“In elke vrouw – in elke man zit een verlangen, groot of klein.”
Paul van Vliet, 1935 - ... Cabaretier. (uit: Misschien vannacht.)
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888. Amerikaanse romanschrijfster.
“Je hoeft niet de hele trap te zien, om de eerste stap te nemen.”
Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968. Amerikaans dominee.
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.”
Ferdinand Foch, 1851-1929. Maarschalk van Frankrijk.
“People fear their hidden selves, afraid that they will burst out.”
Gregory Benford, 1941-.... Amerikaans sciencefictionschrijver.
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973. Spaans kunstenaar.
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955. Duits-Amerikaans theoretisch natuurkundige.
“I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions.”
Lou Holtz, 1937-.... Coach.
“I like saying the most with the least.”
Bob Newhart, 1929-... Amerikaans komiek en acteur.
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Wayne Dyer, 1940-2015. Amerikaans schrijver en psychotherapeut.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Confucius, 551-479 voor Chr. Chinees leraar, politicus en filosoof.
“To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.”
Carl Gustav Jung, 1875-1961. Zwitsers psychiater.
“Being a fish out of water is tough, but that’s how you evolve.”
Kumail Nanjiani, 1978-…. Pakistaans-Amerikaanse acteur.
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
Michael Jordan, 1963-.... Voormalig Amerikaans basketbalspeler.
“We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.”
Zeno of Citium, 334 v.Chr.-262 v.Chr. Grieks filosoof.
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
William S. Burroughs, 1914-1997. Amerikaans schrijver.
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.”
Richard Branson, 1950-.... Brits zakenman.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
Carl Rogers, 1902-1987. Amerikaanse psycholoog en psychotherapeut.
“Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 v.Chr.-43 v. Chr. Romeins filosoof en politicus.
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”