{"author":"Marian Deegan","author_id":"Marian+Deegan","total_quotes":18,"quotes":[{"text":"Acting on our interests refines our understanding of what we are good at and what we value. The experiences we have along the way sometimes introduce us to new values that enhance and enlarge our vision. The lessons we learn through habits of action test our understanding and teach us to identify what matters in our life.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["act","acting","enhance","enlarge","experiences","good","habits","habits-of-action","identify","interests","introduce","lessons-learned","lessons-of-life","matter-more","new-values","relevance","teach","understanding","understanding-oneself-and-others","value","what-we-value"],"id":76386,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"How we present ourselves at any given time is dependent on the situation. We constantly balance the tension of high aspirations with the pragmatism of realistic expectations. The key is to represent ourselves in such a way that we can fulfill the expectations we create.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["dependent","high-aspirations","matter-more","pragmatic","present","realistic","realistic-expectations","relevance","tension"],"id":92658,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"Distraction leaches the authenticity out of our communications. When we are not emotionally present, we are gliding over the surface of our interactions and we never tangle in the depths where the nuances of our skills are tested and refined.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["authenticity","communications","distraction","emotional","interactions","matter-more","nuance","refined","relevance","skills","test"],"id":143967,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"We can't act until we know who we are and what we believe.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["act","believe","believe-and-acheive","know","matter-more","relevance","what-we-believe","who-we-are"],"id":202990,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"The glory of victory softens our view of past frailties.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["frailties","glory","matter-more","meaning","meaning-of-life","relevance","victory"],"id":208110,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real plaintiffs and defendants and judges and juries, week after week and year after year that develops lawyers into top trial attorneys.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["action","cases","courtrooms","defendants","judges","juries","law","plaintiffs"],"id":323985,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"Throughout history, there have been people who mattered more. Some of them, like Ulysses S. Grant and Winston Churchill and Jonas Salk, changed the course of history in grand strokes. Others, like Reuben Styrlund and Dora Salk, made a meaningful difference on a smaller stage...Remembered or not lived out in a small town or on the world's stage, the journey of relevance matters.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["change","grand","history","journey","journey-of-life","lives","matter-more","meaningful","relevance","remember"],"id":329451,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"Only by digging deep down to the core of our true self can we come to a place of inner certainty. Our underlying values and priorities are our personal navigational stars on life's journey—essential tools to chart a life course that embraces what matters most to us.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["certainty","life-course","life-journey","matter-more","priorities","relevance","stars","true-self","values"],"id":335889,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"When we make a habit of acting on the interests arising out of our authentic passions, our enthusiasm can open doors before we even realize the potential that lies beyond them.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["act","action","authentic","authenticity","enthusiasm","habit","interests","matter-more","open-doors","passions","potential","potential-for-greatness","realize","relevance"],"id":341229,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"},{"text":"By choice or by chance, we must actively test our limits to know our capabilities.","author":"Marian Deegan","tags":["capabilities","chance","choice","limits","test"],"id":356052,"author_id":"Marian+Deegan"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":18,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}