After posting that Paul Johnson quote the other day, I thought I might share some quotes I like. I’ll act like there will be one every day, but knowing my poor history at follow-through there will be some new quotes offered “on occasion.”
I’ve begin many a talk with the following quote:
“If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” G.K. Chesterton
This quote usually disarms the audience. “What?” Chesterton realizes that you don’t have always be the best at everything you try. He was concerned even in his day that there was a dangerous trend to “professionalizing” life. Instead of playing ball in the back yard, people pay experts to play. Instead singing, we buy CDs. Instead of telling our stories, we watch TV. In other words, we are in danger of giving the living of life over to others while we just sit back and watch.
Far better to jump in the ring. Trying living life firsthand. Even if we aren’t the best, and even if we don’t win awards, we at least are living.
