Quotes i Like
"Don't be afraid to fail because if you fail you learn something from it and it is better for you. In your life you are going to encounter these occasions ... when you are not going to get what you want, but that should not stop you ."
-- Sunita Williams , Indian Astronaut in NASA.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane, going the wrong way.
You have the capacity to learn from your mistakes. You will learn a lot today.
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
" Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those
who know how to make proper use of their victories. "
"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure"
~ Helen Keller
"The mind is like a clock that is constantly running down.
It has to be wound up daily with good thoughts."
- Fulton J. Sheen
" One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to
beat him at politeness. "
~ Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
" Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. "
~ Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others,
but far enough ahead to motivate them."
~John Maxwell (Scottish noble, 1512-1583)
"Finally, brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
~Jesus
" Man is what he believes."
~ Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)
" It's not that some people have willpower and some don't.
It's that some people are ready to change and others are not."
~ James Gordon, M.D.
Life is the first gift,
love is the second
and understanding the third.
~ Marge Piercy
Ø I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Ø When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Ø Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.
Ø The trouble with being punctual is that there's no one there to appreciate it
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the next morning you will have a flat tyre.
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you change to.
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something, which will last until the coffee is cold.
Borrow money from pessimists--they don't expect it back.
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
He who hesitates is probably right.
No one is listening until you make a mistake.
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Always try to be modest. And be proud of it! Always try to be modest. And be proud of it!
Half the people you know are below average.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
I don't have a solution; but I do admire the problem.
Good Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
The trouble with life is there's no background music or a laugh track.
I was only looking at your nametag, honest!
-- Sunita Williams , Indian Astronaut in NASA.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Confession is good for the soul, but bad for your career.
Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.
When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane, going the wrong way.
You have the capacity to learn from your mistakes. You will learn a lot today.
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all"
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
" Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those
who know how to make proper use of their victories. "
"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value."
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure"
~ Helen Keller
"The mind is like a clock that is constantly running down.
It has to be wound up daily with good thoughts."
- Fulton J. Sheen
" One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to
beat him at politeness. "
~ Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
" Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. "
~ Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
"Leaders must be close enough to relate to others,
but far enough ahead to motivate them."
~John Maxwell (Scottish noble, 1512-1583)
"Finally, brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
~Jesus
" Man is what he believes."
~ Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904)
" It's not that some people have willpower and some don't.
It's that some people are ready to change and others are not."
~ James Gordon, M.D.
Life is the first gift,
love is the second
and understanding the third.
~ Marge Piercy
Ø I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Ø When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Ø Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.
Ø The trouble with being punctual is that there's no one there to appreciate it
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the next morning you will have a flat tyre.
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you change to.
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something, which will last until the coffee is cold.
Borrow money from pessimists--they don't expect it back.
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
He who hesitates is probably right.
No one is listening until you make a mistake.
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Always try to be modest. And be proud of it! Always try to be modest. And be proud of it!
Half the people you know are below average.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
I don't have a solution; but I do admire the problem.
Good Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
The trouble with life is there's no background music or a laugh track.
I was only looking at your nametag, honest!
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