Thought for the Day Monday Nov 2 2009

"Nothing is more harmful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army superiority over another."
~ George Washington

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Thought for the Day Tuesday Nov 3 2009

General Colin Powell's Rules:

1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
2. Get mad, then get over it.
3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
4. It can be done!
5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.
6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.
8. Check small things.
9. Share credit.
10. Remain calm. Be kind.
11. Have a vision. Be demanding.
12. Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
13. Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

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Thought for the Day Wednesday Nov 4 2009

"The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former."
~ Alfred Armand Montapert

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Thought for the Day Thursday Nov 5 2009

"In the Western tradition, we have focused on teaching as a skill and forgotten what Socrates knew: teaching is a gift, learning is a skill."
~ Peter Drucker

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Thought for the Day Monday Nov 9 2009

"Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life."
~ Harvey Firestone

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Thought for the Day Tuesday Nov 10 2009

"You weren't an accident, You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the Earth by the Master Craftsman."
~ Max Lucado

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Thought for the Day Wednesday Nov 11 2009

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.”
~ Benjamin Franklin

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Thought for the Day Thursday Nov 12 2009

"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
~ Samuel Johnson

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Thought for the Day Friday Nov 13 2009

"If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself."
~ Unknown


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Thought for the Day Monday Nov 16 2009

"The more one learns the more he understands his ignorance. I am simply an ignorant man, trying to lessen his ignorance."
~ Louis L'Amour

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Thought for the Day Wednesday Nov 18 2009

"He who stops being better stops being good."
~ Oliver Cromwell

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Thought for the Day Thursday Nov 19 2009

"Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer. "
~ Leo Buscaglia


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Thought for the Day Friday Nov 20 2009

"A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier."
~ Anonymous


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Thought for the Day Wednesday Nov 25 2009

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."
~ Willie Nelson

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Thought for the Day Monday Nov 30 2009

"If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are."
~ George C. Hubbs


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