Quote of the day by John Keats: 'I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest..': Lessons on perseverance from iconic English poetFear of failure often stops people from achieving their dreams. However, successful individuals understand that setbacks are part of the jo...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Thought of the day by Astronaut Jim Lovell: ‘There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and…’Thought of the day by Jim Lovell shows that success is rarely accidental. It is built by those who choose to engage, to lead and to make th...
24 Feb, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Friday Motivation: 'Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does' by American philosopher William JamesWilliam James, a pivotal American philosopher and psychologist, championed pragmatism, asserting that beliefs are true if they prove useful...
30 Jan, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Thought of the day by James Baldwin: ‘Be careful what you set your heart upon …’ — A warning wrapped in wisdomThought of the day by James Baldwin is meaningful because it speaks to both individual and collective life. In personal terms, it urges cau...
12 Jan, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Quote of the day by American Philosopher, Will Durant: ‘Today is your lucky day. Forget failures except what you are going to do right now’American philosopher Will Durant believed in living for today. He advised forgetting past mistakes and focusing on present actions. Durant'...
07 Jan, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Quote of the Day by John Rawls: 'Many of our most serious conflicts…''—Top quotes by one of the most influential political philosophersQuote of the Day: John Rawls, a prominent political philosopher, believed that many serious conflicts stem from internal contradictions wit...
02 Jan, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
Quote of the day by Helen Keller: 'Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows'Helen Keller faced immense hardship but never let it define her life. She lost her sight and hearing at a young age. With her teacher Anne ...
31 Dec, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Nick Bollettieri, who coached tennis icons including Serena & Agassi, passes away at age 91Bollettieri died Sunday night at home in Florida after a series of health issues.
06 Dec, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard passes away at 92Howard, a professor emeritus at Columbia University, was suffering from dementia.
02 Apr, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Shirley Ann Grau passes away at 91 after suffering from stroke complicationsThe author had won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for her fourth book, 'The Keepers of the House'.
06 Aug, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read a book that claims human potential is infiniteThe Facebook CEO's 2015 New Year's resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community.
29 Dec, 2015, 05.37 PM IST
20 books Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should readZuckerberg has made a tradition of dramatic New Year's resolutions, and this year he decided that he'd read a book every two weeks.
26 Oct, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read this book about religionZuckerberg's 2015 New Year's resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community.
13 Aug, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
The 30 most successful Stanford alumni of all timeThis year, Stanford topped our lists as the best and most selective college in the US. As such, it attracts an extremely talented and intel...
18 Jun, 2015, 01.55 PM IST
Wilful freedomDoes free will exist? Or is everything predetermined from all that began at the big bang of creation?
17 Apr, 2014, 07.10 AM IST
Margaret Thatcher, lady who redefined global economic prioritiesMargaret Thatcher didn’t just rescue Britain from left wing mediocrity, she also helped redefine global economic priorities.
09 Apr, 2013, 08.16 AM IST
Shift, Alt, Release!So, even in the worst possible chaos, Nature's creativity never dies, seems to be the moral of the poem.
29 Sep, 2011, 04.29 AM IST