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Weekender June 9, 2001
Volume 3, Issue 23

Leadership

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it.

Paul "Bear" Bryant
"Encouragement more forceful than criticism" by Harvey Mackay, Arizona Republic, Dec. 6, 2000

Integrity

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

Chief Joseph
A Cherokee Feast of Days: Daily Meditations    UK
by Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Purpose

The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.

W. Beran Wolfe
Light from Many Lamps    UK
compiled by Lillian Eichler Watson

Self-Awareness

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Will Durant
"Find the gem amid the 'blah, blah, blah'" by Dale Dauten, Arizona Republic, April 16, 2001

Encouragement

Compliments invite the person who is complimented to embrace a new perception of him or herself. And just as layers and layers of nacre form a pearl over an irritating grain of sand, so compliments collect around us, developing us in all our beauty.

Daphne Rose Kingma
The Couple's Comfort Book: A Creative Guide for Renewing Passion, Pleasure & Commitment    UK
by Jennifer Louden

Bonus Reading on Life