Eikenberry Quotes & Sayings

And this was the main precondition, that anything might be something else. Once I'd accepted that, it followed that I might be mad, or that someone might think me mad. How could I say for certain that I wasn't, if I couldn't say for certain that a curtain wasn't a mountain range? — Susanna Kaysen

How gleefully life shreds our well crafted plans. — David Mitchell

Extraordinary potential exists in all of us. With the right environment, resources, skills and knowledge, 'ordinary' people can produce extraordinary results. — Kevin Eikenberry

Would you agree," he said, "that man's sole duty is to produce as much pleasure as possible?"
"Only if the pleasure produced is equivalent to the diminution of pain." My father crossed his arms. "And only if one man's pleasure is as important as any other's. — Susan Hubbard

What's wrong with love today? We started playing hard to get with the people that deserve our love, but kept on making it easy for those who didn't. Thus, the people who would be great at love began to fear it while those who give love a bad name were given more opportunities to taint it. — Kwapi Vengesayi

Live in your imagination today, for tomorrow it can become your reality. — Kevin Eikenberry

Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world. — Pele

We are all trophies of God's grace, some more dramatically than others; Jesus came for the sick and not the well, for the sinner and not the righteous. He came to redeem and transform, to make all things new. May you go forth more committed than ever to nourish the souls who you touch, those tender lives who have sustained the enormous assaults of the universe. (pp.88) — Philip Yancey

Death is ultimately a dimension of life through which we journey into timelessness. — John Shelby Spong

Focusing on others will give you more influence and power than focusing on yourself. — Kevin Eikenberry

When you take action on ideas and tactics you will begin to uncover great potential and begin to unleash it for the betterment of yourself, your organization and the world. — Kevin Eikenberry

Recognizing and accepting both the responsibilities and the opportunities leadership offers you is a significant step in your development as a leader. — Kevin Eikenberry

You give yourself permission to be the person you want to be, the artist you want to be, no matter what your circumstances! — Jill Eikenberry

I do not want God to give me what I want; I trust Him to give me what I need. The truth is, He is infinitely wiser than I am. If we always get what we ask for, I for one will cease to pray. — Gary Inrig

Sickness is a place, ... and it's always a place where there's no company, where nobody can follow. — Flannery O'Connor

When we become leaders, we sometimes think we are now supposed to have the answers. Yes, we may have some answers, but we will be more effective when we engage others and get their opinions. — Kevin Eikenberry

The simple act of helping someone - with no desire (or possibility) of repayment is good for us and our self-image, and it may positively change the life or outlook of the receiver for the day! — Kevin Eikenberry

You are creative. Your creativity may be in a deep sleep, but it is there. All you have to do is wake it up and put it to use. — Kevin Eikenberry

When we stop to count our blessings rather than focusing on our predicament, our attitude will be able to help us cope with our situation more productively. — Kevin Eikenberry

Thomas Jefferson spoke of certain truths as self-evident. He did not say that these truths were self-explanatory or that they were self-operating. — J. Martin Klotsche

I guess anyone would be nervous to give your life over to someone to make a film about it. — Jill Eikenberry

Deep down you know you can be remarkable. You shouldn't settle for anything less than your best self, reaching ever closer to your potential
whether as a leader or in any other part of your life. — Kevin Eikenberry

Don't focus on being different, focus on being yourself - and your difference will naturally shine through! — Kevin Eikenberry

Look carefully at the closest associations in your life, for that is the direction you are heading. — Kevin Eikenberry

You're not afraid I'll kill you tonight?"
"Like I couldn't take you. — Suzanne Collins

I think people in the gay and straight worlds can get a sense of what it means to be an artist. — Jill Eikenberry

One of the most valuable things you can do to create higher levels of trust is to trust others more. Don't wait for them to prove themselves to you. Trust them. — Karl Eikenberry

You have a wonderful child. Then, when he's thirteen, gremlins carry him away and leave in his place a stranger who gives you not a moment's peace. You have to hang in there, because two or three years later, the gremlins will return your child and he will be wonderful again. — Jill Eikenberry

What we know is far less important than what we use. — Kevin Eikenberry

This life-enhancing, happiness-inducing miracle drug that does, in fact, ruthlessly kill its enemies - you've guessed it - is gratitude. — Auliq Ice

I used to live in Pillgwenlly, and there was this old Italian pizzeria that used to be there with a really amazing character who ran it. — Asif Kapadia