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Doris Kearns Goodwin-Lessons from past presidents

Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Aug 15, 2013
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Few quotes from this TED talk: “The richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve an inner balance between three realms: work, love and play. And that to pursue one realm to the disregard of the other, is to open oneself to ultimate sadness in older age. Whereas to pursue all three with equal dedication, is to make possible a life filled not only with achievement, but with serenity.”

“But only as Lincoln grew older did he develop a certain consolation from an ancient Greek notion — but followed by other cultures as well — that if you could accomplish something worthy in your life, you could live on in the memory of others. Your honor and your reputation would outlive your earthly existence. And that worthy ambition became his lodestar.”

http://www.ted.com/talks/doris_kearns_goodwin_on_learning_from_past_presidents

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