Claims that English author C.S. Lewis once stated, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
And please note this: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. A gentleman nearing retirement age once approached me after I’d given a speech to his corporation. He said, "You know, that was real great motivation for the young guys, but I’ve done all my work. There is nothing else for me to do." [...] In 1993 a columnist in a North Hills, Pennsylvania newspaper discussed the 1992 work by Les Brown and found his quotation compelling enough to reprint it together with another remark from the book:[4]1993 January 1, North Hills News Record, Book gives strategies for turning life around by Robyn-Denise Yourse, (Discussion of book "Live Your Dreams" by Les Brown), Quote Page A10, Column … Continue reading "If you are the same person today that you were a year ago, or even a day ago, you are not growing "You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream," says Brown. . . [...] The website "Essential C. S. Lewis" includes a section dedicated to evaluating the accuracy of quotations attributed to Lewis. The writer William O’Flaherty concluded that the ascription to Lewis was incorrect and Les Brown was the likely creator.[8]Website: Essential C. S. Lewis, Website section: Confirming Quotations, Not Quite Lewis, Article title: (CCSLQ-7) Never Too Old, Article author: William O’Flaherty, Date on website (update): … Continue reading