Quotes I'm Pondering April 2020

Some quotes I’ve been pondering throughout this month.

“Life does not ask us what we want. It presents us with options.”

-Thomas Sowell, economist

“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.”

-St. Clement of Alexandra, philosopher & theologian

“Every challenge, every adversity, contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.”

-Roy T. Bennett, author

“The virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize.”

-Richard Monckton Milnes, poet & politician

“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity.”

-John F. Kennedy, 35th US President

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can, there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.”

-Sarah Caldwell, opera conductor & impresario

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

-Milton Berle, actor