"A man always has two reasons A man always has two reasons for doing anything—a good reason and the real reason." —J. P. Morgan
You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think.
"Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit soars to consider truth." Pope John Paul II Fides et Ration
"The scientific method requires the testing of predictions from alternative hypotheses against outcomes (not just modeling)." Kesten Green
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." Benjamin Graham
"If you don't believe in miracles, you are not a realist." David Ben-Gurion, the primary founder and first Prime Minister of Israel. via Jannie Mouton de Boere Buffett.
"Nun verdrieget jug." Brenninkmeijer family motto
"Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other’s nerves you don’t snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out."1 Thessalonians 5:15 (MSG)
"Wer nicht kämpft, hat school verloren." Bertolt Brecht .. "wer nur kampft auch." Ansgar John Brenninkmeijer
“Moral reforms and deteriorations are moved by large forces, and they are mostly caused by reactions from the habits of a preceding period. Backwards and forwards swings the great pendulum, and its alternations are not determined by a few distinguished folk clinging to the end of it." —Sir Charles Petrie, THE VICTORIANS
If I am not listening to you, you probably can't hear what I am saying.
“Listen if you want to be heard” John Wooden
"Mut und Tugend sind ein Sohnes reichste Erbe" Telsemeijer
5 R'n mentale gezondheid:
Rust
Reinheid
Regelmaat
Romantiek
en af en toe Raar doen ;)
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 1 Corinthians 10:24
"You won’t win until you learn how to lose." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"No risk, no fun"
You won’t win until you learn how to lose. I don’t like to do it, to lose, but I can stand it. Along with everything else, you have to acquire the ability to accept defeat. No one makes it without stumbling."
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4
“Don’t assume: assumption is the mother of foul-ups.” Stephen Robbins
Sinaas stands for Samen Is Niet Alleen, Altijd Samen". And Sinaas is also close to sinaasappel or oranges like in the tree on the tile.
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
― Compound interest: "Dogged, incremental, constant progress over a very long time frame is the most powerful force for success, often surpassing genius." Peter D. Kaufman
"If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me." John Wooden
John Wooden: “Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.”
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.” John Wooden
"Het zijn de kleine dingen die het doen."
A timeless gift that John Wooden's father gave him as a teenager was entitled “Seven Things to Do”
- Be true to yourself.
- Help others.
- Make each day your masterpiece.
- Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
- Make friendship a fine art.
- Build a shelter against a rainy day.
- Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
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