"Hope" in Research

Research should be motivated by hope, but not built upon it.

Management versus Leadership

"Management is about coping with complexity.  Leadership is about coping with change." - John Kotter

Goals and Dreams

"A goal is a dream with a deadline." by Napoleon Hill

A succinctly stated life philosophy

I recently heard the following "life philosophy", which I thought summed things up quite well:  God encourages us to love others and to use things.   Unfortunately we oftentimes get these confused: we love things and use others.

Think about it ...

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it." -- Henry Ford

Intentionality

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't -- you're right"  -- Henry Ford

The Self

"Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul." - Henry Van Dyke, The Prison and the Angel