A needle is not sharp at both ends.
-Chinese proverb
a collection of thoughts, quotes, beliefs and musings of intellectuals, famous personalities, philosophers, thinkers who have changed the world with their work and contributions.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Philosophical quotes-Listen carefully
I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying.
- Charles C. Finn
- Charles C. Finn
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Motivational thoughts-Impact of Attitude
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.
~ Chuck Swindoll
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.
~ Chuck Swindoll
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Thoughts,
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sexual quotes-Theory of Relativity
An erection is like the Theory of Relativity — the more you think about it, the harder it gets."
Hilarious quotes-Good judgement
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
-- Vice President Al Gore
-- Vice President Al Gore
Friday, January 28, 2011
Encouring quotes-Who you are
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”
– Thomas Jefferson
– Thomas Jefferson
Daily quotes-Disappear
"There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
- Douglas Adams.
- Douglas Adams.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Deep thoughts-Profound truth
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
- Niels Bohr
- Niels Bohr
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sarcastic quotes-Not a Republican
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
-H.L. Mencken
-H.L. Mencken
Love quotes-True and deepest
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.
~George Jean Nathan
~George Jean Nathan
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Philosophical quotes-Bitterest drop
The complete irresponsibility of man for his actions and his nature is the bitterest drop which he who understands must swallow.
- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1890
- Friedrich Nietzsche, 1890
Monday, January 24, 2011
Hilarious quotes-Fell off
"I tell ya, I knew my morning wasn't going right. When I put on my shirt the button fell off, when I picked up my briefcase, the handle fell off, I tell ya, I was afraid to go to the bathroom."
- Rodney Dangerfield.
- Rodney Dangerfield.
Famous people quotes-Greater poverty
Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.
-Mother Teresa
-Mother Teresa
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Motivational thoughts-Anyway
And the song inspired by the "THE FINAL ANALYSIS" spirit is a top 20 song called "Anyway" on the Country Western charts and is sung by Martina McBride, four time female vocalist of the year.
It inspires you to build, love, follow your own dream, and sing your own song.
ANYWAY- MARTINA McBRIDE's LYRICS
You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing a song u believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!
Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!
It inspires you to build, love, follow your own dream, and sing your own song.
ANYWAY- MARTINA McBRIDE's LYRICS
You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love 'em anyway
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing a song u believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!
Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Funny thoughts-Leave the house
I have a computer, a vibrator and pizza delivery. Why should I leave the house?
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Philosophical quotes-True one
The simplest and most obvious cause which can there be assigned for any phenomena, is probably the true one.
- David Hume, 1737
- David Hume, 1737
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Quotes-Both
You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic; You cannot have both at the same time.
– Bertrand Meyer
– Bertrand Meyer
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Hilarious quotes-Immorality
Immortality is a long shot, I admit. But somebody has to be first.
- Bill Cosby
- Bill Cosby
Thought for the day-Well lived
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow is but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
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Deep thoughts,
thought for the day,
Thoughts on life
Monday, January 17, 2011
Philosophical quotes-Seeking
Seeking is not always the way to find.
- Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
- Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
Famous people quotes-Imagination
All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination and then works its way out. Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Thoughts-Cannot multiply wealth by dividing
'You cannot Legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
-Adrian Rogers, 1931
-Adrian Rogers, 1931
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Sarcastic quotes-Merchandise candidates
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is.the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.
- Adlai Stevenson, Democratic National Convention, 18 August 1956
- Adlai Stevenson, Democratic National Convention, 18 August 1956
Sexual quotes-Admonishments
"The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and three hundred sixty two admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision."
- Lynne Lavner.
- Lynne Lavner.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Political quotes-U.S. congressmen
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.
~Author Unknown
~Author Unknown
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Hilarious quotes-Back to youth
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
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Famous people quotes,
hilarious quotes,
humor quotes
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Love quotes-Never a mistake
"One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved."
- Romain Roland (1866-1944), french writer and Nobel prize winner.
- Romain Roland (1866-1944), french writer and Nobel prize winner.
Time quotes-Companion
Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, from the film "Star Trek: Generations"
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, from the film "Star Trek: Generations"
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Thought for the day-Test of Literature
The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it.
- Elizabeth Drew
- Elizabeth Drew
Monday, January 10, 2011
Famous people quotes-Love message
If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
-Mother Teresa
-Mother Teresa
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Famous people quotes,
love quotes
Hilarious quotes-Sanctity of human life
"Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life."
- Orrin Hatch, Senator from Utah, explaining his support of the death penalty.
- Orrin Hatch, Senator from Utah, explaining his support of the death penalty.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Thoughts-The final Analysis
THE FINAL ANALYSIS by MOTHER TERESA
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
I was never between you and them anyway.
-this version is credited to Mother Teresa
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
I was never between you and them anyway.
-this version is credited to Mother Teresa
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Sexual quotes-Family
"Where does the family start ? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl — no superior alternative has yet been found."
- Winston Churchill.
- Winston Churchill.
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Deep thoughts-Forever
"Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow."
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mahatma Gandhi
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Winning quotes-Skills
"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."
- Larry Bird
- Larry Bird
Stupid quotes-Funeral
My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday.
When I told my boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year.
He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday.
He said, "That would be better for me."
(Shipping executive, FTD Florists)
When I told my boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year.
He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday.
He said, "That would be better for me."
(Shipping executive, FTD Florists)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Famous people quotes-Inferiority
The only thing that sustains one through life is the consciousness of the immense inferiority of everybody else and this is a feeling that I have always cultivated.
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Thoughts
Philosophical quotes-Analysis
When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until the primary ones are reached. It is this way that in mathematics speculative theorems and practical canons are reduced by analysis to definitions, axioms and postulates.
-Leibniz, 1670
-Leibniz, 1670
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Hilarious quotes-Slum neighborhood
"This is no longer a slum neighborhood. I haven't heard of a Cubs fan being shot in a long time."
- Anonymous Wrigley Field Neighbor, Chicago, IL
- Anonymous Wrigley Field Neighbor, Chicago, IL
Inspirational quotes-Paradox
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Deep thoughts-Territory
The map is not the territory.
~Alfred Korzybski
~Alfred Korzybski
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philosophical quotes,
short quotes
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up
into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action---
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up
into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action---
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Love quotes-Worthwhile
"Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."
- Franklin P. Jones.
- Franklin P. Jones.
Motivational thoughts-Promise
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter, without sorrow, sun, without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.
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