There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ person. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. | |
— George Burton Adams | |
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2020 | A Profound Source |
2019 | Sad Words |
2018 | Self-Sorted |
2017 | Right |
2016 | At Least One Step |
2015 | Month To Month Rental |
2014 | Professional Beliefs |
2013 | Books Are… |
2012 | True Distinguishing Marks |
2010 | Sub-300 |
Posts Tagged ‘Character’
Thousands
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Character, Encouragement, George Burton Adams, Kind Deed, Philosophy, Quotes, Self-Made Person, Success on January 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Even Being President For Almost Four Years
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Character, Circumstance, Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson on November 9, 2020| 2 Comments »
No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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2019 | And Autumnal Foliage |
2018 | Up Hill, Both Ways |
2017 | Trump Carnivores – The Revolution So Far |
2016 | Election Results |
2015 | Speak Louder |
2014 | Why I Frequently Give In |
2013 | Am Remembering |
2012 | Sustained Fear |
2011 | Commitment |
#IncompetentDonald Fails On All Three
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #IncompetentDonald, Character, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Strategy on August 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. | |
— General Norman Schwarzkopf | |
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2018 | I Put It Down To Bad Teachers |
Day 34: In And Out | |
2017 | And The Future Is Now |
2016 | I Am |
2015 | Positively Aiming Higher |
2014 | Suspicious Minds |
2013 | We Are Not Alone |
2012 | Lawyer, n. |
2011 | Each Day Remember… |
2010 | Impossible Dreams of Camelot |
No Wall And Not One Dollar
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #IncompetentDonald, Character, Jokes, Lies, Politics, Quotes, Robert Half, Stealing on February 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
How you react when the joke’s on you can reveal your character. | |
— Robert Half | |
[After two years in Office, Congress continues to refuse to fund a “wall” so President Trump declares a “national emergency” to divert funds from approved budgets. When lies fail, steal. | |
The “sad” thing is, the joke isn’t ON #IncompetentDonald, he IS the joke. — KMAB] | |
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2018 | Mirror, Mirror |
2017 | Keep On Keeping On |
2016 | Reflections |
2015 | Is It Time Yet? |
2014 | Ask Any Follower |
2013 | Cornered Or Surrounded? |
2012 | Escape |
2011 | Achievement |
Not Unreasonable Enough | |
Happy Birthday, Bro!
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Character, Faith Family and Friends, Good Fortune, Happy Birthday Bro, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Philosophy, Quotes on March 24, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We must take care to live not merely a long life, but a full one; for living a long life requires only good fortune, but living a full live requires character. | |
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Love Can Change The World In A Minute |
2016 | 60, Little Bro! |
2015 | Vision and Courage |
2014 | 58 – Little Bro |
2013 | New Adventures And Old Hopes |
Caving In | |
2012 | Bits And Bobs And Birthdays |
Always Hope | |
2011 | Wet Snow And Long Hills |
Found Out
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, #TraitorInTheWhiteHouse, Character, J.C. Macauley, Politics, Quotes on March 20, 2018| 1 Comment »
The measure of people’s real character is what they would do if they knew they would never be found out. | |
— J.C. Macauley | |
[For a certain President, it’s who are you going to try to fire to avoid being found out. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Still Waiting… |
2016 | Same Old, Same Old |
2015 | Shout! |
2014 | I Hear Voices |
2013 | Ethics And Standards |
2012 | Swing Higher |
2011 | Convicted For Life |
Choose Life
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Attitude, Bad Things, Character, Life, Optimism, Philosophy, Quotes, Walter Anderson on October 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself. | |
— Walter Anderson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | We, Us, All |
2015 | No Less |
2014 | Life Advice (50) |
Orange October (IV) – Giants Win Game 1 Of NLCS! | |
2013 | Running To |
2012 | Suddenly |
2011 | Liberal Washington |
2010 | Giants Advance To NLCS!! |
Thank You, Senator McCain (So Far Anyway)
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Character, Earl Warren, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Senator John McCain on September 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior. | |
— Earl Warren | |
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2016 | What About Friends? |
2015 | It Tastes Good To Me |
2014 | Others’ Footsteps |
The Not-So-Modern Samurai | |
2013 | Doin’ |
2012 | A Lover |
2011 | What Have We Found Here |
Words | |
The Cornerstone Pays
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged B. C. Forbes, Character, Honesty, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes on December 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind. | |
— B. C. Forbes | |
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On This Day In: | |
2015 | Would That This Be True |
2014 | More Likely |
2013 | Enjoyed The Desolation |
Watching Faux News | |
2012 | Speaking Of Products |
2011 | Ready To Be Immortal? |
Trying To Capture Serenity
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged André Maurois, Character, Culture, Education, History, Leadership, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes on October 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Character is of the first importance, but intelligence is nevertheless essential. It is desirable for a leader to have a broad education. History and poetry increase his knowledge of human passions. Culture offers the man of action opportunities now and then to capture his serenity; it puts at his disposal models of order and clarity. It is, in a sense, a work of art to reconstruct a country or to lead an army, and the man who has acquired a sense of beauty from his studies will be the more successful for it. | |
— André Maurois | |
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2012 | Above The Vaulted Sky |
2011 | Active Learning |
A True Test
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Character, Margaret Chase Smith, Philosophy, Quotes on July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. | |
— Margaret Chase Smith | |
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