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Friday, May 30, 2008

He that is good for making excuses ...

is seldom good for anything else……… Benjamin Franklin Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will. Jawaharlal Nehru Successful leaders recognize that great innovation comes from observing the same ideas as everyone else and seeing... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Our five senses are incomplete without the sixth:

sense of humor………. Anonymous Handwriting on the Wall By: Author Unknown A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her 8 year old son, Anxious to relate what his younger brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished:

If you're alive, it isn't……… Richard Bach The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Psalm 9:15-16 (NKJ) The important thing is not being... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

You’ve got to win in your mind before you win in your life - John Addison

A good criterion for measuring success in life is the number of people you have made happy. Robert J Lumsden If you aren’t making any mistakes, it’s a sure sign you’re playing it too safe. John Maxwell Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted. David... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 26, 2008

The only journey is the journey within - Rainer Maria Rilke

No longer forward nor behind I look in hope and fear; But gratefully take the good I find, The best of now and here. John G. Whittier Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's and truth's. William Shakespeare My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 23, 2008

You cannot depend on your eyes ...

when your imagination is out of focus … Mark Twain May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

The human race is governed by its imagination - Napoleon Bonaparte

"Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and be thou cast onto the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." Mark 11:23 To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing its best... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Fall seven times, stand up eight ... (Japanese proverb)

It's a strange thing how human consciousness is so determined to hang onto the past, hold it in the present, and make it reappear in the future. This is the heart of most of our problems. James Arthur Ray Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big - Donald Trump

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give. Eleanor Roosevelt Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. Booker T Washington Believe it can be done. When you... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 19, 2008

A great deal of learning can be packed into an empty head - Karl Krauss

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. William J.H. Boetcker Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and it annoys t he pig. Mark Twain The capacity... Sign in to see full entry.

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