Reflective Practice – Richard Nixon

“Only if you’ve been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” Richard Nixon

Reflective Practice – Jules Renard

“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.” Jules Renard

Reflective Practice – Anne Bradstreet

Tulips in Spring

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” Anne Bradstreet

Reflective Practice – Mark Twain

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“I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” Mark Twain

Reflective Practice – Edward F. Croker

“I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice.” Chief Edward F. Croker (Irish born American Firefighter Chief of Department, FDNY 1899-1911)