Fan-favorite quotes by Dr. Robertson

– Improvement –

You do not improve by trying to perfect what you already do well. Instead, you improve by focusing on what needs improvement. Of course, this approach requires an intimate relationship with reality and an understanding of what is not perfect. This also means that you need to stop lying to yourself and accept constructive criticism. It is simple. Improvement is possible; perfection is not. Act accordingly.

– Leaning Towards Risk –

Our status quo of avoiding change and failure only ensures our avoidance and failure of changing our status quo.

– The Nation’s Path –

Liberty is the destination and vision. The Declaration was the reason. The Constitution and Bill of Rights are how we get there. Just because some have screwed up the directions, scribbled on the map, and gotten themselves lost doesn’t mean the map is bad or that the destination is wrong.

– Bad Instructors –

If an instructor helps hundreds or even thousands of people do something incorrectly, it does not make them an expert. It makes them responsible.

– The Power of Vision –

If you wanted to go to Dallas but didn’t have a car, you could probably still find a way to get there if you wanted it bad enough – because you would innovate options to reach your desired destination and just keep moving towards that goal. However, if you have a car and the ability to drive it, but you have no idea where you want to go, that car just sits there. You’re going nowhere! Welcome to life and glimpse the power of having a vision. Having the car or the ability to drive is far less important than your purpose, vision, and desire to actually go somewhere. Purpose and vision. Start there.

– Words to Live By –

Think of your life, relationships, and conversations like you are cooking a meal. When you go overboard with the bitters, sour, and salt, nobody wants to swallow it.

– Learning –

It would be hard to deny the fact that intelligence wins wars. So imagine how successful you could be when you accept that earth is just a battlefield.

– Leadership –

The discipline of leadership is a science, but it’s implementation is definitely an art.

– Irony –

The benighted misconceive enlightened cogitation and relish the unsophisticated.

– Reflection –

Time invested in learning is wasted without time invested in critical reflection.

– Examination –

An angry rejection of information without examination is nothing more than a demonstration of ignorance masked as fear.

– Teaching –

Teachers and professors are a dime a dozen and a teacher isn’t “awesome” or special simply because they teach. Anyone can get up and stifle thought and creativity by demanding conformity and reciting something out of a book. True teaching is an art form. It’s the difference between learning and simple education. An awesome teacher helps the student connect with the material, they inspire thought and creativity, they motivate critical reflection, and they help to foster an intrinsic desire to question everything. Awesome teachers and professors are rare.

– Examination –

Understand that you cannot address a problem unless you identify the problem, and you will rarely get the right answers if you’re not asking the right questions.

– Effort –

Heroic tales don’t come from those who dared to dream. They come from those who dared to try.

– Leadership –

Management is not Leadership. Leadership is not management. We must know the difference if we want to be the difference.

– Change –

Change is constant and forever. We can choose to accept it and lead it or fight it and lose.

– Failure –

It’s a mindset. Embrace failure, lean towards risk and embrace change. If you’re doing it right, there is nothing to fear but success itself.

– Personal Growth –

It seems to me that the level at which someone complains often mirrors their level of resistance to personal development.

– Equality –

You cannot advocate for equality while claiming or demanding special status or benefit for yourself.

– Writing –

Actions may speak louder than words but words provide lasting perceptions of those actions.

– Race and Gender –

There are those who define themselves by what’s between their legs and by the color of their skin, and then there are those who define themselves by what they’ve placed between their ears and what kind of character they have made for themselves. So ask yourself: would you rather be defined by something you inherited or something you earned? Pareto was right; not everyone gets to be great. Choose carefully.

– Friendship – 

We should be careful about who we call friend. I think that by calling those who are not, that which is cherished most, we dilute the meaning and its impact

– Communication –

Never underestimate the destructive power that a lack of context or a simple misunderstanding can really have.

– Teaching –

“WOW Moments” invite the student to connect with the lesson.

– Opportunity –

Opportunity only happens when you give opportunity an opportunity.

– Social Divide – 

We don’t have to agree to get along. I believe that most racial, social or even theological divisions are fabricated by those that benefit from such divisions. I beleive that this is easily recognized by those that can critically think. I’m not divided from anyone on the planet that can actually think for themselves and is willing to exchange ideas. I contend that the only REAL social divisions that exist for thinking people are between themselves and the willfully ignorant… and the leaders that perpetuate that ignorance.

– Learning –

One of the dumbest things we can do is to deny ourselves the opportunity of being wrong. We should desire the acquisition of new information and perspective. We should crave that growth if we truly want to be better people or have greater understanding. We should never let a preconceived notion dictate the information we will examine and we should never be so stubborn as to ignore even the most remote of possibilities. Unfortunately, this is almost the definition of the modern standard and we are clearly living its repercussions. If you want real change, be different; question everything.

– REAL History – 

Theodore Roosevelt once said that “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future“. Perhaps, but I think that really depends on which version of the past you choose to believe.

– Integrity – 

It seems like the most effective way to right a wrong anymore is by merely saying “I understand your position and I’ll try to remain as objective as possible in my review.”

– History –

You can celebrate history by actually knowing it.

– Being Prepared –

Don’t question why the town fool sits on his hands. Instead, ask why the scholars are packing boxes.

– Natural Health –

True health is not found… it is created.

– Leadership –

Leadership is having the courage to do the right thing; by seizing the moment and affecting positive change; especially when others either cannot or do not.

– Theology –

May you never be shackled by the thoughts of another, but instead, be set free by your own.

– Leadership –

Technically, there’s no such thing as a Fortune 500 person. They are called Fortune 500 companies for a reason. These companies are comprised of teams all working towards a common goal and led by someone willing make tough decisions precisely when those tough decisions need to be made.

– Sales –

We’ve become a nation of order takers and customer service reps uninterested in the people we serve.

– Rights –

Another person’s rights are not contingent on your comfort.

– The Constitution –

You cannot support, love, exercise, or defend a Constitution you have never read.

– Personal Growth –

You wouldn’t expect something to grow when you refuse to feed it. So if you seek to grow and develop as a person; if you want better outcomes in your life, then you need to give your mind something good to digest.

– Socialism –

I used to think that there was no such thing as a stupid question, but I was forced to reconsider that when I discovered just how many considered Socialism the answer.

– Leadership –

Always note the difference between a real leader and someone in a leadership position.

– Decision Making –

You can make great decisions based on good-negative information but you’ll only make terrible decisions based on bad-positive information.

– Teaching –

The best lessons are usually the ones we don’t realize we are having in the moment.

– Knowledge –

You’ve probably heard that knowledge is power. However, power isn’t created; it’s transferred. So, if you seek that power, you need to relentlessly pursue knowledge and information.

– Perspective –

I’m old enough to remember a better America. I’m young enough to still miss it.  

– Oppression –

There is nothing more dangerous or problematic than an ego problem with a gun. And frankly, for the innocent being abused and bullied, it doesn’t matter if that ego problem is carrying a bandanna or a badge.

– The Real World –

When we don’t have a firm grip on reality, we tend to become victims of it. 

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