THE NEWBORN CRY Carl Sandburg wrote in his prologue to The Family of Man: The first cry of a newborn baby in Chicago or Zimbonago, in Amsterdam or Rangoon, has the same pitch and key,…
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GOLF RULE BROKEN On June 29, 1996, defending champion Greg Norman excited the Greater Hartford Open. He reported himself for using an improperly labeled ball in the first two rounds and was disqualified . Golf…
CALM IN THE STORM The Lord will either calm your storm, or allow it to rage while He calms you. From Staying Positive in a Negative World, Roger Campbell, pg. 36
EXPERIENCE KNOWS BETTER Experience is knowing a lot of things you shouldn't do. -- William Knudsen
Attitude | Attitudes | Despair | Perspective | Perspectives | Short Shorts | Trial | Trials | Vision
SEE FURTHER IN THE DARK When it is dark enough, you can finally see the stars. -- Charles A. Beard
NOT BRAGGIN' It ain't braggin if you've really done it. -- Dizzy Dean
SEEDS OF DISCOVERY The seed of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well prepared to receive them. -- Joseph Henry
DETAILS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS Doing the little icky, sticky things of life well--greatness!
CRAZY GENIUS It's true, a genius isn't crazy, but perhaps it would help.
BROADCAST YOUR LOVE Love, like fertilizer, is no good unless it's spread. -- Anonymous
DESPAIR IN IDLENESS In idleness there is personal despair. -- Carlyle
FEAR & FREEDOM Ultimately we know deeply that on the other side of every fear there is a freedom. -- Marilyn Ferguson
DO OR NOT DO "I'll try," said Luke Skywalker. The wise Yoda replied, "There is no try. There is only do or not do." -- From the movie "The Empire Strikes Back"
KNOWLEDGE COMPLETED To know and not to do is not yet to know. -- Zen saying
ACTIVE APPLICATION Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. -- Goethe
ABSURD IDEAS ARE BEST For an idea which, at first, does not seem absurd, there is no hope. -- Albert Einstein
ASSIST FOR A LIFETIME Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life-time. -- Lac Tzo
STRENGTH OR WILL People do not lack strength; they lack will. -- Victor Hugo
POLITICAL BLAME Ninety percent of all politics is deciding who to blame. -- Anonymous
TIMELY TASKS To do great and important tasks, two things are necessary: A plan and not quite enough time. -- Quote Magazine
