Quotes

A curated collection of quotes that hit home — the kind you underline, repeat, or just plain live by.

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Borrowed Wisdom

In an age of hyperconnectivity and distributed power, the divisions that once structured foreign affairs – like Communism versus Capitalism or the West versus the Rest – have broken down. Countries, now with more agency and more options, are fluid, opportunistic and contradictory in their relations. “Polyamory” is the new norm in geopolitics…

— Gordon LaForge
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Borrowed Wisdom

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. But when the struggle becomes overwhelming, strength also means knowing when to get help.”

— Dr Mardy Groethe
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Borrowed Wisdom

“Presence is invitation enough. When we release the need to control outcomes, trust becomes possible.” The horses taught me, “Real leadership is not about control; it is about connection. It is about creating a field where others feel safe enough to be themselves,” whether horse or human.

— Jennifer Schramm
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Borrowed Wisdom

“If you’re in a situation of conflict … you can’t hold yourself responsible for their feelings. Regardless of how they handle the situation, you need to speak your truth. You need to do it in a respectful way and then walk away knowing that you stood up for yourself.”

— Michelle McMahon
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Borrowed Wisdom

“You have to do the work wrong many times before you discover how to do it right.”

— Shane Parrish
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Borrowed Wisdom

“I can’t be everything to everyone. I kind of made peace with it years ago—that at this particular phase of my life, this is what I need and this is what I want. It’s also the reason why I’m very particular about who I spend my time with because I do believe that there are genuinely energy vampires and energy catalysts in humans.”

— Harley Finkelstein
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Borrowed Wisdom

If you look at the facts of something and write down your thoughts, you find that those thoughts lead to certain feelings, and those feelings lead to action. If you can practice new thoughts, you can change outcomes for yourself.

— Catherine Burns
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Borrowed Wisdom

With discipline, we become the architects of our own growth, forging a path where inner development is not a consequence of circumstance but a deliberate journey toward wisdom and fulfillment.

— Raffaello Palandri
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Borrowed Wisdom

“Staying focused requires a lot of effort and discipline. One clue outstanding people leave is that they tend to commit and focus on something for an abnormally long period, even if the results are not immediately visible.

— Shane Parrish
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Borrowed Wisdom

“Over the past 30 years, people have tried to fill the hole in their soul by seeking to derive a sense of righteousness through their political identities. And when you do that, politics begins to permeate everything and turns into a holy war in which compromise begins to seem like betrayal.

— David Brooks
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In an Age of Hyperconnectivity

In an Age of Hyperconnectivity

By Gordon LaForge

May 4, 2026

Editor’s note: A little liberal for my moderate tastes but our society will do better once we realize that the old “world order” is not coming back. “In an age...
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Where There is No Struggle

Where There is No Struggle

By Dr Mardy Groethe

April 6, 2026

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. But when the struggle becomes overwhelming, strength also means knowing when to get help.”
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 To Be Present

 To Be Present

By Jennifer Schramm

March 5, 2026

After failed attempts to control them [horses] led to frustration and anxiety, Jennifer realized the horses were mirroring her feelings. She did not need to change the horse’s behavior. She...
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If You’re in a Situation of Conflict

If You’re in a Situation of Conflict

By Michelle McMahon

February 9, 2026

"If you’re in a situation of conflict … you can’t hold yourself responsible for their feelings. Regardless of how they handle the situation, you need to speak your truth. You...
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Discover How to Do it Right

Discover How to Do it Right

By Shane Parrish

January 6, 2026

“You have to do the work wrong many times before you discover how to do it right.” ---Shane Parrish
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I Can’t Be Everything to Everyone

I Can’t Be Everything to Everyone

By Harley Finkelstein

December 2, 2025

Quote of the Month: Harley Finkelstein  on being you: “I can’t be everything to everyone. I kind of made peace with it years ago—that at this particular phase of my...
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You Can Change Outcomes for Yourself

You Can Change Outcomes for Yourself

By Catherine Burns

October 29, 2025

"If you look at the facts of something and write down your thoughts, you find that those thoughts lead to certain feelings, and those feelings lead to action. If you...
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Architects of Our Own Growth

Architects of Our Own Growth

By Raffaello Palandri

September 29, 2025

"With discipline, we become the architects of our own growth, forging a path where inner development is not a consequence of circumstance but a deliberate journey toward wisdom and fulfillment." ...
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Staying Focused

Staying Focused

By Shane Parrish

August 29, 2025

“Staying focused requires a lot of effort and discipline. One clue outstanding people leave is that they tend to commit and focus on something for an abnormally long period, even...
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Know Why You’re Living

Know Why You’re Living

By David Brooks

August 5, 2025

“Over the past 30 years, people have tried to fill the hole in their soul by seeking to derive a sense of righteousness through their political identities. And when you...
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How the Light Gets In

How the Light Gets In

By Leonard Cohen

July 1, 2025

“ The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what has passed away Or what is yet to be Ah,...
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Sorting and Choosing 

Sorting and Choosing 

By Seth Godin

June 3, 2025

“Sorting and Choosing One is far more important than the other. Sorting puts our options into two piles. One pile is the don’t-like, not-good-enough or wrong stack. These are the...
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Money Can’t Buy Happiness

Money Can’t Buy Happiness

By Alex Hormozi

April 28, 2025

“Whoever says money can’t buy happiness hasn’t given enough away!” ---Alex Hormozi Editor’s Note: This quote was sent by my friend and editor, Mary Beth Conlee, seemed first an instruction...
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Things Just Take Time

Things Just Take Time

By Warren Buffett

March 31, 2025

“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” ---Warren Buffett
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Connection is Powerful

Connection is Powerful

By Seth Godin

March 3, 2025

“The smartphone is the most expensive device most people own, and the one they use the most. Here’s everything you can’t have, can’t afford and won’t get, right here. Here’s...
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Learned to Do

Learned to Do

By Deepak Malhotra

February 3, 2025

“You, Zed, are asking them to be. But they have only learned to do ." ---Deepak Malhotra, from “I Moved Your Cheese”
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Hope for a Great Sea-Change

Hope for a Great Sea-Change

By Seamus Heaney

December 30, 2024

"So hope for a great sea-change On the far side of revenge. Believe that a further shore Is reachable from here. Believe in miracles And cures and healing wells. Hope...
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Wake Up, Get Up

Wake Up, Get Up

By Sal LeCesse

December 2, 2024

“If you wake up, get up. If you get up, do something”. ---Sal LeCesse
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Ego

Ego

By Farnam Street

October 31, 2024

“The healthy part of ego helps when we lose; the humble side helps when we’re winning” ---Farnam Street
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Here’s to Life

Here’s to Life

By Richard Lederer

September 30, 2024

  Now that I am full of years and white of hair and the evening star glows in the sky, I know that as my life accumulates, I am surprised...
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Libraries are Raucous

Libraries are Raucous

By Paula Poundstone

September 3, 2024

It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech,...
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