1." Talent hits a target no one else can hit, genius hits a target no one else can see." -Arthur Schopenhauer

"...most of the great companies that have popped up over the course of my lifetime, the really great companies, have been doing something that either the world had never tried before or the world had never thought of before." -DG

The great companies of our generation are led by visionary leaders who see what others can't.

2." People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges." W.E. Channing

There are so many forces aimed at dividing us. It's important to look for the things that connect us.

"I really am not interested in people trying to pit you against me or me against this group of people. I'm really interested in the forces that bring us together; I like bridges, we got enough walls. "- DG

3. "How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn Thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors; it changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give. They radiate happiness; they draw people." - Sir John Templeton

"I think Templeton is talking about the importance of gratitude, a spirit of gratitude, and making sure we inculcate that spirit on our children." -DG

It's important to lead by example.

"... one of the ways to make your children more grateful is probably to be grateful to and for them."-DG

4. "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -Arthur Schopenhauer

"... every great stock that you or I have ever bought was started by somebody who had a dream. They dreamed it, and they built it, and the great ones were with Schopenhauer, hitting targets that no one else was seeing. It was at no point self-evident except in retrospect, 20/20 hindsight, Monday morning quarterbacking." -DG

5." Be grateful for luck, pay the thunder no mind, listen to the birds, and don't hate nobody." -Eubie Blake

This quote from jazz great Eubie Blake was in response to the question, "What's the secret to success? How did you live so long and do so many good things?"

Reference: Great Quotes, Vol. 12: Don't Hate Nobody