Secret to Success

Amazing speech by Eric Thomas, I believe after this speech you will change your opinion about a lot of things :)

5th of November

Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.

Famous Presidential Quotes

 

John F. Kennedy
Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions. 
John F. Kennedy
Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions. 
John F. Kennedy
I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.  
John F. Kennedy
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.  
John F. Kennedy
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction
 John F. Kennedy
All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. 
 John F. Kennedy
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of the final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. 

Harry S. Truman
We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God. 
Harry S. Truman
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. 

William Howard Taft
I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town. 

Ronald Reagan
America has begun a spiritual reawakening. Faith and hope are being restored. Americans are turning back to God. Church attendance is up. Audiences for religious books and broadcasts are growing. And I do believe that he has begun to heal our blessed land.  
Ronald Reagan
Double, no triple, our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth. It is time that we recognized that ours was, in truth, a noble cause. 
Ronald Reagan
If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last. 
 Ronald Reagan
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away. 
Ronald Reagan
The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. 

Dwight D. Eisenhower
When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it.

 

 Theodore Roosevelt
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort.
Theodore Roosevelt
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. 

 

Abraham Lincoln
When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.  

Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.  
Calvin Coolidge
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.  

Calvin Coolidge
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.  
Calvin Coolidge
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. 
Calvin Coolidge
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion. 

 

Richard M. Nixon
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits. 

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confidence... thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligation, on faithful performance. Without them, it cannot live. 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Rainy Mood

Rainy Mood

To relax your mind and body, and let your thoughts to become clear, Rainy mood is just for you :) Have a good weekend.

If Only

If only

"I have to tell you this and you need to hear it.
I loved you since I met you, but I wouldn't allow myself to truly feel it until today.
I was always thinking ahead, making decisions soaked with fear...
Today, because of you... what I learned from you;
every choice I made was different and my life has completely changed...
and I've learned that if you do that, then you're living your life fully...
it doesn't matter if you have five minutes or fifty years.
Samantha if not for today, if not for you I would never have known love at all...
So thank you for being the person who taught me to love... and to be love."

Quotation from the movie "If Only" 2004. Movie about second chance in our life. What would you do if you had one?

Sun Tzu quotes

Sun Tzu

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting..

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

You have to believe in yourself.

All war is deception.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.