Invention, Planning, Life

Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.
~ Willy Wonka

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
~ Dwight Eisenhower

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
~ William James

On the edge, Great things, Wisdom

If you aren't living on the edge, then you are taking up too much space.
~ Flo Kennedy

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
~ Vincent Van Gogh

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
~ William James

Thinking, New Leader, Adventure

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely
rearranging their prejudices.
~ William James

A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is
dreamless, soulless and visionless ... someone's got to make a wake up
call.
~ Warren Bennis

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An
inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.
~ G.K. Chesterton

Leadership, Misunderstandings

The best is yet to come.
~ Advice

He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.
~ Anonymous
[I disagree. It's not followers who define leadership. It's principles. – K]

There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
~ William James

Define 'thinking'

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

--William James

Quotes, what this country needs and other snippets

I received this quote in an email today that I really liked, although I post it here as reminder that it's what I need, as much as any other part of this country:

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner
minds.

-- Will Rogers

And speaking of dirtier fingernails, hearsay has it the hydrangea bush in the yard might actually bloom this year, for the first time in memory. Now there is cause for rejoicing! I think the two hydrangeas might each be ....um... 7 years old? I'm not too good with plants, so when anything growing in vicinity performs with aplomb, I'm thrilled! If the bush lives up to its promise, then I'll have to post a photo here.

The Will Rogers one inspired me to mention that I love quotes. I select a different quote for my own personal benefit each week. How about if I post the quote of the week here, as well?

So glad you asked! This week's quote is therefore included:

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

--William James

The best part of this exercise is that when I selected this as the quote of the week, I understood it was anonymous. But now that I've looked it up to share it with you, you can see I have it attributed! Thank you for being my reason to do this.