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Monday, March 8th, 2010“Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors……Take away my factories, but leave my people and soon we will have a new and better factory.”
Andrew Carnegie (Attributed)
I was made aware of this quote by Seth Godin’s blog Losing Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie apparently said, “Take [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is ultimately to be at peace with himself.
What one can be, one must be.”
Abraham Maslow
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, February 22nd, 2010I am grateful to my friend Kathryn Thomas for sending me this week’s quote.
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”
—Unknown
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Monday, February 15th, 2010“If the lessons of history teach us anything it is that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us” ~ Anon
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Monday, February 8th, 2010“This is the true joy in life: the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, February 1st, 2010When you lose don’t lose the lesson.
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Monday, January 25th, 2010‘Aspire not to have more, but to be more’.
Archbishop Romero
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Monday, January 18th, 2010“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for [...]
The Monday Morning Quote – Nine requisites for contented living
Monday, January 11th, 2010“Nine requisites for contented living:
Health enough to make work a pleasure.
Wealth enough to support your needs.
Strength to battle with difficulties and overcome them.
Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them.
Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished.
Charity enough to see some good in your neighbor.
Love enough to move you to be useful and [...]
The Monday Morning Quote: Einstein’s definition of insanity
Monday, January 4th, 2010Einstein’s definition of insanity:
“Doing the same things over and over while expecting different results.”