Wit & Wisdom
From Jane Goodall, Tina Fey, and more
“Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right.”
Jane Goodall, quoted in NationalGeographic.com
“If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: Who cares?”
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Tina Fey, quoted in CNN.com
“Intellectual labor tears a man out of society. A craft, on the other hand, leads him toward men.”
Franz Kafka, quoted in The Boston Globe
“If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.”
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Olympic champion Carl Lewis, quoted in the Windsor, Ontario, Star
“Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but to see quickly how to make them good.”
Bertolt Brecht, quoted in Forbes.com
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”
Writer Maxim Gorky, quoted in the Associated Press
“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you got.”
Janis Joplin, quoted in Ladies’ Home Journal
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