“Nobody is equal to anybody.
Even the same man
is not equal to himself on different days.”
Thomas Sowell (1930- ), American economist, social commentator, author.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged equality, linkedin, Thomas Sowell on June 30, 2009 | Comments Off
“Nobody is equal to anybody.
Even the same man
is not equal to himself on different days.”
Thomas Sowell (1930- ), American economist, social commentator, author.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged children, Harmon Killebrew, linkedin, priorities on June 29, 2009 | Comments Off
“My father used to play with my brother and me
in the yard. Mother would come out and say,
“You’re tearing up the grass”;
‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply.
‘We’re raising boys’.”
Harmon Killebrew (1936- ), former Major League Baseball player.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged God, John Wesley, linkedin, money on June 28, 2009 | Comments Off
“Having, First, gained all you can,
and, Secondly saved all you can,
Then give all you can.”
“The best of it all is, God is with us.”
John Wesley (1703-1791), Anglican cleric, Christian theologian.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged danger, Helen Keller, linkedin, security on June 27, 2009 | Comments Off
“Security is mostly a superstition…
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run
than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”
Helen Keller (1880-1968) American author, political activist, lecturer.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged excellence, joy, linkedin, work on June 26, 2009 | Comments Off
“The secret of joy in work
is contained in one word — excellence.
To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged George Orwell, happiness, linkedin, obvious on June 25, 2009 | Comments Off
“To see what is in front of one’s nose
needs a constant struggle.”
“Men can only be happy when they do not assume
that the object of life is happiness.”
– George Orwell (1903-1950), English author.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged linkedin, Norman Cousins, optimism, pessimism on June 24, 2009 | Comments Off
“Optimism doesn’t wait on facts. It deals with prospects.
Pessimism is a waste of time.”
Norman Cousins (1915-1990) professor, journalist, peace advocate.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged Clarence Thomas, leaders, linkedin, self-improvement on June 23, 2009 | Comments Off
“I began to suspect that Daddy had been right all along:
the only hope I had of changing the world
was to change myself first.”
Clarence Thomas (1948- ) Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged Anne Morrow Lindbergh, communication, linkedin, stimulate on June 22, 2009 | Comments Off
“Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee,
and just as hard to sleep after.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001), American aviator,
author, spouse of Charles Lindbergh.
Posted in Daily Quote, tagged forgiveness, God, linkedin, love, nature, Reinhold Niebuhr on June 21, 2009 | Comments Off
“Forgiveness is the final form of love.”
“If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature
we have no moral God.”
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971), American theologian.