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23-09-2009, 01:28 PM | #331 |
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Vince Lombardi
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all
that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. -- Vince Lombardi Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. -- Vince Lombardi Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. -- Vince Lombardi It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. -- Vince Lombardi The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. -- Vince Lombardi To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price. -- Vince Lombardi The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. -- Vince Lombardi Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will all be judged by only one thing -- the result. -- Vince Lombardi Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. -- Vince Lombardi Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is. -- Vince Lombardi |
23-09-2009, 04:53 PM | #332 |
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When the Taliban fled, our burqas went with them.
~ Shahin Begum (40, an elementary school teacher in Mingora, Pakistan, expressing relief that since the Taliban were driven out she no longer has to wear the head-to-foot garment) It was never going to be easy. ~ Dan Pfeiffer (White House deputy communications director, on the Administration's impending deadline to close the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay; officials say it will be difficult to close the jail in four months) People could strap all sorts of minibombs to pigeon legs. ~ Dong Jungbei (president of the Dongcheng District Carrier Pigeon Association, on why Beijing's pigeons were undergoing security checks ahead of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1) Until one has loved an animal, part of his soul remains unawakened ~ Anon It could be that the 2016 Games are the last Olympics in the history of mankind. ~ Shintaro Ishihara (Governor of Tokyo, warning that global climate change could prevent the world from holding future Olympics. The International Olympic Committee votes today if Tokyo or another city will host the 2016 Games) I urge you to choose Chicago. I urge you to choose America. ~ President Barack Obama (in his pitch last Friday to the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen for the 2016 Summer Games to be awarded to his hometown) As a Chicago sports fan you get used to disappointment. This hurts so much more. ~ Audrey Maththews (a food service manager who lives near Chicago, on the city losing its 2016 Olympic bid to Rio de Janeiro) Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. ~Andre Gide Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher Last edited by tweety bird; 07-10-2009 at 11:34 PM. |
25-09-2009, 05:01 PM | #333 |
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Funny
I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made your horn LOUDER!
-- Source Unknown Black Holes are where God divided by zero. -- Source Unknown Money Talks ... but all mine ever says is Goodbye! -- Source Unknown I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it? -- Source Unknown I'm not paranoid! Which of my enemies told you this? -- Source Unknown Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. -- Mark Twain Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. -- Source Unknown Dolphins: Don't trust a species that's always smiling, its up to something! -- Source Unknown A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of. -- Burt Bacharach Hard work never hurt anyone, but why take the chance. -- Source Unknown 1st rule of intelligent tinkering - save all the parts. -- Source Unknown I saw Elvis. He sat between me and Bigfoot on the UFO. -- Source Unknown |
25-09-2009, 05:03 PM | #334 |
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Sweet Valentines
Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.
-- Robert A. Heinlein Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. -- Bertrand Russell If you love someone, put their name in a circle, instead of a heart, because hearts can break, but circles go on forever. -- Source Unknown If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile. -- Lynda Barry If music be the food of love, play on. -- Shakespeare It takes more then lace and ribbons, And lovely verses too, To make a Valentine thats nice enough for you. It takes a world of special thoughts, Tucked into every line, And that's exactly what you'll find inside this Valentine. -- Unknown One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. -- Rita Mae Brown At the touch of Love every one becomes a poet. -- Plato Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties. -- Jules Renard Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile. -- Sean Connery Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless -- Ovid Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. -- Shakespeare |
25-09-2009, 05:06 PM | #335 |
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Scrapbook
I am not as good as I once was, but I am as good ONCE as I ever was!!
-- Source Unknown You Must do the thing you think you cannot. -- Eleanore Roosevelt The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. -- Jill Churchill Follow your heart and your dreams will come true! -- Source Unknown The way I see it, if you want to see the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. -- Dolly Parton When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Life your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. -- Cherokee Expression You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Ghandi The probability of someone watching you is directly proportionate to the stupidity of your actions. -- Source Unknown Treat your friends as you do pictures, and place them in their best light. -- Jennie Jerome Churchill Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. -- Source Unknown Chocolate makes your clothes shrink! -- Source Unknown I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent. -- Source Unknown Happiness is a journey....not a destination. -- Source Unknown Of course I can do anything. I'm a MOTHER! -- Source Unknown We've been through so much together and most of it was your fault. -- Lauren Rothchild Never let an angry sister comb your hair!! -- Patricia McCann A friend is like a good bra, close to your heart, hard to find and supportive. -- Source Unknown Keep your ideals high enough to inspire you, and low enough to encourage you. -- Source Unknown There is nothing like a dream to create the future. -- Victor Hugo Some people grin and bear it. Others smile and change it. -- Source Unknown Happiness is something that comes into our lives through a door we don't remember leaving open. -- Source Unknown Prayer is for every moment of our lives, not just for times of suffering or joy. -- Billy Graham There's something in a simple hug that always warms the heart;It welcomes us back home and makes it easier to part. -- Jill Wolf How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. -- George Alliston Love is giving freely, expecting nothing in return. -- Mary Carson If you put your foot in your mouth enough, eventually it'll just get stuck there long enough for people to laugh at you. -- Source Unknown Faith is not believing that God can...it is knowing that He will. -- Source Unknown Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -- Mark Twain God does not consult your past to dictate your future. -- Source Unknown To be upset over what you don't have, is to waste what you do have. -- Ken Keyes, Jr. Experience is the hardest teacher. It gives you the test first and lesson afterwards. -- Source Unknown You will miss 100% of the shots you never take. -- Wayne Gretzky We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams. -- Source Unknown Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. -- Source Unknown Cleaning your house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. -- Source Unknown Cherish yesterday, Dream tomorrow, LIVE today. -- Source Unknown The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence regardless of their chosed field of endeavor. -- Vince Lombardi If you find yourself in hot water, take a bath! -- Henny Youngman Hitch your wagon to a star. -- R. Waldo Emerson Reach for the high apples first, you can get the low ones anytime. -- Source Unknown Success is measured by your willingness to keep on trying. -- Source Unknown Big shots are little shots who just keep on shooting. -- Christopher Morley The true object of all human life is to play. -- G.K. Chesterson No bird soars to high if he soars with his own wings. -- William Blake Take time to laugh, its the music of the soul. -- Source Unknown Recall it as often as you wish a happy memory never wears you out. -- Libbie Fudim Only a life in service of others is a life worthwhile. -- Albert Einstein Happiness is not perfected until it is shared. -- Jane Porter The best mirror is an old friend. -- Source Unknown Your wealth is where your friends are. -- Plautus My very best friends are those who know with out ever being told. -- Authine Steinbeck I don't need to be rich, my children are my treasures. -- Myrna Jean Johnson Life is like a bunch of raisins...raisin' kids, raisin' heck and raisin' money. -- S.S. Biddle Never move through life faster than your guardian angels can keep up with. -- Source Unknown There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle. -- Albert Einstein Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the "me" for the "we". -- Phil Jackson If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. -- Source Unknown Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies. -- Source Unknown Half the time when brothers wrestle, it's just an excuse to hug each other. -- James Patterson The hardest years are those between 10 and 70. -- Helen Hayes Between any desire and fulfillment of that desire lies a vast middle ground of focused and consistent effort. Much of it tedious, some of it painful, all of it necessary. -- Source Unknown Years are only garments and you either wear them with style all of your life...or you go dowdy to the grave. -- Source Unknown Nothing is ever as simple as we hope it will be. -- Source Unknown The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well. -- Source Unknown Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, BEGIN it..boldness has magic, power and genius in it! -- Goethe |
29-09-2009, 03:29 PM | #336 |
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Chinese Proverbs
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.
Public before private and country before family. Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it. Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight. A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off. May you get what you wish for. No wind, no waves. Talk doesn't cook rice. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. There are always ears on the other side of the wall. May your every wish be granted. Steal a bell with one's ears covered. |
29-09-2009, 03:30 PM | #337 |
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Irish Proverbs
It's better to be sorry and stay than to be sorry and go away.
A windy day is not the day for thatching. Firelight will not let you read fine stories but its warm and you wont see the dust on the floor. One beetle recognizes another. In winter the milk goes to the cow's horns. A wild goose never reared a tame gosling. A handstaff of holly, a buailtin of hazel,a single sheaf and a clean floor. Wilful waste makes woeful want It takes time to build a castle. What is in the marrow is hard to take out of the bone. He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell. What would a young cat do but eat mice? Every bird as it is reared and the lark for the bog. The one who waits the fine day, will get the fine day. A buckle is a great addition to an old shoe. Patience can conquer desiny. Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallions tail. It's better than it's want. A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig. It s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking. Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain. A silent mouth is melodious. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
29-09-2009, 08:46 PM | #338 |
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If you want to make small incremental improvements, work on your behaviour.
If you want to make quantum leaps improvements, work on your paradigms. |
05-10-2009, 09:51 AM | #339 |
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African Proverbs
The pillar of the world is hope.
-- African Proverbs Do not tell the man carrying you that he stinks. -- African Proverb The poor man and the rich man do not play together. -- African Proverb The ivator is alone, but those who eat are many. -- African Proverbs One cannot both feast and become rich. -- African Proverb You suffer from smoke produced by the firewood you fetched yourself. -- African Proverbs Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones. -- African Proverb The eye is a coward. -- African Proverb Where the rooster crows there is a village. -- African Proverbs A donkey knows no gratitude. -- African Proverbs |
05-10-2009, 09:54 AM | #340 |
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English Proverbs
There's no fool like an old fool.
-- English Proverbs All good things must come to an end. -- English Proverb Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. -- English Proverbs Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. -- English proverb As you sow, so shall you reap. -- English Proverbs Be not deceived with the first appearance of things, for show is not substance. -- English Proverb Children are a poor man's riches. -- English proverbs Things are not always what they seem. -- English Proverb Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. -- English Proverbs A small family is soon provided for. -- English Proverbs |
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