Thursday, December 27, 2007

my favorite hat


“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”
-Woodrow Wilson

I sent brother Duke this quote on what happened to be a particularly frustrating day at the office and asked of him, “Where are the poetic leaders of our day?” To which he responded...

“Oh we are here...we are just called to other less public endeavors. We still choose fewer words to accomplish greater tasks, but we don't hang our hat on them at the end of the day. Because of course...it's our favorite hat”.
-John A. Wharff III

It now hangs on the wall in my office alongside quotes from the likes of Thoreau, Les Wexner, and Mark Bradley...Thank god for brothers.

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