thought for the day
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost – Arthur Ashe
Jim Rohn
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost – Arthur Ashe
The reality is that changes are coming … they must come. You must share in bringing them – John Hersey
One man can make a difference and every man should try – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received – Seneca
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes – Marcel Proust
The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving – Oliver Wendell Holmes
I have just finished reading an excellent book that looks at the use of science by the pharmaceutical companies, the vitamin companies (sometimes the same!), mainstream medicine, complementary medicine and the media and I would heartily recommend it. I have learnt quite a bit – and a word of warning if you decide to read […]
“there is less than a 50 percent chance that the results of any randomly chosen scientific paper will be true” This is a statement I read this morning that was apparently made in 2005 and has been corroborated since by several other scientists. It followed the submission of a bogus report to over 300 […]
Read a brilliant bit this morning about forgiveness. From the Greek it apparently is more accurately translated as “untying the knot”. Now doesn’t that have a wonderful image? As I keep telling my clients forgiving someone or a group for something that they have done/you have perceived they have done is not condoning what was […]
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase – Dr Martin Luther King Jr