quotes Archives – Brent Logan

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.

A man dies when he refuses to take a stand

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. --Martin Luther King Jr.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

May today be more than merely a day off work, but a day to consider how society treats all of its members and to ask, “What is right? What is true? When do I speak up? Where do I take a stand?”

Bill and Melinda Gates on investing

The best investment any of us can ever make is in the lives of others.

Bill and Melinda Gates

This is from Bill and Melinda Gates’ 2017 annual letter to Warren Buffet on the “impact his gift has had on the world.” Well worth a read.

Updated quote images

I have been going through my older quote posts and either adding or updating images, then dribbling them out to my friends on Facebook. Here are a few of the recent ones.

Here are links to the original posts:

Henry Ford on Positivity

Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.

Henry Ford

Umair Haque on Life

1. You can't follow the rules and achieve much but mediocrity.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

2. The rules exist to keep the less than average at the average, not to enable the average to excel.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

3. If you want to improve your life, cut the bullshit. Spend time on poetry, art, math, science, and great books.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

4. Don't idolize people who've just made money. Look up to people worth looking up to.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

5. If you don't love anyone or anything, your life will always feel empty. And it's a sign that you're not becoming your true self.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

6. Bonus. Don't ever (ever) waste a second of your time on cynics, fools, wimps, and haters. They'll poison the good stuff in you.

— umair (@umairh) June 5, 2013

Hat tip: Kent Peterson.