If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. – Mohandas Gandhi What does that mean? This saying has been stated by many people in many different ways, but it gets back to the same basic…
Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. – Napoleon Hill What does that mean? It means as long as you are still trying, there is a possibility that you will win. What ‘victory’ means, of course, is very dependent on the person and the task, as is the definition of ‘fighting.’…
Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use. – Charles Schultz What does that mean? Like most of the roads around town (with some notable exceptions, like Florida & Kansas), there hills and valleys. It goes up and down. You need to shift gears, as the correct gear for climbing…
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. – Socrates What does that mean? To me, this saying has real meaning. I tend to be overly busy, with too many projects working at the same time. It’s kind of like the saying about taking time to smell the roses. If you’re too busy, you don’t see…
Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do than what one can do. – Lin Yutang What does that mean? To me, this is about where your talents are and where they are not. No matter how badly you want to play the piano at Carnegie Hall, if the best you can…
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. – Confucius What does that mean? Keep on keeping on! Go the distance. It isn’t over until I win. However you want to word it, you keep moving in the direction of your goal. Some goals come easily. Others take…
