"Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them."

“When you're young, you don't really know quite what you're aiming at. You're very impulsive and acting on impulse, which is very important and valuable. But you're kind of swimming in a blind sea. When you get older, you have more of a sense of direction.”

“A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.”

“The world before us is a postcard, and I imagine the story we are writing on it.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Miles Between”, p.24, Macmillan

“My Google-fu is strong.”

“Effective engagement is inspired by the empathy that develops simply by being human.”

Source : FaceBook post by Brian Solis from Dec 27, 2014

“If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.”

Source : "Prof. Hawking Goes Weightless - The True Story" by Peter Diamandis, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 15, 2013.

“Play ball! Means something more than runs Or pitches thudding into gloves! Remember through the summer suns This is the game your country loves.”

Source : Quoted in Colin JarmanThe Guinness Dictionary of Sports Quotations (1990).

“Somebody once told me if you're doing what you're supposed to you don't have to force it.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com