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On Socialism and Libertarianism...

Jan 26, 2009 08:16

I find myself thinking, this morning, a bit about politics ( Read more... )

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A Good Set of Ideals. serpentrose January 26 2009, 16:05:34 UTC

And even were it conclusively proven to be impossible to live up to them it would be worth the effort to do so.

Re: A Good Set of Ideals. dgtlghost January 26 2009, 16:57:42 UTC

http://wordplay.donhmorris.com/failure.html

A few favorites:

"Some goals are so worthy, it is glorious even to fail."
Longinus

"There are no failures -- only feedback."
Richard Bandler

and, best of all:
"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills

Re: A Good Set of Ideals. serpentrose January 26 2009, 17:10:24 UTC

Ohh! Thak you for that link, I'm going to bookmark the page for when I need some encouragement to get off my ass and actually put in some effort to do something more than just coasting along.

Re: A Good Set of Ideals. dgtlghost January 26 2009, 18:23:13 UTC

I did the same. Delicious has a new motivational tool to share. Huzah!

Re: A Good Set of Ideals. mbtankersley April 24 2009, 20:51:06 UTC

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. - Theodore Roosevelt (progressive Republican- couldn't even happen today.)

MBT

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