In the second of my top visited lists for 2013 these are the most visited quotes.
There’s no methodology to the quotes that I post, I’m just posting something that I’ve found interesting. I think that the diversity is also reflected in the ones that get visitors.
I try to do a little bit of research before I post a quote to make sure that it’s real, but it’s not always possible to be absolutely sure.
- “Every act of communication is an act of translation” Gregory Rabassa
- “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single minute before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank
- “I’m looking for someone to share in an adventure.” Gandalf
- “Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.” Bill Hybels
- “The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing.” Benjamin Franklin
- “One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness.” C.S. Lewis
- “A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” J. R. R. Tolkien
- “Storytelling is fundamental to the human search for meaning.” Mary Catherine Bateson
- “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” Zig Ziglar
- “After more than forty years leading and mentoring people, I have come to the conclusion that responsibility is the most important ability that a person can possess.” John C. Maxwell
- “If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.” Malcolm Gladwell
- “Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.” Robert Louis Stevenson
- “Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.” Denis Waitley
- “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein
- “Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.” Reed Markham
- “The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender.” William Booth
- “You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend or not.” Isabel Allende
- “Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.” Zig Ziglar
- “A candle loses nothing of itself in lighting another candle” Thomas Jefferson
- “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” Theodore Roosevelt
- “The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture.” Ken Langone, co-founder, Home Depot
- “Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.” Colin Powell
- “Are you being reasonable? Most people are reasonable; that’s why they only do reasonably well.” Paul Arden
- “It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.” Aristotle
- “If you’re being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They’re trained for that!” Milton Jones
Graham Chastney 
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