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By James Strock
By James Strock
Arthur Godfrey is largely forgotten now–other than as a question for quiz shows and games. Yet his influence is all around us. Every morning when you listen to the radio in “drive time,” every day and …
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By James Strock
Bob Morris, a renowned book reviewer and leadership expert in business and beyond, generously interviewed me recently. The interview is in two parts, and is reprinted here with permission. Please …
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There has been a lot of public discussion about the relationship of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. By all accounts, their longstanding marriage has been …
By James Strock
Few people create masterworks. On the other hand, almost anyone can efface--or even destroy--works of excellence. Individuals today can find the means to destroy the work of ages. All too often we …
By James Strock
Amid the political, cultural, historical and spiritual turmoil of our moment, many of us find ourselves a bit disoriented. Our longstanding, defining views of institutions and issues may be …
“There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder… It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who ‘but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.'”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Who Am I Serving?
How Can I Best Serve?
Am I Making My Unique Contribution?
What Am I Becoming?
“History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve.”