Jeff Zaslow and Reaching for the Best

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/opinion/greene-zaslow/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Great article by Bob Greene about Jeff Zaslow, the author who helped Randy Pausch write “The Last Lecture”. If you haven’t read the Last Lecure, I highly recommend it.

Bob Greene’s article talks about doing your best at all times. He says it’s not often that it pays off, but it’s an admirable endeavor.

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problem.” – Ghandi

Maurice Sendak on Being Scary

Reporter: “What do you say to parents who think the Wild Things film may be too scary?”

Sendak: “I would tell them to go to hell. That’s a question I will not tolerate.”

Reporter: “Because kids can handle it?”

Sendak: “If they can’t handle it, go home. Or wet your pants. Do whatever you like. But it’s not a question that can be answered.”

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The Bard on Doubt

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, Act 1 scene 4
Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)

Quotes on Tenacity

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity”

– Louis Pasteur (French Chemist and Microbiologist, 1822-1895)

Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper’s principle: “The next mile is the only one a person really has to make.”

 – Eric Sevareid