Dec 30, 2009

Mysterious

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert Einstein -

Useless

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."  - Peter Drucker -

Feel

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."  - Maya Angelou -

Simplicity

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."  - Steve Jobs -

Chance

"Do you want to spend the rest of the life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world."  - Steve Jobs & John Sculley -

Convince

"A person can have the greatest idea in the world.  But if the person can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter."  - Gregory Berns -

Dec 29, 2009

Can do

"All powers are within you, you can do anything and everything." - Swami Vivekananda -

Dec 28, 2009

Communication

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."  - George Bernard Shaw -

Simplicity

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."  - Charles Dudley Warner -

Dec 27, 2009

Change

"Nothing changes, until you do." - Lazaris -

Dec 26, 2009

Simplicity

"Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means."  — Dr. Koichi Kawana -

Dec 23, 2009

Purpose

"The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don't like to do. They don't like doing them either necessarily. But their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose."  - E M Gray -

Discipline

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments."  - Jim Rohn -

I've learned

"I've learned.... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned.... That just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.

I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned.... That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned.... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned.... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned.... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned.... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned.... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned.... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned.... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned.... That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned.... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned.... That the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

I've learned.... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
 
I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned.... That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned.... That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned.... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned.... That there's nothing sweeter than sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks.

I've learned.... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned.... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned.... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned.... That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned.... That I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.

I've learned.... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I've learned.... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I've learned.... That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

I've learned.... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned ... That it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.

I've learned.... That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done."

- Andy Rooney -

Common sense

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."  - Buddha -

Dec 18, 2009

Kind

"Three things in life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind."  - Henry James -

People

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity." - Dale Carnegie -

Hostility

"If we could read the secret histories of our enemies, we would find in each man's life a sorrow and a suffering enough to disarm all hostility."  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -