Steve McCardell

Quotes by Steve McCardell

A great author once said, "Quotes should always be well-stated and said by someone worth saying them."

Ok, so I'm the one who said that. It's kind of a joke about other sites that understandably limit their quotes to famous people. Decided I would make myself famous here by sharing some of my philosophies, and welcome you to quote me elsewhere -- if online, I'd appreciate a link to this page.

Art

Says the artist, "I am the creator of universes. For a universe is not about size, but about ideas. Ideas that take on life in any form, and that entwine with the world we believe we know. And they change that world, and are changed by it, as universes collide. These are the universes I build."
If we wish to save the world, we must encourage the expression of the human spirit. This happens through art, whether by painting or words or music or any other creative expression. And we must include the art of those whose hearts wish to build bridges, or businesses, or anything that lifts the human condition. But it must come from that place of inspiration.

Business

If you’ve got terrible service as a business, advertise in the Yellow Pages. No one can review you there for others to see. Otherwise, you’ve got to get online.
No business can accomplish great things if it doesn't allow its people to accomplish great things. Celebrating and supporting their genius is key.

Consciousness

We're all on a ladder. As we awaken to a new level, we see all those asleep below us. We should be careful not to forget how asleep we remain to the things above us.

Conspiracy

Conspiracy Theorist: one who believes that people will do corrupt things for money and power.
Conspiracy Theory: anything that questions or contradicts the pronouncements of the mainstream media, in spite of their continued lies.
You cannot have a conspiracy without cons and piracy.

Death

I will have no regret about death, except that I am so honored to be with those great souls whom I've tread this path with, and I will miss this singular time.
Said the atheist when waking up in heaven, "Well I'll be damned." And God, smiling in his infinite love, said, "Only if you want to be."

Education

In regards to education, a lot of times "fewer credentials" means "knows how to do more things."

Forgiveness

We all come into this most difficult of games where the object is to learn the rules. We then spend the game angry at and unforgiving of everyone -- including ourselves -- who is trying to learn the rules.

God

Do infinite things seem finite to the Infinite?
Infinity divided by anything is still infinity. So we, as humans, still have the infinite power of God within us.

Human Rights

My human rights don't end when you feel offended.
Not feeling offended is a choice, not a right.
In the true sense of the words, Progressives believe in human rights. Aggressives do not. Don't confuse the two.

Humility

If we don't know we are fools, someone will let us know.

Humor

Why do we so love a recess and so hate a recession?
There are those who argue that God is a woman. But did you notice that they never argue the devil is a woman?
Some people consider themselves idiots. The rest of us would be lucky to know ourselves so well.
Many important people have one mistake in common — that they think themselves important.
Internet Explorer is like Old Faithful. You know about it because it’s been around for a long time. And while it doesn’t always blow exactly on time ... it still blows.
The next time someone says your not good enough, tell them they misspelled "you're."

Imagination

Imaginary friends are anything but.

Information

Information puts energy in formation. This gives us matter, life, and all the world.

Life

There's a difference between being alive and living.

Love

I subscribe to the notion of buying gifts when we see the gift that you just know belongs with a certain person. This transforms the process from an obligation into an act of love.

Marketing

Marketing is relationships. This starts with your relationship to yourself; then with employees and vendors; and finally with customers.

Mind

The mind is where we wrestle with the devil.
You have access to a Mind that is not the monkey mind.

Music

True music is not notes on a page, or even notes as they're played by a machine, which has become our music of the day. To me, this is sound. Music is the expression of the individual soul or artist, and it emerges through the notes of our world.

Politics

We have an occupying force in our nation. We call it the Federal Government.

This quote on products.
If our government is supposed to be of the people, by the people, and for the people ... then whose government is running our country?

This quote on products.
We have to stop thinking big government versus small government, and start thinking smart government.

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Do the right thing, even when no one is watching. Because actually, the government is watching.
False Flag: a terrorist act that the official narrative claims wasn't a false flag, but a terrorist act.
Past Liberalism: People should be free.

​Today's Liberalism: Everything but people should be free.
​You are led to believe anything but the problem is the problem. Any group. Any race. Anyone but you. And anything but the real issue, so you will fight against all the wrong things. The problem, in fact, is a system in which the corruptible are corrupted and rewarded with power. Fight the corruption and the corrupt, and not those you've been turned against.
There's a difference between what's right
​and what's enforced by military might.

Possessions

The more stuff the unmerrier.

Prayer

Prayer is not meant to be a task for once or twice a day. Prayer is meant to be the reality of every thought, every breath, every action.
True prayer is a gratitude for all things in all moments; one that drives you to the point of tears and humility, and expands the flow of love.

Privacy

There is nothing inherently wrong with a lack of privacy. In a world of zero judgment and a universal desire to provide mutual support, knowing everything about one another could only be empowering. But until humanity is free of judgment, greed, and personal motives, privacy remains a valuable ideal.

Service

Useless dies.
Immortality is that which we leave the world through service.
While certain tasks, certain uses, might make better use of my life experience than others, no task or use is below me. For if a job is below me, it is below all people and should not be done. There is honor and dignity in every form of useful work.
There is right, and there is wrong. And then there is what people think is right and wrong. No two people will agree on the matter, so it’s a damned fool’s mission to try pleasing others. You can only watch the world and ask yourself, 'What makes this a better place?' And then act on that. You might be right. You might be wrong. But you’ll be doing the thing you should.

Success

Success is not about what you achieve, but about what you achieve in relation to your potential. Some achieve much, but have the potential for so much more, while others make the most of their personal circumstances in life.

Talent

​The world doesn’t celebrate us for applying our talents with a shoulder shrug.

Time

Anyone who doesn't think that time is relative never met a Friday.
Last to bed, first to rise is good for production, but tires the eyes.

Truth

If someone states a truth, you can be sure he didn't come up with it, for truth is eternal. We can only come up with stories and lies.
We should never admire people for the truths they state, for the truths are not their own. We should only admire their ability to communicate the truth, and live by it, and inspire others to live by it.

Unity

They say that the Continental Divide is this rift of mountains through the Western U.S. I say that the Continental Divide is this idea that what’s good for the individual and what’s good for the whole are at odds.
The entire world is one great family; one great business; and one great government. We simply draw lines around groups to more easily speak of their roles within the whole, just as we draw lines around even smaller parts and call them people.

Wealth

People should never rebel against entrepreneurial wealth, for that is what sustains an economy. They should rebel against fraudulent wealth, for that is what holds people down.

Writing

Who cares about the book and the sales? The conversations are what make a man large. The quotes are what make him immortal.
The important thing isn't your strength in writing, but your ability to inspire change in someone’s thinking or actions, even if that ‘someone’ is only you.
Never believe that good writing is easy, unless you've done it well ... and it was easy.