"Any individual can be, in time, what he earnestly desires to be, if he but sets his face steadfastly in the direction of that one thing, and bring all his powers to bear upon its attainment."

--

Source : John Herman Randall (1911). “A New Philosophy of Life”

John Herman Randall

#Desire Quotes #Faces Quotes #Bears Quotes

“There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything.”
“I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.”
“The failure of unions to support efforts to increase employee involvement and ownership coincided with their unwillingness to speak out on the broader issues of business effectiveness and performance. When foreign competitors threatened the survival of American manufacturers, unions chose to voice traditional employee demands for higher wages, better benefits, and more security. What they failed to provide were effective responses to the challenge of globalization.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“When we fall in love, we hope - both egotistically and altruistically - that we shall be finally, truly seen: judged and approved. Of course, love does not always bring approval: being seen may just as well lead to a thumbs-down and a season in hell.”
“No high-minded painter of the last fifty years has been able to come to terms with his art without coming to terms with the problem of cubism.”
“The true foundation of the brotherhood of humankind is belief in the knowledge that God is the Father of humankind. For us, therefore, brotherhood is not only a generous impulse but also a divine command.”
“When there is good news, and it is news , we do report it, but usually news is a record of human failure. Those wanting to celebrate human accomplishment are, as someone said, advised to go to the sports section.”

Source : Linda Ellerbee (1987). “"And so it goes": adventures in television”, Berkley Pub Group
“We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean.”

You may also like:

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
Historian
Common
Hip-hop artist
Ernst Cassirer
Philosopher
Jacques Barzun
Historian
Josef Pieper
Philosopher
Marsilio Ficino
Philosopher
Plato
Philosopher
Wilhelm Dilthey
Psychologist