Three for the price of one from a great of both rugby codes, Sean Edwards, who helped France to a Grand Slam this weekend. I need to keep honing my skills as a coach otherwise I’ll go off the boil. Believe it or not we actually practice putting the ball down properly. It is aContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #691”
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The Monday Morning Quote #690
“The attain knowledge, add things every day.” “To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” Lao Tse – Tao Te Ching – Chapter 48
The Monday Morning Quote #689
He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap. Eccliastes 11:4 Possibly the true inspiration for Nike’s “Just Do It” strapline – although that was coined in 1988 at an advertising agency meeting and attributed to Gary Gilmore‘s last words, “Let’s Do It”. I prefer the biblicalContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #689”
Spare a prayer to St Olga
On this day I would usually wish you Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus or Happy Saint David’s Day; but spare a prayer for St Olga of Kiev. (Kyiv) She is the patron saint of widows and converts, sadly there will be many of the former in her land. Like everyone I am watching with horror theContinue reading “Spare a prayer to St Olga”
The Monday Morning Quote #688
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.“ Ann Patchett Via wordsmith.org
The Monday Morning Quote #687
“Every man has his own destiny; the only imperative is to follow it, to accept, no matter where it leads him. Henry Miller I first read this quote in “Blackie, The Steve Black Story” an account of the life and times of the remarkable man who helped hundreds, of sports people to success. He workedContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #687”
The Monday Morning Quote #686
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela
The Monday Morning Quote #685
“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, therein lies your vocation.” Attributed in some shape or form to Aristotle, Marcus Bach, Schweitzer or to plain old “Anonymous” thanks to John Niland for introducing me to today’s quote. My increasing frustration with WordPress / Safari continues, this post was scheduled for last MondayContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #685”
Principles and Public Life…
The Seven Principles of Public Life https://news.sky.com/video/johnsons-multiple-denials-over-lockdown-parties-12513396 The Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder. This includes all those who are elected or appointed to public office, nationally and locally, and all people appointed to work in the Civil Service, local government,Continue reading “Principles and Public Life…”
The Monday Morning Quote #684
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.“ Amelia Earhart I would have liked to link to theContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #684”
The Incisal Edge 