Powerquotes Daily

Things to Ponder

12/12/2007 - 3:58:08 PM

Can you figures these out?

Why isn`t phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?
Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work in the mornings?
If 7-11 is open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how does TEFLON stick to the pan?
If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?
If you`re in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?
You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why don`t they make the whole plane out of the same substance?
Why is it that when you`re driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

Brought to you by Philip E. Humbert, PhD at http://www.philiphumbert.com/

Better Conversations

12/11/2007 - 10:57:34 AM

"Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know."

- Andre Maurois, author

Questions to Ponder

1.How often do I say "I don’t know"?

2.How willing am I to say it?

Action Steps

1. Today, when you don`t know, say so.

Subjects

Questions

Answers

Communication

Conversations

Are you a Diamond in Waiting?

7/13/2007 - 6:48:30 AM

"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."

- Malcom Forbes, Publisher, Forbes Magazine

Questions to Ponder

What have I successfully stuck to?

Subjects

Perseverance

Persistence

Share you Happiness

7/1/2007 - 10:02:40 PM

"To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin."

Lord Byron

Questions to Ponder

1. Who do you most prefer to share your happiness with?

Subjects

Happiness

Joy

Sharing

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6/21/2007 - 10:39:19 PM

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Be a Rock

6/21/2007 - 10:31:08 PM

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

- Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President

Questions to Ponder

Am I clear on my principles?

Subjects

Principles

Beliefs

Attitude

Conviction

Winning isn`t Everything

6/14/2007 - 5:02:37 AM

"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."

- Martina Navratilova, Tennis Player

Questions to Ponder

What do I live for?

Subjects

Victory

Success

Winning

Make your Effort Count

6/3/2007 - 10:33:50 PM

"I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: "Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest." I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have."

- Harry Truman, U. S. President

Questions to Ponder

What would I like on my epitaph to be?

Subjects

Epitaphs

Memories

Create your Friendships

5/28/2007 - 9:04:54 AM

"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed."

- Cicero, Roman Philosopher

Questions to Ponder

What are the most important parts of friendship to me?

Subjects

Friendship

Health and Memory

5/24/2007 - 7:32:56 PM

"Happiness is good health and a bad memory."

- Ingrid Bergman, Actress

Questions to Ponder

How do I define happiness?

Subjects

Happiness

Health

No Regrets

5/23/2007 - 10:23:19 AM

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."

- John Barrymore, Actor

Questions to Ponder

What is my dream/regret ratio?

Subjects

Dreams

Regrets

Age

Learning from Mistakes

5/17/2007 - 9:41:28 PM

"We must expect to fail...but fail in a learning posture, determined not to repeat the same mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process."

- Ted Engstrom, Author

Questions to Ponder

What have I learned from recent mistakes?

Subjects

Failure

Learning

Mistakes

Give the Dog a Bone

5/11/2007 - 8:53:10 PM

"A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog."

- Jack London, author

Questions to Ponder

When have I most recently practiced charity?

Subjects

Charity

The Power of a Word

5/9/2007 - 7:29:24 PM

"A single word often betrays a great design."

- Jean Racine, Poet and Playwright

Questions to Ponder

What words have kept me from pursuing something?

Subjects

Faith

Hope

Wisdom

Be Careful What You Ask For

5/7/2007 - 6:09:19 PM

"People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise."

- W. Maugham, British Writer

Questions to Ponder

What do I want when I ask for feedback?

Subjects

Criticism

Praise

Mind Your Manners

5/3/2007 - 2:40:40 PM

"A man`s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait."

- Johann von Goethe, Poet

Questions to Ponder

How are my manners?

Subjects

Beliefs

Manners

Reflection

Have you Failed today?

5/2/2007 - 2:29:30 PM

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."

- Robert Kennedy, U.S. Politician

Questions to Ponder

When have I dared to fail?

Subjects

Achievement

Failure

Are you a Diamond?

4/30/2007 - 9:42:37 AM

"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs."

- Malcom Forbes, Publisher - Forbes Magazine

Questions to Ponder

What have I successfully stuck to?

Subjects

Perseverance

Persistence

Diamonds

Share Your Joy

4/27/2007 - 9:43:01 AM

"To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin."

- Lord Byron

Questions to Ponder

Who do most prefer to share your happiness with?

Subjects

Happiness

Joy

Sharing

Be a Rock

4/25/2007 - 3:20:21 PM

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."

- Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President

Questions to Ponder

Am I clear on my principles?

Subjects

Principles

Beliefs

Be Truly Victorious

4/23/2007 - 9:56:00 AM

"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."

- Martina Navratilova, Tennis Player

Questions to Ponder

What do I live for?

Subjects

Victory

Attitude

Perspective

Don`t take a Poll

4/19/2007 - 4:53:38 PM

"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?"

- Harry Truman, U.S. President

Questions to Ponder

How do other`s opinions influence my decisions and vision?

Subjects

Actions

Vision

Decision Making

To Listen is to Learn

4/19/2007 - 7:30:29 AM

"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."

- Wilson Mizner, playwright and author

Questions to Ponder

What have I learned lately by listening?

Subjects

Listening

Wisdom

Learning

The Importance of Reading

4/17/2007 - 7:53:27 AM

"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."

- James Bryce, author

Questions to Ponder

What book have I carried something from lately?

Subjects

Actions

Wisdom

Reading

Books

How Active are You?

4/12/2007 - 11:38:47 PM

"Rast ich, so rost ich. (When I rest, I rust.)"

- German Proverb

Questions to Ponder

What types of rest don`t lead to rust?

Subjects

Actions

Rest

The Rewards of Giving

4/10/2007 - 11:47:42 PM

"To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its` own."

- Anne Lindbergh

Questions to Ponder

How do I describe the feeling I get when I give without desire for recognition?

Subjects

Giving

Kindness

What do you Contribute?

4/9/2007 - 11:13:27 PM

"Life is an opportunity to contribute love in your own way."

- Bernie Siegal, M.D.

Questions to Ponder

How do I contribute love?

Subjects

Life

Love

Opportunities

You Make Your Own Opportunities

4/6/2007 - 10:36:00 AM

"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can`t find them, make them."

- George Shaw, playwright

Questions to Ponder

When have I made my own circumstances?

Subjects

Actions

Opportunities

Work

You Make Your Own Opportunities

4/6/2007 - 10:34:40 AM

"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can`t find them, make them."

- George Shaw, playwright

Questions to Ponder

When have I made my own circumstances?

Subjects

Actions

Opportunities

Work

Free your Imagination

4/5/2007 - 5:19:03 PM

"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you`ll be free if you truly wish to be."

- Song Lyrics from a song in Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

Questions to Ponder

How often do I live there?

What do I see in my imagination?

Subjects

Imagination

Freedom

Become an Oak

4/4/2007 - 1:50:33 PM

"Each human being is bred with a unique set of potentials that yearn to be fulfilled as surely as the acorn yearns to become the oak within it."

- Aristotle

Questions to Ponder

What are my unique potentials?

Subjects

Potential

Do you Read the Classics?

4/2/2007 - 5:24:02 PM

"A classic - something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read."

- Mark Twain

Questions to Ponder

What book haven`t I read, classic or not, that I would like to?

Subjects

Reading

Books

How Resilient is Your Human Spirit?

3/30/2007 - 10:40:22 AM

"Man has never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."

- Bern Williams

Questions to Ponder

What are some of the best examples of resiliency I`ve seen?

Subjects

Human Spirit

Persistence

Perservance

How Much Power do You Have?

3/28/2007 - 10:06:28 PM

"Power is the ability to do good things for others."

- Brooke Astor philanthropist

Questions to Ponder

In what ways am I most powerful?

Subjects

Power

Dreams Happen Beyond Your Comfort Zone

3/27/2007 - 10:07:12 AM

"To the degree we`re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves."

- Peter McWilliams

Questions to Ponder

How do I define my comfort zone?

Subjects

Actions

Dreams

What is True Love?

3/26/2007 - 7:28:29 AM

"Truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another`s personhood."

- Karen Casey, Irish Singer

Questions to Ponder

Who do I truly love?

Subjects

Love

Acceptance

Expectations

How Rich are You?

3/22/2007 - 7:38:54 PM

"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."

- Sarah Bernhardt, actress

Questions to Ponder

How am I spending myself?

Subjects

Achievement

Energy

Actions

Wealth

Initiative

Life

Have You Helped a Friend Today?

3/21/2007 - 6:47:57 PM

"I get by with a little help from my friends."

- John Lennon

Questions to Ponder

What is the most helpful thing a friend has done for me lately?

Subjects

Friendship

Focus Leads to Success

3/20/2007 - 10:09:14 AM

"The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary."

- Thomas Edison

Questions to Ponder

How well do I focus?

Subjects

Success

Focus

Dedication

Perseverance

Leader Expectations

3/19/2007 - 8:02:06 AM

"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves."

- Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald`s

Questions to Ponder

What standards have I set for myself?

Subjects

Leadership

Standards

Expectations

How Serious is your Game?

3/16/2007 - 7:27:17 AM

"My work is a game, a very serious game."

- M. Escher

Questions to Ponder

How do I describe my work?

Subjects

Games

Work

Attitude

Unlock the Power of Words

3/15/2007 - 7:43:14 AM

"A word is like a key. When a word unlocks the correct stored memories, it is meaningful."

- Stephen Kosslyn, Harvard professor of Psychology

Questions to Ponder

How effective am I at choosing my words?

Subjects

Memory

Associations

Words

Now that is Ingenious

3/14/2007 - 8:00:12 AM

"The most abundant, least used, and most abused resource in the world is human spirit and ingenuity."

- Dee Hock, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of VISA International

Questions to Ponder

How have I used and abused my ingenuity lately?

Subjects

Human Spirit

Ingenuity

Clever

Resourceful

How can YOU make a Difference Today?

3/12/2007 - 7:02:44 AM

"Act as though what you do makes a difference. It does."

- William James

Questions to Ponder

What are the things I do that make the most difference?

Subjects

Actions

Intentions

Change

Attitude

Exercise Your Mind Today

3/9/2007 - 8:46:09 AM

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

- Joseph Addison

Questions to Ponder

How is my balance of exercise for the mind, and exercise for the body?

Subjects

Reading

Exercise

Learning

How Persistent are You?

3/8/2007 - 2:22:31 PM

"Try a thing you haven`t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. and a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not."

- Virgil Thompson

Questions to Ponder

What have I learned to like after the second (or more) time I tried something?

Subjects

Persistence

Fear

Failure

Spending Your Time Wisely

3/7/2007 - 6:51:02 PM

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."

- Carl Sandburg

Questions to Ponder

Who do I allow to "spend" my time?

Subjects

Time Management

Action

Accomplish Something Today

3/6/2007 - 8:29:42 PM

"I always turn to the sports page first. The sports page records people`s accomplishments; the front page nothing but man`s failure."

- Earl Warren

Questions to Ponder

1. What do I read first in the Newspaper and why?

Subjects

Achievement

Opportunities

Opportunities require Action

3/5/2007 - 7:50:09 AM

"Four things come not back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, time past, the neglected opportunity."

Omar Ibnal-Halif

Questions to Ponder

1. What opportunities have I neglected?

Subjects

Opportunities

Action

Where does your Moral Compass Point?

3/2/2007 - 11:11:49 AM

"Principle, particularly moral principle, can never be a weathervane, spinning around this way and that with the shifting winds of expediency. Moral principle is a compass forever fixed and forever true."

- Edward Lyman

Questions to Ponder

1. What are the principles I hold most dear?

Subjects

Beliefs

Reflection

Wisdom

It is All in Your Perspective

3/1/2007 - 9:42:38 AM

"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire - then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."

- Robert Fulghum

Questions to Ponder

1. What do I label as a problem?

2. How do I deal with my problems?

3. How would changing the name of some situations from problems to inconveniences change my response?

Subjects

Difficulties

Problems

Perspective

What do you Believe?

2/28/2007 - 9:38:55 PM

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people"

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Questions to Ponder

1. Am I silent or do I speak up?

2. What drives me to take a stand for something I believe in?

Subjects

Actions

Beliefs

Silence

What`s Your Paranoia?

2/27/2007 - 1:52:15 PM

"I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."

- J.D. Salinger

Questions to Ponder

1. How would my life be different if I took this approach?

2. Have you ever taken this approach?

3. If so, what were the results?

Subjects

Paranioa

Happiness

Attitude