Emerson instructed us to “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of truimpth out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul.”

Following Emerson’s guidance, I offer some of my favorite blasts of triumph. You can search by topic or by teacher or you can just hit refresh and keep getting 5 new random quotes below:-

• The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

  ~ e.e. cummings quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Love, Laughter

• Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It wasn't reasoned into him, and it cannot be reasoned out.

  ~ Sydney Smith quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Wisdom

• The rewards are profound. Shadow-work enables us to alter our self-sabotaging behavior so that we can achieve a more self-directed life.

  ~ Connie Zweig quotes from Romancing the Shadow

  Inspirational Quotes on: War, Work, Life, Achieve

• Personally, I now aim for one month of overseas relocation or high-intensity learning (tango, fighting, whatever) for every two months of work projects.

  ~ Timothy Ferriss quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek

  Motivational Quotes on: Learn, Learning, Persona, Work, Personally, Intensity

• By leadership, I mean taking complete responsibility for an organization's well-being and growth, and changing it for the better. Real leadership is not about prestige, power or status. It is about responsibility.

  ~ Robert Joss quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Responsibility, Leadership, Growth, Better, Power, Rest, Leader

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