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Quotations for Friday, May 9th, 2008

Commentary © 2008  Richard Chandler & Bonnett Chandler

R. Buckminster Fuller As a young child, this American visionary and inventor of the geodesic dome often made things from materials he found in the woods, sometimes making his own tools as well.  A quote from Buckminster Fuller. “When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.”                          - Buckminster Fuller  (1895-1983) ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~             . .		More Success Quotes Here Sophia Loren Sophia Loren is an Academy Award winning actress, widely known to be the most famous Italian actress the world has known. She has said that living in extreme poverty as a youth gave her the strength of character to succeed in life. “Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.” - Sophia Loren  (1934- ) ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ Michael J. Fox is a Canadian and American film and television actor who has garnered many Emmys and Golden Globes during the course of his career.  In 19991 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and remains active in raising money and awareness for stem cell research, which holds the most promise for helping those with Parkinson’s. “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.” - Michael J Fox  (1961-) ~   ~   ~   ~   ~ Colin Powell was a former Joint Chief of Staff and the 65th U.S. Secretary of State serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African-American to serve in both of these positions.  “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.” - Colin Powell  (1937-) ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   Two quotes about problems from an eminent author, psychotherapist and the founder of Jungian Analysis… “To ask the right question is already half the solution to a problem.” - Carl Jung (1875-1961) “[The greater problems in life] can never be solved but only outgrown.” - Carl Jung (1875-1961) ~   ~   ~   ~   ~
~   ~   ~   ~   ~ Paying The Price For Success © 2007-2008 Richard Chandler Saint Cloud, Minnesota USA “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” - Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) Why we do the work of updating this website every day mirrors what we read recently about the motivation of Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting. In his autobiographical memoir, ‘Broken Music’, Sting, who in our mind is one of the most successful, artistic and committed musicians ever to compose and perform music, succinctly states the primary reason for his success: “Sheer bloodymindedness.”   Price for Success Continued

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