You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.
Erma Bombeck
Source: quotegarden.com
It's all in the journey and it's an imperfect world. Do your best to make sense. Think critically. Decide if it's fact or belief. Respond don't react. And, whether it's the road less traveled or the main drag, chances are good someone along the way has made an observation that might help you. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from the stumbling, imperfect experiences of those who have traveled before - or are traveling with - us?
Monday, June 30, 2008
Good Advice
Is it plugged in?
Is it turned on?
What changed?
The three standard first-response support questions. Apply as needed.
Source Unknown.
Is it turned on?
What changed?
The three standard first-response support questions. Apply as needed.
Source Unknown.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Carl Jung on Perspective
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl Jung
Source: If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
by Cherie Carter-Scott
(c) 1998 Cherie Carter-Scott, p. 86
Broadway Books
Carl Jung
Source: If Life is a Game, These are the Rules
by Cherie Carter-Scott
(c) 1998 Cherie Carter-Scott, p. 86
Broadway Books
Booker T. Washington on Human Relations
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Booker T. Washington
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Booker T. Washington
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Joseph Campbell on Coping Skills
Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the system to the attainment of human purposes?
Joseph Campbell
Source: Zen and the Art of Making a Living
by Laurence G. Boldt,
(c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999 Arkana/Published by The Penguin Group, p. 213
Joseph Campbell
Source: Zen and the Art of Making a Living
by Laurence G. Boldt,
(c) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999 Arkana/Published by The Penguin Group, p. 213
Stephen Schwartz on Resiliency
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But 'till I try, I'll never know
Elphaba singing Defying Gravity
Defying GravityWicked
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Source: musicalschwartz.com
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But 'till I try, I'll never know
Elphaba singing Defying Gravity
Defying GravityWicked
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Source: musicalschwartz.com
Robert Louis Stevenson on Perspective
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Source: forbes.com
Robert Louis Stevenson
Source: forbes.com
Saturday Night Live Wisdom
I gotta have more cowbell, baby.
Christopher Walken as producer, The Bruce Dickinson, to the band, Blue Oyster Cult, while recording (Don't Fear) The Reaper.
The VH1 Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult sketch
Saturday Night Live
Season 25, Episode 16
(c) 2000, NBC Studios
Source: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/
Christopher Walken as producer, The Bruce Dickinson, to the band, Blue Oyster Cult, while recording (Don't Fear) The Reaper.
The VH1 Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult sketch
Saturday Night Live
Season 25, Episode 16
(c) 2000, NBC Studios
Source: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/
Robert Eliot on Coping Skills
Rule Number 1 is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule Number 2 is, it's all small stuff. And if you can't fight and you can't flee, flow.
Robert Eliot
Source: forbes.com
Robert Eliot
Source: forbes.com
Jon Stewart on Mindfulness
I am getting awfully tired of people we need leaving us.
Jon Stewart
The Daily Show
Moment of Zen
June 23, 2008
in remembrance of George Carlin
(c)2008 Comedy Central
Amen.
Jon Stewart
The Daily Show
Moment of Zen
June 23, 2008
in remembrance of George Carlin
(c)2008 Comedy Central
Amen.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Hanna Rion on Gardening
The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.
Hanna Rion, writer
Source: quotegarden.com
Hanna Rion, writer
Source: quotegarden.com
Ben Wexler on Taking Advice
That's throwing stupid gas on crazy fire.
Judy Miller in response to her sister agreeing to take advice from her husband.
Ben Wexler, writer
Still Standing, Still Advising, 2004
CBS Productions
Source: imdb.com
Judy Miller in response to her sister agreeing to take advice from her husband.
Ben Wexler, writer
Still Standing, Still Advising, 2004
CBS Productions
Source: imdb.com
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Erica Jong on Courage
Everyone has a talent; what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Erica Jong
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Erica Jong
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
George Carlin on Life
There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
George Carlin
Source: "Hamster-enabled" georgecarlin.com
George Carlin
Source: "Hamster-enabled" georgecarlin.com
Monday, June 23, 2008
Kathy Griffin on Etiquette
I was raised right. I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners.
Kathy Griffin
Source: From My Life on the D-List, Bravo Network
Kathy Griffin
Source: From My Life on the D-List, Bravo Network
Sophia Loren on Mothers
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
Sophia Loren
For my neighbor & friend, Sue, on her first day back in the office after the birth of her daughter
Source: happyworker.com
Sophia Loren
For my neighbor & friend, Sue, on her first day back in the office after the birth of her daughter
Source: happyworker.com
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Despair Inc. on Indifference
Indifference: It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but it doesn't take any to just sit there with a dumb look on your face.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Margaret Mead on Being Human
One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.
Margaret Mead
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Margaret Mead
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Friday, June 20, 2008
Anthony E. Zuiker and Ann Donahue on Focus
Horatio Caine: The only thing that matters is the evidence.
Anthony E. Zuiker and Ann Donahue, writers
Exert from CSI:Miami, Season 2, Blood Brothers, 2003
CBS Productions
Source: imdb.com
Anthony E. Zuiker and Ann Donahue, writers
Exert from CSI:Miami, Season 2, Blood Brothers, 2003
CBS Productions
Source: imdb.com
Jon Stewart on Perspective
There are a hell of a lot of jobs that are scarier than live comedy. Like standing in the operating room when a guy's heart stops, and you're the one who has to fix it!
Jon Stewart
Source: brainyquote.com
Jon Stewart
Source: brainyquote.com
Raymond Chandler on Blending In
He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
Raymond Chandler
From Farewell, My Lovely, (c)1940, Alfred A. Knopf
Source: brainyquote.com
Raymond Chandler
From Farewell, My Lovely, (c)1940, Alfred A. Knopf
Source: brainyquote.com
Bruce Springsteen on Self-Respect
It's a sad man, my friend, who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand the company.
Bruce Springsteen
Source: brainyquote.com
Bruce Springsteen
Source: brainyquote.com
Dale Carnegie on Success
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Dale Carnegie
Source: brainyquote.com
Dale Carnegie
Source: brainyquote.com
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The National Association of Professional Organizers on Clutter
Getting rid of clutter in your home cuts housework by an average of 40 percent.
The National Association of Professional Organizers
Source: Renovation Style magazine, Fall 2006, Meredith Corp., p. 31
The National Association of Professional Organizers
Source: Renovation Style magazine, Fall 2006, Meredith Corp., p. 31
Monday, June 16, 2008
Muhammad Ali on Perseverence
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Muhammad Ali
Soure: 10ktruth.com
Muhammad Ali
Soure: 10ktruth.com
Despair, Inc. on Goals
Goals: It's best to avoid standing directly between a competitive jerk and his goals.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Earl Woods on Fatherhood
I would be walking along, carrying his bag, and with those long legs of his, he was gone, he'd say, "Hurry up, Dad."
I said, "Are you at your ball yet?"
"No."
"Are you ready for another club?"
"No."
"When you are, I'll be there."
Earl Woods, on supporting his son, Tiger, and carrying his bag in junior tournaments
Source: tigerwoods.com
I said, "Are you at your ball yet?"
"No."
"Are you ready for another club?"
"No."
"When you are, I'll be there."
Earl Woods, on supporting his son, Tiger, and carrying his bag in junior tournaments
Source: tigerwoods.com
Phil Alden Robinson on Fathers
John Kinsella: Is this heaven?
Ray Kinsella: It's Iowa.
John Kinsella: Iowa? I could have sworn this was heaven.
[John starts to walk away]
Ray Kinsella: Is there a heaven?
John Kinsella: Oh yeah. It's the place where dreams come true.
[Ray looks around, seeing his wife playing with their daughter on the porch]
Ray Kinsella: Maybe this is heaven.
Exert from Field of Dreams, 1989
Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson
Based on the book, Shoeless Joe, by W.P. Kinsella, 1982
Ballentine Books
Ray Kinsella: It's Iowa.
John Kinsella: Iowa? I could have sworn this was heaven.
[John starts to walk away]
Ray Kinsella: Is there a heaven?
John Kinsella: Oh yeah. It's the place where dreams come true.
[Ray looks around, seeing his wife playing with their daughter on the porch]
Ray Kinsella: Maybe this is heaven.
Exert from Field of Dreams, 1989
Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson
Based on the book, Shoeless Joe, by W.P. Kinsella, 1982
Ballentine Books
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Christopher Lowell on How We Live
If we are how we live, then what does your home say about you?
Christopher Lowell
from The Seven Layers of Organization
(c)2005 Christopher Lowell Enterprises, LLC
Christopher Lowell
from The Seven Layers of Organization
(c)2005 Christopher Lowell Enterprises, LLC
Albert Schweitzer on Finding Refuge
There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.
Albert Schweitzer
Source: quotegarden.com
Albert Schweitzer
Source: quotegarden.com
Friday, June 13, 2008
Sparky Anderson on Responsibility
Those of us lucky enough to be part of the game have a tremendous responsibility — we're charged with giving back to the game all the good things the game has given us.
Sparky Anderson
Source: baseball-almanac.com
Sparky Anderson
Source: baseball-almanac.com
Michael Maltese on Careful Analysis
Daffy Duck: Let's run through that again.
Bugs Bunny: Okay.
Bugs Bunny: [neutral toned] Would ya like to shoot me now or wait till ya get home.
Daffy Duck: [neutral toned] Shoot him now, shoot him now.
Bugs Bunny: [neutral toned] You keep outta this, he doesn't hafta shoot you now.
Daffy Duck: [with expression] HA! THAT'S IT! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
Daffy Duck: [to audience] Pronoun trouble.
Exert from Rabbit Seasoning, 1952
Story by Michael Maltese
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Source: imdb.com
Bugs Bunny: Okay.
Bugs Bunny: [neutral toned] Would ya like to shoot me now or wait till ya get home.
Daffy Duck: [neutral toned] Shoot him now, shoot him now.
Bugs Bunny: [neutral toned] You keep outta this, he doesn't hafta shoot you now.
Daffy Duck: [with expression] HA! THAT'S IT! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
Daffy Duck: [to audience] Pronoun trouble.
Exert from Rabbit Seasoning, 1952
Story by Michael Maltese
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Source: imdb.com
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Raymond Chandler on Communication
He was a guy who talked with commas, like a heavy novel.
Raymond Chandler
from The Long Goodbye
(c) 1953, 1981 Vintage Books, a division of Random House, p. 94
Raymond Chandler
from The Long Goodbye
(c) 1953, 1981 Vintage Books, a division of Random House, p. 94
Laura Day on Obstacles
When you meet an obstacle, the universe is inviting you to deal with it and create a change within yourself.
Laura Day
fromThe Circle
(c) 2001, Putnam Books, p. 94
Laura Day
fromThe Circle
(c) 2001, Putnam Books, p. 94
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Despair, Inc. on Mistakes
Mistakes: It could be the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Despair, Inc.
Source: despair.com
Click here to view image.
Elizabeth Stone on Children
Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.
Elizabeth Stone, historian, novelist, lived in the 1800s
Elizabeth Stone, historian, novelist, lived in the 1800s
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Good Advice
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.
Author Unknown
For Mary Lib, with love.
Source: quotegarden.com
Author Unknown
For Mary Lib, with love.
Source: quotegarden.com
James Allen on Change
The birds are molting. If only man could molt also - his mind once a year its errors, his heart once a year its useless passions.
James Allen, author, lived mostly during the 1800's
Source: quotegarden.com
James Allen, author, lived mostly during the 1800's
Source: quotegarden.com
Monday, June 9, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Dale Carnegie on Human Relations
Buddha said: "Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love," and a misunderstanding is never ended by an argument but by tact, diplomacy, conciliation, and a sympathetic desire to see the other person's viewpoint.
Dale Carnegie
exert from How to Win Friends and Influence People
(c)1936, 1981 Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, p. 120
Dale Carnegie
exert from How to Win Friends and Influence People
(c)1936, 1981 Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, p. 120
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Ron Shelton on Fundamentals
This is a simple game. Ya throw the ball. Ya hit the ball. Ya catch the ball.
Skip, Durham Bulls Manager, in Bull Durham, 1988
Distributed by Orion
Sources: imsdb.com and imdb.com
Skip, Durham Bulls Manager, in Bull Durham, 1988
Distributed by Orion
Sources: imsdb.com and imdb.com
Bill Dial on Planning
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Mr. Carlson (Gordon Jump) to the WKRP staff after a Thanksgiving promotion gone-bad.
From WKRP in Cincinnati, "Turkeys Away," 1978
Screenplay by Bill Dial
Source: imdb.com
Note: Gordon Jump was an alum of Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.
Mr. Carlson (Gordon Jump) to the WKRP staff after a Thanksgiving promotion gone-bad.
From WKRP in Cincinnati, "Turkeys Away," 1978
Screenplay by Bill Dial
Source: imdb.com
Note: Gordon Jump was an alum of Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Arthur Schopenhauer on Truth
Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the second it is opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher, lived in the first part of the 19th century
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher, lived in the first part of the 19th century
Source: The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Times (In Two Lines or Less)
Edited by John M. Shanahan
(c)1999 Harper Collins
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Deng Ming-Dao on Being Present
Look at a cat as she stretches out contentedly in the sun. There is no thought of the next moment, only the sheer enjoyment of the present. Rest assured that she will still be able to clean herself, still be able to catch mice, and still be able to do all the things that a cat must do. But she is without anxieties and so she is purely and totally who she should be. She acts as if she were nature's favorite. And, who is to say otherwise?
Deng Ming-Dao
From 365 Tao Daily Meditations
(c) 1992 Harper Collins
Deng Ming-Dao
From 365 Tao Daily Meditations
(c) 1992 Harper Collins
Albert Einstein on Compassion
Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Joseph Duemer on Dogs
There are some simple truths inside the world's complexity, and the dogs know what they are.
Joseph Duemer, writer
Joseph Duemer, writer
Vince Lombardi on Commitment
Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Samuel Butler on Life
All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.
Samuel Butler, writer, lived in the 1800's but saw the century change
Samuel Butler, writer, lived in the 1800's but saw the century change
Monday, June 2, 2008
Leo Buscaglia on Wisdom
Knowledge is not wisdom! Learning alone is not wisdom. Wisdom is the application of knowledge and facts. Wisdom is realizing you know nothing. Wisdom is saying, "My mind is open. Wherever I am I am just beginning. There is more to be realized by 100-fold than what I know." That's the beginning of wisdom.
Leo Buscaglia from Living Loving and Learning
(c)1982 Ballantine Books
That's Where the Light Is, p. 73
Leo Buscaglia from Living Loving and Learning
(c)1982 Ballantine Books
That's Where the Light Is, p. 73
Christian D. Larson on Inner Strength
Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
Christian D. Larson, writer
Christian D. Larson, writer
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Perspective
Finish this day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rick Smith on Focus
A player needs to know the ball is not going in the direction that they’re not looking.
Rick Smith, golf instructor
Source: dailycelebrations.com
Rick Smith, golf instructor
Source: dailycelebrations.com
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