Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Teneva Jordan: Never did care for pie
“A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~ Tenneva Jordan, from our forthcoming Chicken Soup for the Soul: Indian Mothers
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Robert Bryne: Life of purpose
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” ~Robert Byrne, quoted in “Count Your Blessings”.
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Charles Kettering: Helping hand
“If you need a helping hand, look toward the end of your arm.” ~Charles Kettering, quoted in “Inside Basketball”. Related articles by Zemanta Project Manager, Sustainability Initiatives (socialactions.net)
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Mark Twain: God’s will
Image via Wikipedia “It is the will of God that we must have critics, and missionaries, and Congressmen, and humorists, and we must bear the burden.” MARK TWAIN, in his newly published autobiography, dictated a century ago.
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Mahatma Gandhi: Nation’s culture
Image via Wikipedia “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and the soul of its people.” —Mahatma Gandhi.
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Benjamin Franklin: Time
Image via Wikipedia “Do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.” ~Benjamin Franklin, quoted in “Thanks Dad”.
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Anwar-El-Sadat: One big family
Image via Wikipedia There an be hope only for a society that acts as one big family, not as many separate ones. – Anwar-El-Sadat, former president of Egypt.
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Norbet Platt: Pen to paper
Image by cmcgough via Flickr “The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium.” ~Norbet Platt, quoted in “Power Moms”
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Mother Teresa: Small things, great love
Image via Wikipedia ”We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” ~ Mother Teresa
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Oscar Wilde: Job appreciation
Cover via Amazon The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one. —Oscar Wilde.
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William Penn: I shall not pass this way again
Image by cmcgough via Flickr “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ~William Penn, quoted…
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: They always fall
Image via Wikipedia “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall…think of it, always.” ~Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, quoted in “Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul“.
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Henry Morgan: Red light
“A careful driver is one who honks his horn when he goes through a red light.”—Henry Morgan.
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Unknown: What holds you back
Image by americanartmuseum via Flickr It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” ~Unknown, quoted in “My Resolution” Related articles by Zemanta Today’s unknown known observation about unknown knowns (joy-mari.com) Project Management Quote (linusfernandes.com) “The Smartest Unknown Indian Entrepreneur” Talks About How He Built Zoho Into A Bootstrapped…
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Abraham Lincoln: Mercy
“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” –—Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President (1809-1865).
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Maurice Setter: Expecting gold
Image via Wikipedia “Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” ~Maurice Setter, quoted in “My Resolution”.
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Bob Klas: Creativity and effort
“People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work and sometimes expend just as much creativity and effort to make your plan fail.” —Bob Klas.
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Jules Renard: Ageing
Image via Wikipedia It is not how old you are, but how you are old. –Jules Renard, writer (1864-1910) Related articles by Zemanta Quotes & Asides! (linusfernandes.com)
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William James: Singing and happiness
“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” ~William James, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People.
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William Shakespeare: Company
“Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.” — Shakespeare, William.
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Shirley Hazzard: In anyone but oneself
One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love, ready to recognize it and wish it well –but, when confronted with it in others, one so often resented it, questioned its true nature, secretly dismissed the particular instance as folly or promiscuity. Was it merely jealousy, or a reluctance…
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Unknown: While chasing a dream
Image by danbri via Flickr “There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.” ~Unknown, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In…To College”
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Lewis B Smedes: Forgiving
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~Lewis B. Smedes, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People. Related articles by Zemanta Forgiving: What, Why, How (A Practical and Theoretical Approach) (zacharyburt.com) 101 Most Inspiring Quotes, Part 3 (celestinechua.com)
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Mortimer J Adler: Quoting from Webster
“There is no more irritating fellow than the man who tries to settle an argument about communism, or justice, or liberty, by quoting from Webster.”—Mortimer J. Adler, philosopher, educator, and author (1902-2001).
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld: Qualities
“It is not enough to have great qualities; we should also have the management of them.” —Francois de La Rochefoucauld.
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Malcolm S. Forbes: Value
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~Malcolm S. Forbes, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… to College”. Embed from Getty Images Related articles by Zemanta Econ 101 – Big Mac Economics (economicnoise.com) Let Your Bliss Serve the World (untemplater.com)
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Venus Williams: Attitude
“Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do…but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – that makes you a winner right there.” —Venus Williams. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/474187895
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Sir Charles Lyell: Debit to his profession
Image via Wikipedia Never call an accountant a credit to his profession;a good accountant is a debit to his profession. – Sir Charles Lyell. Related articles by Zemanta Certified Management Accountants of Ontario in closing stages of public accounting licensing process (newswire.ca) ACCA widens access to accountancy certification (vanguardngr.com) Multiple Accounts (mytotalmoneymakeover.com) Certified General Accountants…
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Johann Schiller: Fathers and sons
“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” ~Johann Schiller, quoted in “Thanks Dad”
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St. Augustine: Man must raise the sails
“God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.” ~St. Augustine, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… To College”
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Norman Vincent Peale: Positive results
“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” ~Norman Vincent Peale, quoted in “Teens Talk Getting In… To College”.
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Bertrand Russell: Great fear
Image via Wikipedia “Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. —Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970).
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Frank Scully: Go out on a limb
Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” ~Frank Scully, quoted in “Teens Talk Relationships”
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Bruce Jenner: Hard work
“I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you’re a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you’ll win—if you don’t, you won’t.” — Bruce Jenner, Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/475541602
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Lewis H. Lapham: Societal Aggression
“A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it.” —Lewis H. Lapham, editor and writer (1935- ) http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/495368389
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Robert Osborn: Difficult undertaking
“Undertake something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~Robert Osborn, quoted in “Inside Basketball” Embed from Getty Images
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David Hillson: Unacceptable
Image by Robert Higgins via Flickr ‘If a risk happens once, that’s understandable; If the same risk happens twice, that’s unlucky; If the same risk happens three times, that’s unacceptable.’ Source: The two faces of Risk Management – David Hillson , Risk Doctor, Project Manager Today Related articles by Zemanta Risk Management Risk Management Outline:…
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Hannah Boyd: Giving a hug
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Nothing can make everything okay after a hard experience, but the simple act of giving a hug can come pretty close.” ~Hannah Boyd, quoted in “Teens Talk Relationships”
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Babe Zaharias: Winning friends
“Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.” ~Babe Zaharias, quoted in “Runners”
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Thomas Paine: Delusion and error
Image via Wikipedia “It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error.” ~Thomas Paine.
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Jane Austen: Neighbours
Image via Wikipedia “For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?” —Jane Austen.
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Bob Talbert: Torments and woes
“Laughter leads us, kneads us, and sometimes helps bleed us of torments and woes.” ~Bob Talbert, quoted in “Empty Nesters”.
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Charles Colson: Life’s length, width and depth
“One cannot control the length of his life, but he can have something to say about its width and depth.” ~Charles Colson, quoted in “Inside Basketball”. Related articles by Zemanta Think Globally, Love Locally (joshharris.com) Socialism: A Clear and Present Danger (dakotavoice.com) Investing Quote (linusfernandes.com) Thought For Today (linusfernandes.com)
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Xenophanes: Gods resemble themselves
Image via Wikipedia Ethiopians imagine their gods as black and snub-nosed; Thracians blue-eyed and red-haired. But if horses or lions had hands, or could draw and fashion works as men do, horses would draw the gods shaped like horses and lions like lions, making the gods resemble themselves. –Xenophanes, philosopher and poet (c.570-475 BCE) Related…
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Anonymous: Skinned knees rather than broken hearts
Image via Wikipedia “Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again; skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.” —Anonymous.
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John Powell: Only real mistake
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – John Powell.
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Anonymous: Fool with a tool
Image by -RejiK via Flickr A fool with a tool remains a fool. —Anonymous.
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Norman Cousins: Transcendental obligations
Image via Wikipedia All men — whether they go by the name of Americans or Russians or Chinese or British or Malayans or Indians or Africans — have obligations to one another that transcend their obligations to their sovereign societies. –Norman Cousins, author, editor, journalist and professor (1915-1990)
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Yoda: Blind we are
Image by Thomas Hawk via Flickr Blind we are, if creation of this clone army we could not see. – Yoda. ______________________________________________________
