Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mountains to Sea

I remember being fascinated as a kid when I learned that all water went to the sea. That the rain that fell in our lake emptied into a creek then joined with a river which eventually flowed to the ocean…amazing. … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #276 Fortune favors the brave…

Fortune favors the brave. – Publius Terence

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Visual Soliloquy #275 Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome…

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. – Samuel Johnson

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Visual Soliloquy #274 Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking…

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. – William B. Sprague

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Visual Soliloquy #273 The best way out is always through…

The best way out is always through. – Robert Frost

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Visual Soliloquy #272 You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind…

You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind. – Author Unknown

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Visual Soliloquy #271 Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action…

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Visual Soliloquy #270 If the wind will not serve, take to the oars…

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. – Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe – Latin Proverb  

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Visual Soliloquy #269 We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit…

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle

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Visual Soliloquy #268 Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks…

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. – Johann Gottfried Von Herder

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Visual Soliloquy #267 Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things…

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. –Peter Drucker

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Visual Soliloquy # 266 One travels more usefully when alone, because s/he reflects more…

One travels more usefully when alone, because s/he reflects more. –Thomas Jefferson

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Visual Soliloquy #265 Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind; it forces you to stretch your own…

Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind; it forces you to stretch your own. –Charles Scribner, Jr.

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Visual Soliloquy #264 Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm…

Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm.–Idries Shah

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Visual Soliloquy #263 Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day…

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. – Thornton Wilder

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Mont Blanc Hallelujah

(Click the video to play while reading the blog entry)  I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #262 Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks…

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. – Johann Gottfried Von Herder

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Visual Soliloquy #261 The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible…

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. – Arthur C. Clarke

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Visual Soliloquy #260 We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit…

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle

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Visual Soliloquy #259 Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are…

Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.–Bernice Johnson Reagon

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