dalin
07-27-2007, 05:25 PM
Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
We should be too big to take offence and too noble to give it.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
Everybody likes a compliment.
I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Surely, God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.
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LIFE LESSONS
I was born "an old soul", but I get younger every year. Unfortunately, sometimes my body forgets.
Knowledge in the average brain can be extremely dangerous.
Life is a journey with ups and downs, but it doesn’t matter how many times you fall. What matters is how you rise after each fall.
I've learned that the least 2 "COMMON" things in the world today are COMMON SENSE and COMMON COURTESY.
Fear is the mind killer. (from "Dune")
Don't dwell on what you don't want (you will only attract more).
The world is like a mirror, it reflects back to you what you project...mentally, verbally or emotionally.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
If you always do what you've always done, then you'll always get what you've always got.
Once when I was complaining to my father about the rat race and how crowded the world was becoming he told me a story he had once heard. There was a man who had worked on Wall Street during the 1920s. He made a great deal of money, and was fortunate enough to get out before the great depression of 1929. He too was tired of the rat race and how crowded the world was becoming. So, he took his money and bought property in the South Pacific. The property was on the Island of Iwo Jima and the rat race, along with WWII, quickly came to him in ways he never imagined. - Mark L
Don't use the word CAN'T.
Think of the things that make you feel happy, and that is what you will get.
Dream big, keep your mind focused on the end result and the way to achieve it will present itself.
When I was a young girl of about 7 or 8 I wanted 2 goldfish and my Dad got them for me. He told me that I had to feed them and clean their bowl when it needed it, and if I didn't that he would get rid of them. I didn't clean their bowl because I didn't know how and I didn't ask him how to do it. So he gave them away to my cousins. I really didn't think he would give them away. It was a good lesson for me to learn. It taught me that if I want any kind of pet that I have the responsibility of taking care of it. After that he got me a poodle and I took good care of her. Since then I have had a few dogs and now I have 7 cats. He really taught me two lessons. The other lesson was that he keeps his word. - Viola W.
Never date a girl you wouldn't marry.
If you’re not dead, it's not over.
"Fair" is something that comes to your town in the summer time. It has rides and cotton candy. It has nothing to do with life.
Take care of the little things and the big things take care of themselves.
If you have to think over a situation and make a decision stick with it, but if you are still thinking it through three days later, don't do it at all, let it go for now.
"Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God." - Tony Blake
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School Is Out For Summer...
And then it wasn't. And just like that it was the first day of school after summer vacation.
The kids had all arrived in the high school sophomore English class, and were chatting away, making new friends. THEN…In walked a very stern looking English teacher and a hush fell over the room as the kids scurried to their seats.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids.
After about a minute or so, he spoke: "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom.
You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter.
The first one is "gross".
And the other one is "cool".
Are there any questions?"
After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him.
In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks...
"So, what are they?"
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Proper Job Placement Methods from Human Resources...
1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.
2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door.
3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.
4. Then analyze the situation:
a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.
b. If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.
c. If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.
d. If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.
e. If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.
f. If they are sleeping, put them in Security.
g. If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.
h. If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.
i. If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.
j. If they have already left for the day, put them in Management.
k. If they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.
l. If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in Top Management.
m. Finally, if they have surrounded themselves with bricks in such a way that they can neither be seen nor heard from, put them in Congress.
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.
I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
We should be too big to take offence and too noble to give it.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
Everybody likes a compliment.
I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Surely, God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIFE LESSONS
I was born "an old soul", but I get younger every year. Unfortunately, sometimes my body forgets.
Knowledge in the average brain can be extremely dangerous.
Life is a journey with ups and downs, but it doesn’t matter how many times you fall. What matters is how you rise after each fall.
I've learned that the least 2 "COMMON" things in the world today are COMMON SENSE and COMMON COURTESY.
Fear is the mind killer. (from "Dune")
Don't dwell on what you don't want (you will only attract more).
The world is like a mirror, it reflects back to you what you project...mentally, verbally or emotionally.
If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
If you always do what you've always done, then you'll always get what you've always got.
Once when I was complaining to my father about the rat race and how crowded the world was becoming he told me a story he had once heard. There was a man who had worked on Wall Street during the 1920s. He made a great deal of money, and was fortunate enough to get out before the great depression of 1929. He too was tired of the rat race and how crowded the world was becoming. So, he took his money and bought property in the South Pacific. The property was on the Island of Iwo Jima and the rat race, along with WWII, quickly came to him in ways he never imagined. - Mark L
Don't use the word CAN'T.
Think of the things that make you feel happy, and that is what you will get.
Dream big, keep your mind focused on the end result and the way to achieve it will present itself.
When I was a young girl of about 7 or 8 I wanted 2 goldfish and my Dad got them for me. He told me that I had to feed them and clean their bowl when it needed it, and if I didn't that he would get rid of them. I didn't clean their bowl because I didn't know how and I didn't ask him how to do it. So he gave them away to my cousins. I really didn't think he would give them away. It was a good lesson for me to learn. It taught me that if I want any kind of pet that I have the responsibility of taking care of it. After that he got me a poodle and I took good care of her. Since then I have had a few dogs and now I have 7 cats. He really taught me two lessons. The other lesson was that he keeps his word. - Viola W.
Never date a girl you wouldn't marry.
If you’re not dead, it's not over.
"Fair" is something that comes to your town in the summer time. It has rides and cotton candy. It has nothing to do with life.
Take care of the little things and the big things take care of themselves.
If you have to think over a situation and make a decision stick with it, but if you are still thinking it through three days later, don't do it at all, let it go for now.
"Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God." - Tony Blake
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
School Is Out For Summer...
And then it wasn't. And just like that it was the first day of school after summer vacation.
The kids had all arrived in the high school sophomore English class, and were chatting away, making new friends. THEN…In walked a very stern looking English teacher and a hush fell over the room as the kids scurried to their seats.
The stern teacher silently panned his gaze across all the kids.
After about a minute or so, he spoke: "From the outset, I want you all to know that there are two words that are absolutely unacceptable in this classroom.
You cannot use them as you recite, or in any of your papers, tests, or homework. Using these words even once, will get you a failing grade for that quarter.
The first one is "gross".
And the other one is "cool".
Are there any questions?"
After a few moments of silence, this gawky teen at the back of the room raises his hand, and the teacher calls upon him.
In a pubescent croaking voice, the kid asks...
"So, what are they?"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proper Job Placement Methods from Human Resources...
1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.
2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door.
3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.
4. Then analyze the situation:
a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.
b. If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.
c. If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.
d. If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.
e. If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.
f. If they are sleeping, put them in Security.
g. If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.
h. If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.
i. If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.
j. If they have already left for the day, put them in Management.
k. If they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.
l. If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in Top Management.
m. Finally, if they have surrounded themselves with bricks in such a way that they can neither be seen nor heard from, put them in Congress.