{"id":5185,"date":"2022-08-12T06:02:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T00:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=5185"},"modified":"2024-12-27T18:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:53:35","slug":"words-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2022\/08\/12\/words-of-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"280: WORDS OF WISDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Success<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no formula for success\u2014you just begin and then you continue\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>– Cameron Esposito <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Standup comedian)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> There is no short cut to hard work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A simple recipe for success<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThink of many things. Do one.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span>– Portuguese proverb<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Ideate, ideate and ideate.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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On Courage<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCourage is the most important of all the virtues. Without that virtue, you can\u2019t practice any other virtue with consistency.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-Maya Angelou <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Poet and Author)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Both Physical and Moral Courage are important.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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On Change<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChange may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-ROY T. BENNETT<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Author)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Change the environment. If You can’t – change your attitude.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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On Responsibility<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

”It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-MOLI\u00c8RE<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(French playwright, actor, and poet)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Have broad Shoulders.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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On Knowledge<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u201cIn life, there isn\u2019t a single person that knows everything and there is no person that knows nothing. It\u2019s not too late to learn\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-Marie-Christine Gasingirwa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Director at the Ministry of Education in Rwanda)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Never stop learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Greatness<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

”Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>-William Shakespeare<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> First be great human then a great professional.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the importance of enhancing what already works.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-John Gall.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Physician and author)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Improve what already exists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the trap of self-pity<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNobody’s going to do your life for you. You have to do it yourself\u201d.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0– Cheryl Strayed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Author)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Get up and get going.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And The Best<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/span>“Never converse with a man who has written more than he has read.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/span>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Samuel Johnson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Playwright, poet, and writer)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My Take:<\/span> Never argue – work in ‘take it or leave it’ mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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