Breves inspirações
“Dare to be yourself.” André Gide (1869–1951) “The great thing about tomorrow? I can be better tomorrow than I am today.” Tiger Woods (1975 – ) “High expectations are the key to everything.” Sam Walton (1918-1992) “Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside themselves was superior to circumstance.” Bruce Barton (1886–1967) |
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“É impossível um homem aprender aquilo que ele acha que sabe”
Epitectus
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman
Quem quiser permanecer livre deve combater até a morte aqueles que pretendem privá-lo de sua liberdade.
Ludwig von Mises
“We are what we repeatedly do.”
Aristotle (384bc–322bc)
Greek philosopher, physician & scientist
Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. St. Francis of Assisi (1182–1226), Italian friar,
founder of the Franciscan order
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
German dramatist, poet & novelist
Quem quiser permanecer livre deve combater até a morte aqueles que pretendem privá-lo de sua liberdade.
Ludwig von Mises
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Italian painter, sculptor and inventor
“Você pode pagar pelas mãos de uma pessoa, mas não pelo seu coração”
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
German medical missionary, Nobel Peace Prize winner
“The future doesn’t just happen—it’s shaped by decisions.”
Paul Tagliabue (1940 – )
NFL commissioner
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970)
American writer
“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.”
Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965)
British statesman
“It’s wonderful what we can do if we’re always doing.”
George Washington (1732–1799)
1st president of the United States
“You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
Steve Jobs (1955 – )
Co-founder and CEO of Apple
“Work is love made visible.“
Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931)
Lebanese poet and philosopher
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Playwright and poet
“If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.”
Lee Iacocca (1924 – )
Businessman and industrialist
“The quality of a person’s life is in
direct proportion to their commitment to excellence.”
Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)
Hall of Fame football coach
“Champions are made from something deep inside – a desire, a dream, and a vision.”
Muhammad Ali (1942 – )
American boxing champion
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963)
35th President of the United States
“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action and purpose.”
Lance Armstrong (1971 – )
U.S. cyclist, 7-time consecutive winner of the Tour de France
cancer survivor
“Clear your mind of can’t.”
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
English critic & poet
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991)
from “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
American writer and illustrator
“He who overcomes others has force;
he who overcomes himself is strong.”
Lao Tzu (570-490bc)
Chinese Tao philosopher
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
American civil rights leader
“My mind is my biggest asset.
I expect to win every tournament
I play.”
Tiger Woods (1975 – )
American golf champion
“Circumstances should never
alter principles.”
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Irish writer & critic
“It is far better to be exhausted
from success than to be rested
from failure.”
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
American businessperson.”
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)
American businessperson
“You know what luck is? Luck is
believing you are lucky,
that’s all.”
Marlon Brando
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance,you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
German-American physicist
“There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction.”
Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
Austro-Hungarian novelist and short story writer
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
British prime minister during WWII
“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.”
Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961)
Secretary General of the United Nations
Nobel Prize laureate
“We know what we are, but know
not what we may be.”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
English playwright and poet
“In the end, go with your gut.”
Donald Trump (1946 – )
American real estate developer
“Business is the most powerful force in society.”
Ben Cohen (1951 – )
cofounder, Ben & Jerry’s
“Quality is not an act. It is a habit.”
Aristotle (384bc-322bc)
Greek philosopher, physician & scientist
“High expectations are the
key to everything.”
Sam Walton (1918-1992)
Founder of Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club
“Great labor overcomes everything.”
Roman proverb
O que é o governo
O governo é como um bebê: um canal alimentar com um enorme apetite, numa ponta, e nenhum senso de responsabilidade na outra. ( Ronald Reagan)
“Why not? Why not you?
Why not now?”
Aslan
Heroic lion in “The Chronicles of Narnia”
“The time is always right to do
what is right.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
Civil rights leader
“Fall seven times. Stand up eight.”
Japanese proverb
“The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.”
Charles M. Schwab (1862–1939)
American industrialist
Quanto mais você racionaliza, menos você cria.
(Raymond Chandler)
“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.”
Arthur Ashe (1943–1993)
Professional tennis player
“Money speaks.”
Aphra Behn (1640–1689)
English writer
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”
Antoine de Saint Exupery (1900–1944)
French aviator and writer
“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
26th president of the United States
“The challenge is in the moment,
the time is always now.”
James Baldwin (1924–1987)
Novelist and essayist
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
Annie Dillard (1945 – )
Writer and Pulitzer prize recipient
“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life, rather than a Monday-to-Friday sort of dying.”
Studs Terkel (1912 – )
Historian and author
“Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem.”
(Ronald Reagan)