Quote to Share: Ole Kirk Christiansen (Founder of Lego)

While I was researching about "Lego" for my last Toastmaster speech, I came across another good and truthful quote. As today is Hong Kong's Children's Day (4th April)......I thought it would be quite appropriate for me to commemorate the day by sharing this quote from the founder of the imaginative Lego toys:

Life is a gift, but it’s more than just that. Life is a challenge.

Ole Kirk Christiansen
(Ref: Toy Industry Hall of Fame)

Brief background:
Lego actually started off from a very humble beginning where Old Kirk Christiansen started up the Lego business after his carpentry business almost went bankrupt during the The Great Depression. The Lego company went through a lot of ups and downs with their toys sale. It was not until many years later when they finally developed the Lego brick and the concept of a 'toy set' did the Lego company finally began to lift off! It was Ole's dedication and perseverance with his ideas and beliefs that built the success of the Lego. Ole had a motto that "only the best is good enough". "His dedication to the simple principles is an inspiration to us all".

Related links:
The Making of ...a Lego (a good informative article about the Lego bricks as why it is our "Toy of the Century")
Amazing Venice in Lego (Images of Venice made in Lego!!!)