Archive for the ‘QOTD’ Category

QOTD April 20 2013

Saturday, April 20th, 2013

G. E. Lessing: “One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.”

QOTD April 19 2013

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Peter McWilliams: “To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves…We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here–with its gift of energy and heightened awareness–so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.”

QOTD April 18 2013

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Joel Barker: “Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference.”

QOTD April 17 2013

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Norman Vincent Peale: “Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do, you’ll put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you’ll shake it to pieces. You’ll love it into greatness.”

QOTD April 16 2013

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

D. H. Lawrence: “Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.”

QOTD April 15 2013

Monday, April 15th, 2013

Steve Jobs: “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

QOTD April 14 2013

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Unknown: “Don’t go for looks, they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth, even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.”

QOTD April 13 2013

Saturday, April 13th, 2013

Baltasar Gracian: “Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier.”

QOTD April 12 2013

Friday, April 12th, 2013

Waiter Rant: “But seduction isn’t making someone do what they don’t want to do. Seduction is enticing someone into doing what they secretly want to do already.”

QOTD April 11 2013

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Real Live Preacher: “No one forgives with more grace and love than a child.”

QOTD April 10 2013

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

Hannah Whitall Smith: “The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.”

QOTD April 9 2013

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Booker T. Washington: “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.”

QOTD April 8 2013

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Unknown: “I don’t want to ‘fit in’, I want to stand out. I want the world to know I was here. That I made a difference.”

QOTD April 7 2013

Sunday, April 7th, 2013

Cato the Elder: “Grasp the subject, the words will follow.”

QOTD April 6 2013

Saturday, April 6th, 2013

Ralph Waldo Emerson: β€œTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

QOTD April 5 2013

Friday, April 5th, 2013

Frank Herbert: “Seek freedom and become captive of your desires, seek discipline and find your liberty.”

QOTD April 4 2013

Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Norman Vincent Peale: “Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.”

QOTD April 3 2013

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

William Arthur Ward:

“Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.”

QOTD April 2 2013

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Brian Jud: “Focus on results rather than on how you spend your time. Distinguish between time utilization and time management.”

QOTD April 1 2013

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Eric Schmidt: “Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job, and your spouse, and even your kids. Even if it’s a bit edgy, a bit out of your comfort zone, saying yes means that you will do something new, meet someone new and make a difference.”