and..."

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:19:40 -0500

“You don’t become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.”

- Randall Munroe, xkcd

"The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside…"

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:23:04 -0500

“The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside…”

- Roger Ebert

"Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:41:05 -0500

“Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”

- Steve Jobs

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:20:24 -0500

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.”

- Chinese Proverb

(via xkcd: Share Buttons)

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:53:09 -0500

(via xkcd: Share Buttons)

"Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on."

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:21:06 -0500

“Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.”

- Samuel Butler

"It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we..."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:42:05 -0500

“It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.”

- Barack Obama

"It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune, but just..."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:20:05 -0500

“It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.”

- Lillian Hellman

"If they give you ruled paper, write the other way."

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:20:06 -0500

“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”

- Juan Ramon Jiminez

"Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:41:05 -0500

“Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.”

- Will Rogers

"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:21:05 -0500

“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It’s not..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:13:46 -0500

“Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It’s not to have a detailed plan of everything that you’re going to do. You can’t plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it.”

- Eric Schmidt

"Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say."

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:20:05 -0500

“Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say.”

- Matthew Trump

"First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others."

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:52:31 -0500

“First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”

- Thomas a Kempis

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot..."

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:58:05 -0500

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

- Alvin Toffler

"One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you..."

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:20:05 -0600

“One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.”

- Sir Winston Churchill

"All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough."

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:06 -0600

“All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough.”

- Anna Quindlen

"Life’s a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest."

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:20:05 -0600

“Life’s a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.”

- Wilson Mizner

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing..."

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:06 -0600

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”

- George Bernard Shaw

"There are some defeats more triumphant than victories."

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:22:05 -0600

“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”

- Michel de Montaigne