| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 1/25/2009 7:37:01 AM | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Abraham Lincoln | |
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| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 2/5/2009 12:45:37 PM | “When we contemplate our own mortality, when we recognize that we're not here forever and that we're going to go into nothingness when we die, I find great consolation in the feeling that as long as I'm here I'm going to occupy my mind as fully as possible in understanding why I was ever born in the first place.”
Richard Dawkins, symposium with Stephen Pinker | |
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| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 2/23/2009 3:59:00 PM | | "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and Jill a rich widow". | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/2/2009 7:02:53 AM | This is not a quote, but I hope it's o.k. that I post this here because I thought the words are quite inspiring.
I heard this story one time and thought I would share it with you. Sometimes, I have thoughts in my mind that I really am not making a positive difference in the people's lives that I care about and am trying to help. This story is a reminder to me that even my seemingly meaningless effort can have a life-changing impact on someone, even if I cannot see it.
One day a young man was walking along the beach, when in the distance, he could see someone else on the beach walking in his direction. As he neared the other person, he could see that it was an older gentleman who continually stopped and bent over, as if picking something up. He was curious as to what the other man was doing, so when he approached closer, his curiousity got the best of him. So, he greeted the elderly man and asked him "excuse me sir, but what is it that you are doing, constantly bending over picking something up?" The older man replied "well...do you see all these starfish lying along the beach here?" The younger man, who had been so absorbed in himself earlier had not noticed, so he looked around. When he saw what the old man was talking about he said "yes, I see them...what about it?" "Well", said the older gentleman "I am picking them up and throwing them back into the water". The young man was bewildered, because as he again looked on the beach, he saw that there were thousands of starfish lying on the sand. The young fella was certain that the old guy must have long lost his marbles! "My goodness, man!", he said to the old guy, "there are SO many of them". Then, in a sarcastic tone, he asked the older man "Do you really believe you're going to make any difference in saving ALLthese starfish?" The older man just beamed with a wide, knowing grin on his face, bent down, picked up another starfish and, as he threw it back into the ocean he said "There...made a difference to THAT fella, didn't I?"
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/12/2009 3:14:09 AM | I got this this morning and thought - It just needs to be shared here! - Enjoy!!
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a girl in the line said to the little fella. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful!" The boy looked up, "Really?" "Of course," said the grandmother. "Why just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles." The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles." -Author Unknown- | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/12/2009 4:36:08 AM | one more ..
"Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost." | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/17/2009 5:01:03 PM | | "Don't hold on to butterflies that aren't there, you'll end up with moths" | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/18/2009 4:37:56 AM | MY HERO and Why
My hero is someone who cares about other people.
He works hard to better himself and his situation.
He pursues growth mentally, emotionally, spiritually,
Metaphysically and physically, with diligence and perseverance.
He helps others when he can.
He is more then willing to admit when he is wrong and make
whatever amends are possible.
He strives to learn new things with clarity and understand what is
around him with compassion.
He understands that he is human, accepts resposibility for his
mistakes, does what he can to rectify them, then moves on.
He wants to experience and understand the world in all its
many facets as completely as possible in his lifetime.
He finds joy in learning and understanding new things.
He finds purpose in sharing his understanding with others
and being understood.
He takes pleasure in personal growth and fulfillment.
He struggles to learn from everyone who crosses his path no
matter what their age, race, gender or outward appearance.
He believes finding love is the most important thing in this life
and promotes it wherever he can
"Why", you ask is he my hero?
Because he is who I want to be most in this world. | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/23/2009 5:37:23 PM | I ummm... borrowed this from a profile here in the pond 
“Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.”
African Proverb | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 3/31/2009 8:28:36 PM | “Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”. Antoine de Saint Exupéry, translated into English as The Little Prince.
Sorry for gate crashing. Oops!  | |
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| Your quote for the week!!
Posted: 4/12/2009 4:20:18 PM | We could cure ignorance if it weren't for the fact that it's inherited. | |
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| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 4/26/2009 9:51:13 AM | why do it today
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you can get someone elso to do it tomorrow | |
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| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 6/6/2009 6:35:10 AM |
... Anyone can have a bucket list .. I've been thru 4 of those .. now I just have one list that is 'self-shortening' .. it's my new "Fukkit List" .. hehe .. Life is so much easier with a fukkit list ..  | |
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| Your quote fo the week!!
Posted: 6/26/2009 10:45:43 PM | .
" Life is what happens while we are busy
making other plans"
.... John Lennon
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