Gifford Pinchot on Renewal

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival.

Gifford Pinchot
The first Chief of the United States Forest Service, 1905 - 1910

Source: thinkexist.com

The Daily Show Wisdom

Take it down a notch for America.

On the Rally to Restore Sanity on 10.30.10 in D.C.

John Stewart
The Daily Show
September 16, 2010
Comedy Central

The Daily Show Wisdom

As you can see, it is easy to get caught up in it, but why don't we hear from these 70 to 80 percenters? Well, most likely because you have shit to do.

...We are here. But we are only here until 6 because we have a sitter.

On the Rally to Restore Sanity on 10.30.10 in D.C. and why the 20% to 30% extreme always seems so prominent and loud.

Jon Stewart
The Daily Show
September 16, 2010

Thomas Jefferson on Action

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Thomas Jefferson

Source: Seeds of Success, August 10, 2010 - Vol. 3 Issue 23

John Wooden on Focus

Don’t mistake activity for achievement.

John Wooden

Source: successmagazine.com

Jerry Rice on Perspective

I'm like the guy who jumps out of a high-rise building and every floor he passes on the way down, he says, "So far so good."

Jerry Rice
San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver and Holder of 38 NFL Records
from his Football Hall of Fame speech
August 7, 2010

Source: espn.go.com

Emmitt Smith on Definition

...Claim your inner champion. When you claim your inner champion, you will learn to see, hear and feel differently than others. So what I most want to convey here is, never, never let others define you; you define yourself.

Emmitt Smith
College All-American, Dallas Cowboys Running Back, and the NFL's All-time Leading Rusher
from his Football Hall of Fame induction speech
August 7, 2010

Source: espn.go.com

Floyd Little on Focus

Because of those that encouraged me in those early years, I am here today. So I want to encourage you, every student, every athlete, every person who will hear my voice, don't listen to the naysayer. I had plenty of those. Don't listen to those that will judge you for your rough edges. Don't focus on your weakness so you won't become a victim. Find the goodness in you that says, Yes, I can be a good student. Yes, I can be a good son and daughter. Yes, I can be a positive role model. Yes, I can, because the good in you is better than the worst in most. The choice is yours. Be the best that you can be.

Floyd Little
College All-American & Denver Broncos Running Back
from his Football Hall of Fame induction speech
August 7, 2010

Source: espn.go.com

Stephen Colbert on Expectations

34 billionaires are giving away half of their fortunes. Can't wait to check the mail tomorrow!

Stephen Colbert


Source: twitter.com/StephenAtHome

Laura Day on Crisis

When you evolve, so do your opportunities - as does your capacity for joy and success.

Laura Day
Welcome to Your Crisis
©2006, Little Brown and Company

House on Percentages

If her DNA were off by one percentage point, she'd be a dolphin.

House (Hugh Laurie) to Dr. Foreman (Omar Epps) as to whether or not a 1% dip in normal blood oxygen levels that is considered within range is a symptom of something more for a 9-year-old girl who had a hallucinogenic episode. 

House
Autopsy, 2005
Laurence Caplow
Heel & Toe Films

Og Mandino on Living

Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find ''tomorrow'' on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday's defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, ''If I had my life to live over again.'' Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

Og Mandino

Source: thinkexist.com

Agnes De Mille on Dance

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.

Agnes De Mille

Thanks to Janet Davis and all my fellow dancers (especially Donna, Judy, Shawna, and Emily) in the Flash Mob at the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce 37th Annual Music and Arts Festival.


Source: quotegarden.com

Tony Robbins on Living

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

Tony Robbins

Source: thinkexist.com

Leo Buscaglia on Play

I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.

Leo Buscaglia

Source: thinkexist.com