Quotes for Genius

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

A genius is one who shoots at something no one else can see - and hits it. - Author Unknown

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. - Max Beerbohm

Talent is that which is in a man's power; genius is that in whose power a man is. - James Russell Lowell

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense. - Josh Billings

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. ~Mark Twain

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. - John F. Kennedy

Quotes for Happiness

If you want to be happy, be. - Leo Tolstoy

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy. - Robert Anthony

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.- Cynthia Nelms

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. - Fyodor Dostoevsky

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. - H. Jackson Browne

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. - Logan Pearsall

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy. - Gretta Brooker Palmer

Quotes for Friendship

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same. - Elbert Hubbard

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely. - Pam Brown

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.- Arnold H. Glasow

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. - George Washington

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. - C. S. Lewis

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.- Thomas A. Edison

Quotes for Time

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. - Roger Babson

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough. - George Bernard Shaw

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. - C. S. Lewis

Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. - Henry David Thoreau

Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn.- Delmore Schwartz

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. - M. Scott Peck

You may delay, but time will not. - Benjamin Franklin

Quotes for Motivation

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. - Lou Holtz

It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.- Lou Holtz

When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation / it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams. - Les Brown

At school, new ideas are thrust at you every day. Out in the world, you'll have to find the inner motivation to search for new ideas on your own. - Bill Watterson


The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.- John C. Maxwell


The best motivating is self-motivating.The guy says,"I wish someone would come by and turn me on."What if they don't show up?You've got to have a better plan for your life. - Jim Rohn

Principles of life

• Winning isn't everything. But wanting to win is.
• You would achieve more, if you don't mind who gets the credit.
• When everything else is lost, the future still remains.
• Don't fight too much. Or the enemy would know your art of war.
• The only job you start at the top is when you dig a grave.
• If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything.
• If you do little things well, you'll do big ones better.
• Only thing that comes to you without effort is old age.
• You won't get a second chance to make the first impression.
• Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.
• Never take a problem to your boss unless you have a solution.
• If you are not failing you're not taking enough risks.
• Don't try to get rid of bad temper by losing it.
• If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
• Those who don't make mistakes usually don't make anything.
• There are two kinds of failures. Those who think and never do, and those who do and never think.
• Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
• All progress has resulted from unpopular decisions.
• Change your thoughts and you change your world.
• Understanding proves intelligence, not the speed of the learning.
• There are two kinds of fools in this world. Those who give advise and those who don't take it.
• The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting.
• Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.
• Friendship founded on business is always better than business founded on friendship.

Quotes for Stress

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it. - George F. Burns

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.- Lee Iacocca

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.- Natalie Goldberg

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. - Richard Carlson

The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. - Author Unknown

There are an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job. - Peter Drucker

Stress is poison. - Agavé Powers

Stress is an admission of weakness, a cry of defeat to the world. - Carrie Latet

Quotes for Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. - Mark Twain

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.- Paul Boese

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. - George Herbert

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. - Isaac Friedmann

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. - Henry Ward Beecher

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. - Harriet Nelson

Quotes for Smile

It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body... the heart. - Author Unknown

A smile is something you can't give away; it always comes back to you. - Author Unknown

Smile - it increases your face value. - Author Unknown

Every day you spend without a smile, is a lost day. - Author Unknown

If you don't start out the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow. - Author Unknown

Everyone smiles in the same language. - Author Unknown

I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful. - Author Unknown

A Smiling face of dear one is the unforgottable moment in life - :) :) :) (My Best One)

Quotes for Kisses

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. - Ingrid Bergman

I kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven't had time for tobacco since. - Arturo Toscanini

kisses are a better fate than wisdom.- E.E.Cummings

A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the rest. - Helen Rowland

A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance.- French Proverb (My Best One)

A kiss seals two souls for a moment in time. - Levende Waters

The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. - Joe Houldsworth (Innocent One)

Her lips on his could tell him better than all her stumbling words. - Margaret Mitchell

Quotes for Beauty

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. - Unknown


For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it. - Unknown


Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. - John Muir


By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower. - Rabindrath Tagore (My Best One)


Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. - Kahlil Gibran

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. - Martin Buxbaum

Quotes for Apology

In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. - Margaret Laurence


A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. - G.K. Chesterton


Never ruin an apology with an excuse. - Kimberly Johnson (My Best One)


An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. - Samuel Butler


A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.- Gilbert K. Chesterton

Quotes for Creativity

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. - Alan Alda



You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. - Albert Einstein



Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. - Arthur Koestler



When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. - Buckminster Fuller




The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.- Carl Jung

Quotes for Money

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. - Frank Hubbard (Lovely One)

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either. - Robert Graves

When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart. - John Wesley

Money is a headache, and money is the cure. - Everett Mamor

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. - Sam Ewing

Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back. - Unknown

Quotes for Life

Life is simple, its just not easy. -Unknown (My Best Choice)

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. - Hans Christian Anderson

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. - Elwyn Brooks White

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. - Quentin Crisp

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.- Maria Robinson

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. - Ashley Smith

Trust & Love - Hold my Hand

A little girl and her father were crossing a flimsy bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter: "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
And the little girl said,"No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the difference?" asked the puzzled father."There is a big difference," replied the little girl. "Dad, if I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go."
"But, if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind but in its bond. So allow the Lord to hold on to you today and he will never let you go!

Quotes for Ambition

"Ambition if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others." Susan Sontag

"Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do." Robert Browning

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." Danielson, C. Archie

"Where ambition ends happiness begins." - Unknown

"THINK. Think about your appearance, associations, actions, ambitions, accomplishment." Thomas J. Watson

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Angus Grossart

"After a rich man gets rich, his next ambition is to get richer." - American Proverb

Quotes for Hope

Once you choose hope, anything's possible. - Christopher Reeve (My Best One)

There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope. - Edgar Howe

Love floods us with hope. - Jareb Teague

Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark. - George Iles

Take hope from the heart of man and you make him a beast of prey. - Ouida

Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope. - Unknown

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. - Lin Yutang

Cure For Sorrow

There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died.
In her grief, she went to the holy man and said, "What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?"
Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, "Fetch me a mustard seed from a home that has never known sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life." The woman went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid mansion, knocked at the door, and said, "I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this a place? It is very important to me."
They told her, "You've certainly come to the wrong place," and began to describe all the tragic things that recently had befallen them.
The woman said to herself, "Who is better able to help these poor, unfortunate people that I, who have had misfortune of my own?"
She stayed to comfort them, and then went on in search of a home that had never known sorrow. But wherever she turned, in hovels and in other places, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune.
She became so involved in ministering to other people's grief that ultimately she forgot about her quest for the magical mustard seed, never realizing that it had, in fact, driven the sorrow out of her life.

Quotes for Confidence

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's in walking distance. ~ Unknown

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. ~Peter T. Mcintyre

Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. ~Richard Kline

Quotes for Dreams

Dreams are only thoughts you didn't have time to think about during the day. ~Author Unknown (My Best One)


A dream has power to poison sleep. ~Percy Bysshe Shelley


Dreams digest the meals that are our days. ~Astrid Alauda


Dreams are free, so free your dreams. ~Astrid Alauda

We are not only less reasonable and less decent in our dreams... we are also more intelligent, wiser and capable of better judgment when we are asleep than when we are awake. ~Erich Fromm

Message from Retiring Carpenter

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter.
"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you." What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently. Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.
The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Who could say it more clearly?
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make Today........ Life is Your Choice....

Greed...Its a Shadow to Catch

There is a story about a wealthy farmer who was once offered all the land he could walkon in a day, provided he came back by sundown to the point where he started. To get anew start, early the next morning the farmer started covering ground quickly because hewanted to get as much land as he could. Even though he was tired, he kept going allafternoon because he didn't want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to gain morewealth.
Late in the afternoon he realized the condition he had to fulfil to get the land was to getback to the starting point by sundown. His greed had gotten him far enough. He startedhis return journey, keeping an eye on how close he was to sundown. The closer it got tosundown, the faster he ran. He was exhausted, out of breath and pushed himself beyondthe point of endurance. He collapsed upon reaching the starting point and died. He didmake it before sundown. He was buried and all the land he needed was a small plot.There is a lot of truth in this story and a lesson to be learned. Whether the farmer waswealthy or not, any greedy person would have ended the same way.

Quotes for Goal

Goals are dreams with deadlines. ~Diana Scharf Hunt (My Best one)


Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~Henry Ford


Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. ~Woody Allen


How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to? ~Anthony Robbins


A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. ~Andre Gide


If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau

Quotes for Attitude

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. Abraham Lincoln (My Best Choice)

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~Herm Albright


Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo


I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. ~Ancient Persian Saying

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day. ~Unknown



The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald

Never Give Up!

My Favorite Poster for life...Never Give up...no matter you are in a position of frog or swan

Quotes for Love

Love me and the world is mine. ~David Reed (My Best Quote for Love)


The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ~Mother Teresa



You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip. ~Jonathan Carroll


Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. ~Eric Fromm


Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb


It would be impossible to "love" anyone or anything one knew completely. Love is directed towards what lies hidden in its object. ~Paul Valéry

If You Think....

If you think you are beaten you are; If you think you dare not, you don't; If you want to win but think you can't; It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose you're lost; For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in a state of mind.

Life's battles don't always go To the stronger and faster man, But sooner or later the man who wins Is the man who thinks he can.

A MOTHERS LOVE

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75

Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me:
No Charge

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you:
No Charge

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years:
No Charge

For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead:
No Charge

For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge

Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is:
No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".

Advice: IF your mom is alive and close to you, give her a big kiss and ask her for forgiveness. If she is far away, call her. if she passed away, pray for her.

Path - Swami Vivekananda

In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path. Swami Vivekananda

Quotes for Winner

" The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them." Denis Waitley


" A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."


" If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win."

My First Lively Quotes

" If you have hard work to do, do it now.Today, the sky is clear and blue,Tomorrow, clouds may come in view.Yesterday is not for you, Do it now. "

Look for Gold

Andrew Carnegie started his career by doing some odd job but with his continued efforts, he established the largest steel plant in the USA. During the process of establishing and managing his steel plant, he mobilized highly dedicated people around him to work for the steel plant. He was so confident about his people he used to say, “Take my factory away, take my all assets away, but leave my people with me and I will re-established my self within a short rime.” One day, one of his acquaintances asked him, “How do you deal with your people?” Carnegie replied, “Dealing with people is like digging gold. When you go digging for an ounce of gold, you have to move tons of dirt to get an ounce of gold. But when you go digging, you don’t go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold.”
So try to look for gold and not for the dirt you have to dig for finding the gold. In the same way, if you try to find the positive things from the environment, there are plenty of such things. The only thing that you have to do is to develop an attitude that positive things exist in the environment and you try to find out such positive thing.

http://www.winthelife.com/look_for_gold_and_not_dirt.htm

Perception - David & Giant

There was a giant who was bullying and harassing the children in the village. One day, a 17-year-old shepherd boy came to visit his brothers and asked, "Why don't you stand up and fight the giant?" The terrified brothers who had reconciled to a life of submission replied definitely, “don’t you see he is too big to hit?” But David said, "No, he is not too big to hit, he is too big to miss." The rest is history. We all know what happened.
David killed the giant with a sling. Same giant, different perception.
David - A boy of strong faith in his believes, principles and purpose.

Generosity

Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji was sitting. "I must see him," she insisted and going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for the coin but Gandhiji refused. "I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands," Gandhiji said. "If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees."

The Window

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to drain the fluids from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed next to the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed would live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the outside world. The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake, the man had said. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should hehave all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never get to see anything? It didn't seem fair. As the thought fermented, the man felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy eroded into resentment and soon turned him sour. He began to brood and found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window - and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough. He was choking on the fluid in his lungs. The other man watched in the dimly lit room as the struggling man by the window groped for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence--deathly silence.

The following morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths. When she found the lifeless body of the man by the window, she was saddened and called the hospital attendant to take it away--no words, no fuss. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

Carl is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant.
The reason the waiters followed Carl was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Carl was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Carl and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Carl replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Carl, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.
I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Carl said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Carl said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Carl did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Carl was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Carl was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Carl about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Carl replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Carl continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.'
I knew I needed to take action." " What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Carl. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"
Carl lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

A story about Sharing

Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of anything to eat.
The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders. "Your tired fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from stones."
Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was put to the town's greatest kettle as the soldiers dropped in three smooth stones. "Now this will be a fine soup", said the second soldier; "but a pinch of salt and some parsley would make it wonderful!" Up jumped a villager, crying "What luck! I've just remembered where some's been left!" And off she ran, returning with an apronful of parsley and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory of the village improved: soon barley, carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot.
They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed by the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay a satchel of the village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the greatest of gifts: the secret of how to make soup from stones", said an elder, "and we shall never forget." The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: "There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by sharing that we may make a feast". And off the soldiers wandered, down the road.

Paid in full with one glass of milk

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Year's later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the nameof the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.
He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.
She read these words.....
"Paid in full with one glass of milk"
(Signed)Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."

A Box of Kisses

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy." He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside it?"
The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said,"Oh, Daddy, it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
It is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as humans have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family and God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.

Living with Honor

There was a young executive who came home one day with a bag full of work. His five year old son wanted to play with him but the father said, " Son I've got a lot of work to do, I'm behind in my office." The son said, " Dad, when I am behind in school they put in a slower group. Why don't they put you in a slower group?" The father replied, No Son, it desn't work that way in the corporate world." But the chlid didn't undertsand. He still wanted to play.The father finally thought of a way to keep the child occupied so that he could get on with his work. He had a magzine with a picture of the world on the cover. He pulled out the page and tore it into a number of small pieces, called his son and said, " Son, go put this picture of the world together and when you are done I'll come and play." He knew that it would take several hours. But within five minutes his son came back and said, " Dad, I am done." The man could,nt believe it till he saw it was all done. He asked, " Son, How did you do it? I need to learn from you." The son replied, " Dad, it was easy. On the other side of the picture of the world, was the picture of a man. All I did was to put the man together and turn it the other way round and the world came together."
You too can put the man together and the world will come together.

Conscience and Ethics Go Together

A Teacher gave an exam to her class. As she began to read the correct answers for students to mark their answers, one of the examinees changed an answer further down in the paper. It occurred to him that teacher might think he had changed and answer the teacher had just given. He raised his hand and aksed the teacher what he should do about changing answers after the teacher had started reading the correct ones. The teacher replied, " Let your conscience be the quide."

Stubborn Like a Donkey

A farmer once had two donkey. He wamted to find out which of them was more stubborn than the other. So he tied the two with a 15 feet rope. He put two stacks of hay 25 feet apart and let the donkey loose. Each donkey started pulling towards its own stack of hay. After tugging, pulling, tugging, pulling, they started chokingeach other. But they were donkeys. They continued pulling in their own direction and eventually choked each other to death. They chould have both gone together in one direction and eaten one stack of hay and them gone to the other and eaten that too. But they didn't do it that way. Why? Beacuse they were donkeys. They choked each other to death.

The sad part is, there are many donkeys who exist in human form. When some of them get into positions of power they cause irreparable damage to society.

What is on Other Side

A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side."
Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know what is on the other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining, and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room with his tail wagging and an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside... He knew nothing except that his master was here, and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death, but I do know one thing. I know my Master is there and that is enough."

Shoes - Thinking of Others

As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train was moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first. Asked by a fellow passenger why he did so, Gandhi smiled. "The poor man who finds the shoes lying on the track," he replied, "will now have a pair he can use."

Quotes for Desire to Win

" It is Not Strength But Desire That Moves us. "

" When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target. "

"There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it."

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

"If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results."

Perception - A Full Jar

One day an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he
said, Okay, time for a quiz.
Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide mouth mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, Is this jar full? Everyone in the class said, Yes. Then he said, “Really?” He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space between the big rocks. Then he asked the group once more, Is the jar full? By this time the class was on to him. Probably not, one of them answered.
Good he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, Is this jar full? No the class shouted.
Once again he said, Good. Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, What is the point of this illustration? One eager beaver raised his hand and said, The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always fit some more things in it. No, the speaker replied, that’s not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don’t put the big rocks in first, you’ll never get them in at all.
What are the big rocks in your life? Time with your loved ones? faith, education, your dreams? A worthy cause?
Teaching or mentoring others? Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you’ll never get them in at all.
So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are reflecting on this short story, ask yourself this question: What are the big rocks in my life?
Then, put those in your jar first.

Keep on Knocking, Keep on Asking, Keep on Seeking

When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension check, and a recipe for chicken.
Knowing he couldn't live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van, and set out to make his fortune. His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners, who would in turn give him a residual for every piece of chicken they sold--5 cents per chicken. The first restaurateur he called on turned him down.
So did the second.
So did the third.
In fact, the first 1008 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in rejection. Still, he continued to call on owners as he traveled across the USA, sleeping in his car to save money. Prospect number 1009 gave him his first "yes."
After two years of making daily sales he had signed up a total of five restaurants. Still the Colonel pressed on, knowing that he had a great chicken recipe and that someday the idea would catch on.
Of course, you know how the story ends. The idea DID catch on. By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaurants across the country selling his secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken (with 11 herbs and spices).
In 1964 he was bought out by future Kentucky governor John Brown. Even though the sale made him a multi-millionaire, he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1990.
Colonel Sanders' story teaches an important lesson: its never too late to decide to never give up.
Earlier in his life the Colonel was involved in other business ventures--but they weren't successful. He had a gas station in the 30's, a restaurant in the 40's, and he gave up on both of them. At the age of 65, however, Harland Sanders decided his chicken idea was the right idea, and he refused to give up, even in spite of repeated rejection.
He knew that if he kept on knocking on doors, eventually someone would say "yes." This is how Jesus has commanded to approach life. He said, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." (Luke 11:9) This verse follows a story Jesus told emphasizing the importance of a "never-give-up" attitude in prayer. Jesus is saying, "Ask--not just once, but as many times as is necessary. Keep on knocking till the door is opened." If you have made half-hearted attempts at doing God's will in your life...if you have given up too easily in the past...remember: It's never too late to become persistent. It's never too late to decide to never give up. Keep on knocking. Keep on asking. Keep on seeking.

Quotes for Success

" Success is not final, failure is not fatal ;
It is the courage to continue that counts. "

"Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. "

" Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. "

" Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! "

" Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. "

Quotes for Hope

If You think you're small, useless and you're depressive. Always think;
You once were the fastest and most succesful sperm in you group !!!


" 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. "


" Work without Hope draws nectar in a sieve, And Hope without an object cannot live. "

Quotes for Goal

" Obstacles Are Those Frightful Things You See When You Take Your Eyes Off Your Goal. "
" Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. "
" The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. "
" Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. "

Love, Wealth and Success

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to
eat."
"Is the man of the house home?" they asked. "No", she said. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in," he said.
The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a house together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know. One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!" he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him.
Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, why are you coming in?" The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"

A Million Dollar Lesson

A cab driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge
thousands of dollars to impart his kind of training to corporate executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxi ride.
I had flown into Dallas for the sole purpose of calling on a client. Time was of the essence and my plan included a quick turnaround trip from and back to the airport. A spotless cab pulled up. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door.
As he got in the driver's seat, he mentioned that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy.
Well! I looked around for a "Candid Camera!" Wouldn't you? I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, "Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must have a story to tell." "You bet," he replied, "I used to be in Corporate America. But I got tired of thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my niche in life where I could feel proud of being the best I could be.
I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, being of service and feeling like I have done a full day's work and done it well. I evaluate my personal assets and... wham! I became a cab driver.
One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I could simply just meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to EXCEED the customer's expectations! I like both the sound and the return of being 'great' better than just getting by on 'average'" Did I tip him big time? You bet! Corporate America's loss is the traveling folk's friend!-----Lessons:
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Go an Extra Mile when providing any Service to others. *
The is no good or bad job. You can make any job good. *
Good service always brings good return.

by : Petey

You Are My Life

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. He was a champion. But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide. All of this because he felt worthless and that no one loved him.
His parents started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. After some time his dad said, 'Do you know son, why I am here today?"The boy answered back, "to check my grades?" "No, no" his dad replied, "I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE."
These words caused the boy's eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad. They didn't say anything to each other for a long time. Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad! Thanks a lot dad. YOU ARE MY LIFE.

Good People

An old man sat outside the walls of a great city. When travelers approached, they would ask the old man, "What kind of people live in this city?" The old man would answer, "What kind of people live in the place where you came from?"
If the travelers answered, "Only bad people live in the place where we came from," the old man would reply, "Continue on; you will find only bad people here."
But if the travelers answered, "Good people live in the place where we came from," then the old man would say, "Enter, for here too, you will find only good people."

A 'Yes' Face

During Thomas Jefferson's presidency he and a group of travelers were crossing a river that had overflowed its banks.
Each man crossed on horseback fighting for his life. A lone traveler watched the group traverse the treacherous river and then asked President Jefferson to take him across. The president agreed without hesitation, the man climbed on, and the two made it safely to the other side of the river where somebody asked him: "Why did you select the President to ask this favor?" The man was shocked, admitting he had no idea it was the President of the United States who had carried him safely across. "All I know," he said, "is that on some of your faces was written the answer 'No' and on some of them was the answer 'Yes.' His was a 'Yes' face."