Loyalty

I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. (Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame baseball player)

Loyalty to a vision or person will always reap its rewards in the long run.

Virtues

Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. (C.S. Lewis, Irish writer and scholar)

Courage simply means going forward with whatever you set out to do, no matter what the cost.

Guarantee

The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit. (Morgan Freeman, American actor)

Failures are all about people giving up, Period!

Life Lesson

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

(Auguste Rodin, French artist and sculptor)

Everything that you do is a life lesson waiting to be put to good use later on.

Attitudes

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

(Irving Berlin, American music composer)

In life you can harness either positive or negative energy. The type of energy that can be harnessed in life is left up to each individual to choose from.

Confidence

I have a lot of confidence in tropical music, the genres I work in---salsa, merengue and bachata.

(Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican entertainer)

It is of the utmost importance that in whatever you do to always believe in what you are doing. If you do not believe in what you are doing then you should not be doing it.

Alive

Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.

(Mel Brooks, actor and movie producer)

Everyone who has ever been alive has had the same chances to impact society. However, only 1% of the population has ever chosen to act and leave a lasting legacy of what they have accomplished for mankind.

Friendship

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

(Muhammad Ali, former heavyweight champion of the world)

By being a true friend you learn a lot about yourself.

Unwilling

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.


(Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States)


In order to develop character you must learn and do things that will make you uncomfortable. Without this willingness to learn you will not progress in anything.

Wisely

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

(Auguste Rodin, French artist, sculptor)

There is always a lesson to be learned in every situation. How the wealth of experiences a person accumulates in life is used, depends on each and every individual.

Instrument of Peace

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

(Carlos Santana, Mexican American musician)

Throughout history the most powerful legacies that have withstood the test of time have been those that were accomplished through peaceful means.

Kick In The Teeth

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

(Walt Disney, Founder of Disney Land and Disney World)

There is an old saying that goes "what does not kill you only makes you stronger" and it is very true. Troubles, trials, tribulations and problems will actually make you stronger as long as you do not quit and that is the significant, contributing factor that will help you succeed in life.

Looking Inside

You know, I don't really do that much looking inside me when I'm working on a project. Whatever I am becomes what that film is. But I change; you change.

(Steven Spielberg, American film director, producer and screenwriter)

When you are in a zone you don't take the time for introspection. However, after you are through take the time to truly observe what you have done and you will realize how much of yourself is within the work you have accomplished.

Knowledge

Knowledge: The acquiring of information.

Understanding: Discerning and valuing important and practical truths

Wisdom: The act of applying valued truths to any given situation and to life in general.

Solomon places a great value on acquiring understanding and an even higher value on the application of wisdom.

Seeking Wisdom

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

(Lord Chesterfield, writer and the Fourth Earl of Chesterfield)

There is no such thing as having enough wisdom. In ones life experiences are accumulated continually and are to be used later on when a situation dictates it is needed.

Inheritance

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

(Karl Kraus, Austrian writer and journalist)

Wisdom essentially are the experiences one accumulates in life's journeys. With that being said, it is every ones responsibility who has this wisdom to impart it in some shape or form.

Changing

When you are through changing, you are through.

(Bruce Barton, American author, advertising executive and politician)

You have to continually change in order to traverse life's difficulties when they arise.

Don't Deny Your Naivete. Choose to Look Well into Matters!

Accept that your natural inclination in decision making will always be to take path of the lazy or naive. Make the choice to proactively look well into matters before you make important decisions.

Patience

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

(Saint Augustine, Philosopher and Theologian)

Patience is one of the things all people need for with patience one has a levelheadedness that will assist in turbulent times.

Dreams

Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.

(Anais Nin, French Journalist)

Dreams or visions cannot become reality without the actions needed to help it come true.

Amazed

You would be amazed what the ordinary guy knows.

(Matt Drudge, Controversial news reporter)

Never underestimate anybody, because if you do be prepared for some unforeseen surprises. The human condition can never be predicted or prepared for. The X factor of what is carried within each and every one of us is what makes life interesting.

Freedom of Choice

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

(Muhammad Ali, former heavyweight champion of the world)

What people forget is that because we live in this great country we do enjoy freedoms that are denied people of other nationalities. We have the freedom of choice to become whoever we so choose to be. With the desire we can accomplish anything we set out to do.

One Thing Only

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

(Charlie Chaplin, Comedian)

Always instill the greatest importance in your work in order to provide maximum effort from yourself.

Dance

Whoever does not dance has to leave.

(Wilfrido Vargas, Dominican band leader/entertainer)

There are people who get invited to the dance and do not dance at all.

There are other people who continually dance and those are the ones who get invited time and time again. The continual dancer reaps the rewards of life.