Nuggets of Wisdom – Summer 2026

Last updated on: July 2, 2026 at 11:31 am by Richard E. Simmons III

Nuggets of Wisdom – Summer 2026 2026-07-02T11:31:54-06:00 Richard E. Simmons III

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Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.”

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“Men would rather be envied for their material success than respected for their character.”

—CHRISTOPHER LASCH

“The world is too dangerous is to live in—not because of people who do evil, but because of people who sit and let it happen.”

—ALBERT EINSTEIN

“If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”

—MONTESQUIEU

“I sought good judgement mostly by collecting instances of bad judgement, then pondering ways to avoid such outcomes.”

—CHARLIE MUNGER

“Wealth isn’t a distinction. If I have no other achievement to my credit than the accumulation of wealth, then I have made a poor success of my life.”

—JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.”

—ABRAHAM HESCHEL

“If we’re not being intentionally formed by Jesus himself, then it’s highly likely we are unintentionally being formed by someone of something else.”

—JOHN MARK COMER

“It is impossible to govern rightly the world without God and the Bible.”

—GEORGE WASHINGTON

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

—JIM ROHN

Richard E Simmons III is the founder and Executive Director of The Center for Executive Leadership and a best-selling author.

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