Quotes About Direction

crucial decisions that shape how scaling unfolds. One of these universal decisions is whether and when to take a more "Catholic" or a more "Buddhist" path.

Another misguided trick bosses use to demonstrate their brilliance – at least to themselves – is to develop incomprehensible strategies. Unfortunately, if your people can't understand your strategy, they can't figure out what to do. And, even if they can comprehend the twists and turns, the complexity can scatter their attention in so many directions that they won't do any single thing well.

If we don't know what we're supposed to be doing, we do lesser things, squandering ourselves on unworthy pursuits and trying to narcotize ourselves from the nagging feeling that life is essentially empty.

Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God. – 2 Thessalonians 3:5

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill. – Psalm 43:3

When we view things horizontally, we feel confusion; but when we see things vertically, life makes sense—including the direction of history. Everything changes when we interpret events below with wisdom from above and see things as the Lord does in heaven.

You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. – Psalm 73:24

I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight.These things I will do for them, and not forsake them. – Isaiah 42:16

Commit whatever grieves thee Into the gracious hands Of Him Who never leaves thee, Who Heav'n and earth commands. Who points the clouds their courses, Whom winds and waves obey, He will direct thy footsteps And find for thee a way.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105

The first hour in the morning is the rudder of the day. —Henry Ward Beecher

Talisman, Talisman, show me your secrets, Helmsman, Helmsman, turn me for home.

The cause of the oppressiveness and the precise circumstances are different, but the pervasive oppressiveness is very similar. And the remedy, I believe, is the same: raise the spirit of young people, help them build their confidence that they can successfully contend with the condition, work with them to find the direction they need to go and the competencies they need to acquire, and send them on their way. This is the task that is right for secondary education—and the time is right.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

Better that anger should be directed into jihad abroad than into Iran-style revolution at home.

From night problems we learned one lasting lesson: when a map and a compass come into contact with a second lieutenant, prepare yourself for confusion. Throughout

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

We feel the machine slipping from our handsas if someone else were steering;if we see the light at the end of the tunnel,it's the light of the oncoming train.

houses wall the path

This is the departure strip, the dream-road. Whoever built it left numbers, words and arrows. He had to leave in a hurry.

Things last, but sometimes for days here only children seem fit to handle children, and there is no utility or inspiration in the wind smashing without direction. The fresh paint on the captains' houses hides softer wood.

believed it was better to assume the burden of leadership than to drift along in the shadows.

The path is the goal.

Thich Naht Hahn: The path is the goal.