"The first and last task of aleader is to keep hope alive."

-- John W. Gardner

#Leadership Quotes #Tasks Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Everyone talks about Spanish influences, but where is it?...Tell me 10 great Spanish restaurants in London....You canâ€™t give me the addresses. Nor in Paris.”
“There is no inherent awakening power in cultural forms that have become dissociated from the wisdom and practicality that gave birth to them. They turn into illusions themselves and become part of the drama of religious culture. Although they can make us happy temporarily, they can't free us from suffering, so at some point, they become a source of disappointment and discouragement. Eventually, these forms may inspire nothing more than resistance to their authority.”
“Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.”
“I keep saying that the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians, and I'm not kidding.”
“We become so caught up in the busyness of our lives. Were we to step back, however, and take a good look at what weâ€™re doing, we may find that we have immersed ourselves in the â€œthick of thin things.â€ In other words, too often we spend most of our time taking care of the things which do not really matter much at all in the grand scheme of things, neglecting those more important causes.”
“One does not make revolutions by halves.”
“No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.”
“The circle, or ring, dance was seen as an earthly counterpart of the heavenly dance of the angels, which was itself a celebration of the resurrection.”

Source : Gerald Jonas (1998). “Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement”, Turtleback Books

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