Sublime

The young idealist entered public service in the very year in which there came to crest a movement—Progressivism—that was based, to an extent greater perhaps than any other nationally successful American political movement, on an idealistic belief in man’s capacity to better himself through the democratic process.

To reach your potential you must grow. And to grow, you must be highly intentional about it.

beware of mistaking past accomplishments and experience for future potential. Background and talent determine where people start, but character skills shape how far they can climb.

Tierney, who kept asking himself, “What is my life about? What’s my legacy?” “He’s on my short list of heroes,” said Tierney of Gardner, adding that Gardner’s questions “gave me courage to follow my path.”

1. People Who Don’t Know What They Would Like to Do

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. The main thing is freedom.” Bill Gove