““A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.”
“One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.”
“The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.”
“This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old chief simply replied, “Whichever one you feed.”
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“… we have to look at what’s important in life, develop a strong sense of priorities, and be willing to say no to the currents that would lead to less worthwhile pleasures.”
“If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.”
“We believe life is a constant series of small decisions that most of us leave up to someone else to decide. By taking charge of those decisions yourself – even the smallest ones – you can change your life from mundane to magnificent.”
“I am nothing. It’s simple. If I were smart, I might be afraid of looking stupid. If I were successful, I might be afraid of failure. If I were a man, I might be afraid of being weak. If I were a Christian, I might be afraid of losing faith. If I were an atheist, I might be afraid of believing. If I were rational, I might be afraid of my emotions. If I were introverted, I might be afraid of meeting new people. If I were respectable, I might be afraid of looking foolish. If I were an expert, I might be afraid of being wrong.
But I am nothing, and so I am finally free to be myself.
”
“I’d like to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more fruit and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual trouble, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I’m one of those people who lives sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.
I’ve been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute. If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.
If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.
”
“When it’s you against the boss, the goal is to do less work.
When it’s you against the project, the goal is to do more work.
”
“A reporter asked, “Why do you keep putting on different masks and hiding who you really are?”
She said, “You’re not getting it at all– that’s not the purpose. I’m actually stripping off layers and uncovering who I am until I eventually get down to who the real Madonna is.
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“May I see the good in everyone I meet
May I be more open to learning from people
May all people have inner peace
May I have wonderful thoughts and intentions for people I interact with
May I be an instrument of the divine
May I be easy on myself and others
May we all resolve conflict through a peaceful means and
a win-win approach.”
“If you’ll never try, you’ll never know.”
“Faced with a social dilemma, people are guided to a very great extent by their original expectations of what other people will do, but they are also particularly sensitive to negative impressions.”
“Like the housing bubble, the education bubble is about security and insurance against the future. Both whisper a seductive promise into the ears of worried Americans: Do this and you will be safe. The excesses of both were always excused by a core national belief that no matter what happens in the world, these were the best investments you could make. Housing prices would always go up, and you will always make more money if you are college educated.”
“In 1982, a meteorologist from MIT was simulating weather systems when he came upon what is now called the Butterfly Effect: A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can create a tornado in Texas a week later. Wow, if a Butterfly’s actions can have such an impact, imagine what each of our actions can do!”
“Nothing affects the success of an organization more than the quality of its leadership.
Not strategy, not technology, not systems, not innovation, and not processes.”
“I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.”
