Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
—Aristotle
Archive for November, 2016
Ignore Your Critics and Lead
Posted in Criticism, Uncategorized, tagged critics, Leadership on November 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Action Environment
Posted in Action Environment, Uncategorized, tagged Action on November 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
—Andrew Jackson
Vision
Posted in Vision, tagged Leadership, vision on November 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace. But it will be done. And it will be done before the end of this decade.
—John F. Kennedy, 12 Sep 62
Castro is Dead. May Cuba now begin to embrace freedom.
Posted in Enlightenment, Uncategorized, tagged Enlightenment, evil, Freedom on November 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
—Thomas Jefferson
In honor of one of Latin America’s most evil dictators assuming room temperature. Adios Fidel. May the people of Cuba become enlightened and embrace true freedom now that your soul has journeyed to Hell.
So fitting in the aftermath of the election
Posted in Character, Uncategorized, tagged character on November 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Creating and Pursuing Your Vision
Posted in Uncategorized, Vision, tagged vision on November 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
—Jack Welch
As Ronald Reagan put it, trust…but verify
Posted in Vigilance, tagged Government, trust on November 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
—George Washington
Societal Decay
Posted in Spirituality, Uncategorized, tagged Religion, spirituality on November 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
—Niccolo Machiavelli
Don’t be afraid to have an open mind
Posted in Critical Thought, Uncategorized, tagged Critical Thought on November 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
—Andrew Jackson
Free Speech is a Two-Way Street
Posted in Freedom, Uncategorized, tagged free speech, Freedom on November 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.
—Winston Churchill
