"Do the thing and you will have the power."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Confidence Quotes #Power Quotes #Acting Quotes

“No one has more time than you have. It is the discipline and stewardship of your time that is important. The management of time is the management of self; therefore if you manage time with God, he will begin to manage you.”

Source : Jill Briscoe (1989). “Before You Say Amen”, Victor Books
“The past, for everyone, is full of missed chances, surviving to understand them, if not set them straight, is one of the things that makes the next breath worth taking.”

Source : Le Ly Hayslip (2012). “When Heaven and Earth Changed Places”, p.261, Anchor
“I still learn, but I think it's the best thing in life to have a kid.”
“The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness, beauty and dignity, and to describe how the incessant efforts and accumulated genius of many generations have built up that magnificent monument, the object of our most legitimate pride as men, and of our wonder, humility and thankfulness, as individuals. The study of the history of mathematics will not make better mathematicians but gentler ones, it will enrich their minds, mellow their hearts, and bring out their finer qualities.”

Source : George Sarton (1936). “The study of the history of mathematics and the study of the history of science”
“Sometimes, I like to imagine the perfect reader - the reader who not just understands what I am about, but soaks up every word as if it were written for them. I have been fortunate in that I have got to meet such readers now and again.”
“I don't have any romantic views of parenting. Every step of the way it's really hard. It's a dangerous world, physically and psychologically.”
“I want to help others 'think first' before diving into a pool or lake to prevent these types of life-changing accidents. I know I'm in a very fortunate minority and hope my story inspires both adults and children to be more careful.”
“Conservatives, despite their increasingly powerful presence on cable TV and talk radio, feel excluded and disregarded by the longstanding preponderance of liberal voices on public television.”

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