Behind our Great Minds

"I am fascinated by people who's names stand out in history for positive reasons.  I believe these kind of people are no different than you and me.  The legacy left by people like Gandhi is the ideas and ideals they represent.  To truly represent the ideas and ideals you believe in is a harder task than most are willing to take on.  Some even shy away from defining what they truly believe.  They are afraid to "think" too much about it.  I have been inspired to find the truth and to try and represent in every step I take.  For perhaps someday I can make a difference and inspire someone else to do the same. And it all starts with how we think."

Quote from Andrew Little, who is a very inspiring Artist who happens to be the Great Mind behind Skankeywear's line of Great Minds Think and also our Paisley design. We are thrilled to be working with such a talented designer.

What Makes A Great Mind?

“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Great Minds Needs 2 things:

1)    Unique Ideas.  I don’t believe “Great Minds Think Alike,” because the Greatest Minds have completely original ideas or have expounded upon others theories to make it new and distinctive. They can’t be compared to other Minds because their achievements stand on their own. They are uncontained minds that are not limited to current knowledge and what others say to be true.

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle

“There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.” – Albert Einstein

2)    Make You Think. A truly Great Mind makes others think. It gives everyone a light bulb and motivates them to dream and expand what they know.

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Basically, Great Minds are inimitable and they inspire you to think.

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.” – Mortimer Adler

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who do you think is a Great Mind? Who makes you Think?

Mohandas Gandhi. Great Minds Think.

Who is he?

Indian born into the Hindu religion, from an early age Gandhi believed in non-violence and tolerance. As a young man, he moved to London where he studied law, then returned to India. He later moved to South Africa where he tried to help living conditions for the Indian community there. He introduced to a very racist leadership, the method of non-violence so that Indians could gain basic human rights. The word of his great works spread quickly back to India, and when he returned back he was already considered a leading figure. During the periods of time in which Indians tried to overrule and gain independence from the British, Gandhi practiced many non-violent campaigns. As he held these campaigns, he brought together many religions and caused many to respect him.

Why do we love him?

Maybe it’s because he practiced what he preached? Maybe it’s because regardless of religion or political background, many respect his principals? Maybe it’s because he made us all want to be better people? “Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

Why is he a Great Mind?
Gandhi influenced so many people throughout the world by showing his methods of non-violence. He showed us many basic principles and how they could better our lives. He made everyone around the world, governments, and every day people really think.

Great Minds Think.