Monday, January 18, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Conan O'Brien on Achievement

Hosting the Tonight Show has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me. And I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life... unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too.

Referencing the retired Jay Leno's efforts to return to an 11:35 p.m. time slot.

Conan O'Brien
Host, The Tonight Show
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Conoco and Universal Media Studios

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Zig Ziglar on Time Management

Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!

Zig Ziglar


Source: Zig Zigler Newsletter

John Oliver on Expectations

Will we get the change we forced him to promise us?

John Oliver

On Barack Obama

John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show
Comedy Central, 2009

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Movie Wisdom: Shadow of the Thin Man

Lieutenant Abrams: You know that jockey Golez, the one who was caught throwing the fourth race yesterday? He was shot.

Nora Charles: My, they're strict at this track

Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) make an inquiry of Lt. Abrams (Sam Levene) when they arrive at a race track at the same time as the police.

Shadow of the Thin Man
MGM, 1941
Screenwriters: Irving Brescher & Harry Kurnitz
Based on The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett

Despair Inc. on Change

When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles.

Despair, Inc.

Source: despair.com

See the image.

Joyce Brothers on Intuition

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

Joyce Brothers


Source: wisdomquote.com

Proverb Wisdom

One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.

Chinese Proverb


Source: wisdomquotes.com

Carolyn Myss on Intention

Intention without action is useless.

Carolyn Myss


Pronouced 'moss.' Source: widsomquotes.com

Anatole France on Success

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France (Jacques Anatole Thibault)

Source: wisdomequotes.com

Albert Einstein on Action

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

Albert Einstein


Source: wisdomquotes.com

William James on Choices

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

William James


Source: quotegarden.com

Jim Rohn on Action

What is easy to do is also easy not to do.

Jim Rohn


Source: success.com

Friday, January 8, 2010

Cesar Millan on Body Language

Tension holds. A smile gives.

Cesar Millan
The Dog Whisperer
Cesar Down Under
National Geographic Channel

Cesar Millan on Respect

The more you have to use physical force to control life, you lose control of life.

Cesar Millan
The Dog Whisperer
Cesar Down Under
National Geographic Channel