Daily Quotes

2011-06-13T10:10:00.000-07:00

"Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that."

- Jean Babtiste Henri Lacordaire

2011-06-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.

- Harry Firestone

2011-06-09T06:47:00.000-07:00

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case."

- Ken Kesey

2011-06-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

“A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free.”

- Zorba

2011-06-07T09:03:00.001-07:00

“Unless we change our direction, we will wind up where we are headed.”

- Confucius

2011-06-06T08:09:00.000-07:00

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”

- Nelson Mandela

2011-06-05T06:37:00.000-07:00

“Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive . . . then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

- Howard Thurman

2011-06-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

“Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”

- Goethe

2011-06-03T08:20:00.001-07:00

“Aging makes us all more cautious, though with each year, it makes less sense.”

- Thomas Firth Jones

2011-06-02T05:10:00.001-07:00

“Why get up in the morning unless you’re going to have an adventure?”

- Hans Zimmer

2011-06-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment"

- Hagakure

2011-05-31T08:07:00.000-07:00

“To know life, one must love many things.”

- Vincent van Gogh

2011-05-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe"

- Marilyn Vos Savant

2011-05-29T09:16:00.000-07:00

“What better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans.”

- Rolf Potts

2011-05-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

"Know yourself and you will win all battles."

- Sun Tzu

2011-05-27T08:02:00.000-07:00

"What comes first, the compass or the clock? Before one can truly manage time (the clock), it is important to know where you are going, what your priorities and goals are, in which direction you are headed (the compass). Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important."

- Source Unknown

2011-05-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

"Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking."

- Clement Attlee

2011-05-25T08:35:00.000-07:00

"Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory."

- Leonardo Da Vinci

2011-05-24T07:19:00.000-07:00

"A person who is keen to shake your hand usually has something up his sleeve."

- Sir Alec Guiness

2011-05-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

"We need men who can dream of things that never were."

- John F Kennedy

2011-05-22T08:05:00.000-07:00

"With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."

- Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

2011-05-21T10:04:00.000-07:00

The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.

- Winston Churchill

2011-05-20T09:05:00.000-07:00

"What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."

- Bertrand Russell

2011-05-19T09:36:00.000-07:00

"The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible"

- Arthur C Clarke

2011-05-18T07:20:00.000-07:00

"Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."

- Master lttei