Quotes for All
Am I more afraid Of taking a chance and learning I’m somebody I don’t know, or of risking new territory, only to find I’m the same old me? There is comfort in the tried and true. Breaking ground might uncover a sinkhole, one impossible to climb out of. And setting sail in uncharted waters might … Read more
One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It’s the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
‘Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift. Franklin D. Roosevelt
This is largely the methodology I’ve used throughout my career – that is, starting with a question as to what might be the properties of a set of compounds that could be invented which were unusual and unpredictable. Many times I’ve felt a bit like Columbus setting sail. Donald Cram
If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands. Antoine de Saint-Exupery