The way to come to power

The way to come to power is not always to merely challenge the Establishment, but first make a place in it and then challenge and double-cross the Establishment.

(Francis Ford Coppola)

Das Beste

Das Beste sollte nie hinter uns, sondern immer vor uns liegen.

(Bertrand Russel)

Because its opponents eventually die

A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die.

(Max Planck)

Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel

Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel, aber nicht alle haben den gleichen Horizont.

(Konrad Adenauer)

Between stimulus and response

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

(Viktor E. Frankl)

Originality – A free choice

Originality is not a fixed trait. It is a free choice.

(Adam Grant)

Believe you can

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

(Theodore Roosevelt)

Adjust my sails

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

(Jimmy Dean)

A man only learns in two ways

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

(Will Rogers)

do the common things

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

(George Washington Carver)