Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.

- Charles M. Schwab

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

- Michael Jordan

The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.

- G. M. Trevelyan

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

- Galileo Galilei

Finished reading: Patriot Games

Finished reading: Patriot Games (Movie Tie-In) by Tom Clancy 📚 This is the second Jack Ryan book that I’ve read (or listened to). The first was “The Hunt for the Red October”. I really liked that book. It kept my attention nearly the whole time. Patriot Games did not. It wasn’t a bad book, I just had a harder time getting into it like the first one. I was also a little disappointed in the ending.

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The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.

- Frederick Douglass

Heard this the other day:

People want your spot until they realize what it takes to play your position.

Sometimes a creative environment affects what happens within it.

- Peter Gabriel

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

- Abraham Lincoln

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

- Hans-Georg Gadamer

Why?

Find your why!

Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.

- Jimmy Durante

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

- Dean Rusk

It is said that the night brings counsel, but it is not said that the counsel is necessarily good.

- Jules Verne

Sometimes I thank God… for cheeseburgers.

- Garth Brooks

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

- Ronald Reagan

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

- Dwight L. Moody

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

- Rosa Parks

Currently Reading: The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell 📚

Decided to give this series a try based on the recommendation of a friend.

Finished reading: Tripwire by Lee Child 📚

I’m a huge fan of the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. This book was no different. I loved the story and the characters. I really enjoy the way the author adds suspense to each of his novels. This was my 17th Reacher novel and I haven’t been disappointed in any of them.