Thoughts 01JUN2012

Everything passes, everything breaks, everything wearies - French Proverb

He that promises most will perform least - Gaelic Proverb

A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot - German Proverb

Do not rejoice over what has not yet happened - Egyptian Proverb

Thoughts 31MAY2012

GOLDEN RULES FOR LIVING

If you open it, close it.

If you turn it on, turn it off.

If you unlock it. lock it up

If you break it, admit it.

If you can't fix it, call in someone who can.

If you borrow it, return it.

If you value it, take care of it.

If you make a mess, clean it up.

If you move it, put it back.

If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission.

If you don't know how to operate it, leave it alone.

If it's none of your business, don't ask questions.

If it will brighten someone's day, say it.

If it will tarnish someone's reputation, keep it to yourself.

Author Unknown - extracted from "A 3rd serving of Chicken Suop for the Soul", Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Health Communications Inc; 1996

Failure is a success if we learn from it - Malcome Forbes

Thoughts 30MAY2012

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams - John Barrymore

Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you're still trying, keep it up! You're right on track - Matthew Keith Groves

The trouble with not having a goal is than you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score - Bill Copeland

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change - Mignon McLaughlin

Thoughts 29MAY2012

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail - Benjamin Franklin

When I hear somebody sigh' "Life is hard", I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock - Thomas Jefferson

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour - Truman Capote

Thoughts 28MAY2012

When one come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on - Franklin D Roosevelt

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind - Theodore Roosevelt

Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up - Thomas Edison

Thoughts 18MAY2012

We aim above the mark to hit the mark - Ralph Waldo Emerson

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily - Zig Ziglar

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step - Lao Tzu

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him - Sidney Greenberg

Thoughts 17MAY2012

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence - Vince Lombardi

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are - Dale Carnegie

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind - Dr Seuss

Thoughts 16MAY2012

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it - Dennis P Kimbro

The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders - Foster's Law

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work - Richard Bach

I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Thomas Edison

Thoughts 15MAY2012

If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad - Denis Waitley

Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man's training to accomplish - George S Clason

Nothing can stop the man with the right attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude - Thomas Jefferson

Thoughts 14MAY2012

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today - E Joseph Cossman

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing - Theodore Roosevelt

We see things not as they are, but as we are - H M Tomlinson