Global Impact. Visually.

If I can describe thinking visually simply then it’s with ideas that express practical emotion or action. Furthermore concepts that simply inspire or make complete sense in a split second. Take this image. It needs no further explanation. Just brilliant.

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Thoughts,clues and inspirations...#59

Well here we are again, well almost. I want to wish you a very prosperous and rewarding 2008.  And just to be a little ahead of the curve - this is the first collection of those little gems that I’ve come across recently to kick off 2008. I hope you find them as intriguing and insightful as I do. With warmest best wishes.  John

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“And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.” - Ayrton Senna

“I'm just looking for an angel with a broken wing.” - Jimmy Page

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ” - Mark Twain

“To fail to take the battle to the enemy when your back is to the wall is to perish.” - Sun-tzu

“New media was the underdeveloped stepchild. Now it's first on the marketing plan.” - Greg Trani

“When the map-makers arrive, you know the real explorers have already moved on”. - G.H. Hardy

“For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time.” - Brian Eno

“While coolness in disaster is the supreme proof of a commander's courage, energy in pursuit is the surest test of his strength of will.” - Field Marshall Wavell

“Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.” - H.G.Wells

“Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination.” -  William Longgood

“To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.” - Henry Ford

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” - Voltaire

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” - Ferdinand Foch

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” - Paul Boese

And finally...

“The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.” - Football quarterback and sports analyst.

“We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.” - Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor

“We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.” - Al Gore

“Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas.” - Keppel Enderbery.

“The loss of life will be irreplaceable.” - Dan Quayle.



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Berries, Snowflakes and Baubles... #58

Hi everyone. As this may well be the last collection of the year, I wanted to thank everyone for the very kind comments, contributions and of course friendship over this year. I hope these occasional missives brighten the day or cause some thought or simply remind us of the power of great minds. If of course you don’t want to receive them anymore or are subscribing via the ‘Quotes Blog’ then always ping me and I will take you off.

Have a great holiday season and of course a calm, safe and exciting 2008!. John

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“I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.” - Winston Bennett. (University of Kentucky basketball forward)

“It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.” - Al Gore

“I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law” - David Dinkins, New York City Mayor

And seriously...

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” - Buddha

“I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.” - Brian Grazer,

“Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.” - Williard Marriott

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” - James Neil Hollingworth

“The best way out is always through.” - Robert Frost

“We're really a niche company, but it's a huge niche." - Kip Hirschbach

“You will rise by lifting others.” - Robert G. Ingersoll

“I believe advertising is the tax you pay for being unremarkable.” - Robert Stephens

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln

“One can acquire everything in solitude - except character.” - Marie-Henri Beyle

“While it's important to work hard, all work and no play is a recipe for diminishing returns.” - Wendy Marx

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” - Peter F. Drucker

And finally two wonderful if not massive understatements from 2007...

“There is actually the opportunity for value creation in being socially responsible.” - Brian Walker

“The needs of business travellers have not been helped by the current realities of air travel.” - Owen N. Wild



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