Anecdotes

Pray for things you want, work for the things you need. Anonymous

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day. Anonymous

Trying to squash a rumour is like trying to unring a bell. Shana Alexander (American Journalist)

If you don't start the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow. Anonymous

Be yourself, no one else is qualified. Anonymous

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever. Anonymous

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult. Seneca (5 B.C. - A.D. 65) Roman philosopher

One thing you can give yet still keep is your word. Anonymous

Those who do not hear the music think the dancer is mad. African proverb

Temperamental = 95% temper + 5% mental Anonymous

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. James Naisbitt - American futurist

Vision without action is a daydream. Action witout vision is a nightmare. Japanese proverb

Sales is either the highest-paid hardest job or the lowest-paid, easiest job. Anonymous

If you don't take care of your body, where else are you going to live? Anonymous

If you would plant for days, plant flowers - if you would plant for years, plant trees - if you would plant for eternity, plant ideas... Anonymous

First-rate people hire first-rate people, second-rate people hire third-rate people. Leo Rosten - Motivational writer

To acquire knowledge, one studies; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe. Anonymous

Variety may be the spice of life, but monotony buys the groceries. Anonymous

Advice is like cooking - you should try it first before you feed it to others. Anonymous

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity. Jean De La Bruyere (1645-1696) - Writer and journalist

When someone gets something for nothing, someone else gets nothing for something. Anonymous

The pessimist may be right in the long run, but the optimist has a better time during the trip. Anonymous

To break a bad habit, drop it. Anonymous

Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people. Admiral Hyman Rickover - U.S. Navy

Rust ruins more tools than overuse. Anonymous

Technology is another word for "tool". There was a time when nails were "high-tech". Tom Clancy - American Writer

Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas for themselves. Paula Poundstone - American Comedian

Efficiency is doing things right, effectiveness is doing right things. Peter Drucker - American writer

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy. E.B. White (1899-1985) - American writer

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986) - Syndicated columnist

A conclusion is where you got tired of thinking. Fischer's Law

Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by a crowd. John Maxwell - Religious leader and writer

To avoid sickness, eat less - to prolong life, worry less. Chu Hui Weng

There are usually two kinds of holiday presents: the ones you don't like and the ones you don't get. Anonymous

Sharing joy doubles it, sharing sorrow cuts in half. Danish proverb

Success is a journey, not a destination. Anonymous

Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Anonymous

Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determinations. Anonymous

Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while other wonder what has happened. Anonymous

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Anonymous

Autograph your work with excellence. Anonymous

Attitude is everything. Anonymous

Just when a mother thinks her work is complete, she becomes a grandmother. Anonymous

Some minds are like concrete - all mixed up and permanently set. Anonymous

Did it ever occur to you that a sweater is a garment worn by a child when his mother feels chilly? Bernard Mentzer

God did not create hurry. Finnish Proverb

A wise person learns by the experience of others.

An ordinary person learns by his own experience.

A fool learns by nobody's mistakes. Anonymous

Winning can be defined as the science of being totally prepared. George Allen. George Allen (1922-1990)

He who is content with little has everything. Anonymous

Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions. Peter F. Drucker

The most common fallacy among women is that simply having children makes one a mother - which is as absurd as believeing that having a piano makes one a musician. Sydney J. Harris

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. Niels Bohr (1885-1962)

Worry doesn't help tomorrow's troubles, but it does ruin today's happiness. Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

A diplomat is someone who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Of all the means which wisdom uses to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends. Epicurus (341-270 B.C)

Synonym is what you use in place of a word you can't spell. Anonymous

Money can't buy love but it can make shopping for it easier. Anonymous

A person is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore (1882-1942)

There is usually a sense of loss mixed with excitement as one reaches out for more expansive horizons. Like a child leaving home in a healthy way, one feels thankful for what they have learned and a little sad to say good-bye, but they know it's time to go. Charlotte Davis Kasl

It's not by doing the things we like but liking the things we do that we can discover life's blessings. Goethe (1749-1832)

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. Arnold Toynbee

The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Confucius (551-479 B.C)

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed - easy to get into, but hard to get out of. Anonymous

A man travels the word over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it. George Moore

Any man who knows all the answers most likely misunderstood the questions. Anonymous

A winner says "It may be difficult but it's possible". A loser says "It may be possible but it's difficult". Anonymous

There are three types of teachers:

The poor teacher makes the interested student less interested.

The good teacher makes the interested student more interested.

The superior teacher makes the uninterested student interested. Anonymous

Being bored is an insult to oneslef. Jules Renard (1864-1910)

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first. Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revaled only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Definition of a classic: A book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have. Alan Bennett

When a man tells you he got rich through hard work, ask him "Whose?" Don Marquis (1878-1937)

Better to strengthen your back than lighten your burden. Anonymous

Amateurs practice until they can get it right; professionals practice until they can't get it wrong. Anonymous