Avenues to Success Notes

Avenues to Success for 09/28/08

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

     - Anthony J. D'Angelo, American author and founder of Collegiate-empowerment.org 

The Official Blog of Anthony J. D'Angelo

This is the Avenue to Success for 09/28/08

Avenues to Success for 09/27/08

And so often times it happens, that we live our lives in chains, and never even know we have the key.

     -   Already Gone  by The Eagles, American rock band formed in the 1970s

There's interesting comments and information about this song at SongFacts

Source: Eagles

For more on the Eagles, check out these sites:

Avenues to Success for 09/26/08

Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone, you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable.

     - Robert Greene, Born 1959, American author

Source: Robert Greene

Here is another site about Robert Greene:

Power, Seduction and War - The Robert Greene Blog

This is the Avenue to Success for 09/26/08

Avenues to Success for 09/25/08

There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.

     - Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish, philosopher, theologian

Source: Old-Wizard.com

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Avenues to Success for 09/24/08

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

     - Nathaniel  Hawthorne, 1804-1864, American novelist and short story writer

Source: Wikipedia

"As a young man [Nathaniel] Hawthorne had been a recluse. His gift of vision made him different, as he walked an isthmus between time and eternity."
Patrick J. Walsh; Hawthorne's God; Weekly Standard (Washington, DC); Jan 2, 2006

(This quote demonstrated the use of the word "isthmus" in the Magic of Words, www.wordsmith.org)

Here are some more sites about Nathaniel Hawthorne:

Avenues to Success for 09/23/08

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

     - Aesop, 620-560 BC, Greek fabulist

Source: The Free Library.com 

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Avenues to Success for 09/22/08

Knowing ignorance is strength;

     ignoring knowledge is sickness.

     - Lao-Tzu, 6th century B.C.E., Chinese Philosopher 

Laozi, depicted as the Taoist god.

Source: Wikipedia

Here are some other sites of interest for you to start learning about Lao-Tzu:

Avenues to Success for 09/21/08

You are all you will ever have for certain.

     - June Havoc, Born 1913, American actress, dancer, writer and theater director

from the trailer for the film Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Source: Wikipedia 

Here are a couple more sites about June Havoc:

Avenues to Success for 09/20/08

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

      - Cullen Hightower, Born 1923, Salesman and writer

A short bio - Conservative Forum.org

Site has additional quotations, too

Not much else available about Cullen. The web search turned up mostly quotes. If you have more info, please share it.

This is the Avenue to Success for 09/20/08

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Avenues to Success for 09/19/08

The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.

     - William Mather Lewis, 1878-1945, President of George Washington University 1923-1927

Source: The George Washington University and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia

This link is probably the best location for more information.

This is the Avenue to Success for 09/17/08

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