#sons

Every day, sincerely and without phoniness, Lou demonstrated by his actions how very vital it is - more than anything else - to understand and appreciate the people who work with you...Do your job well, but always remember that the people you work with are your most valuable asset. Embrace them. Honor them. Respect them" (206) - "Prescriptions for Success" by John Schuerholz ↗

— Denzel Washington

#life

So it is that God tugs at a pilgrim's sleeve telling him to remember that he is only human. He must be his own man, remain in exile, and belong to himself. He must pay attention to his own feelings and to the meaning of what he does, if he is to be for himself, and yet for others as well. ↗

— Sheldon B. Kopp

#religion #life

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart. ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#lessons

At a moderate calculation, among a million of persons inhabiting the metropolis, there are, at least, twenty-five thousand children who attend these schools, and cost their parents as many pounds sterling, per annum. ↗

— Joseph Lancaster

#attend #calculation #children #cost #inhabiting

Talking with other parents really gave me some lessons that I try to hold on to now, as a parent of two boys. ↗

— Joe Lando

#hold #i #lessons #me #now

The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#affect #become #best #else #everything

An uncle gave me a side drum and my mother decided I should have lessons. ↗

— Humphrey Lyttelton

#drum #gave #i #lessons #me

I will have a one-hour program called the Mission Watch, where I will describe details of the mission and give additional information about the lessons from space. ↗

— Christa McAuliffe

#additional #called #describe #details #give

Waiting around to be perfect never amounts to anything. Don't be a waiter or you'll be serving other people. ↗

— Ian Desabrais

#life-lessons #motivation #inspirational

Embrace nothing: If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet your father, kill your father. Only live your life as it is, Not bound to anything. ↗

— Gautama Siddharta

#inspirational #life #life-lessons #inspirational