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Thought for the Weekend - August 16-17, 2008

My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance. He taught me that a real man doesn’t take, he gives; he doesn’t use force, he uses logic; doesn’t play the role of trouble-maker, but rather, trouble-shooter; and most importantly, [...]

Thought for a Summer’s Day

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)Chinese philosopher & reformer

Thought for the Weekend - August 9-10, 2008

A runner’s creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.Ken Doherty

Thought for a Summer’s Day

I have found power in the mysteries of thought.Euripides, 438 B.C.Greek tragic dramatist (484 BC - 406 BC)

Thought for a Summer’s Day

Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.W. H. AudenUS (English-born) critic & poet (1907 - 1973)

Thought for the Weekend - August 2-3, 2008

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.Mark TwainUS humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

Thought for a Summer’s Day

Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.Gladys Bronwyn Stern

Thought for a Summer’s Day

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.Edith Wharton, Vesalius in ZanteUS novelist (1862 - 1937)

Thought for the Weekend - July 26-27, 2008

I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.Herbert Bayard SwopeUS editor & journalist (1882 - 1958)

Thought for a Summer’s Day

Imagination is more important than knowledge…Albert EinsteinUS (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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