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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"It is more important to know where you are going than to get
there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement."

-- Mabel Newcomber

"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950)
Irish playwright and critic

Did you know. . .

. . . that today is the anniversary of the East Coast Blackout?
In 1965, an electric power failure caused a blackout over
northeastern United States, the largest blackout in history.
Around 25 million people and 80,000 square miles were left
without electricity for up to 12 hours. The cause of the
failure was human error when maintenance personnel incorrectly
set a protective relay too low.

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Over the years I have developed a picture of what a human
being living humanely is like. She is a person who
understands, values and develops her body, finding it
beautiful and useful; a person who is real and is willing to
take risks, to be creative, to manifest competence, to change
when the situation calls for it, and to find ways to
accommodate to what is new and different, keeping that part of
the old that is still useful and discarding what is not."

-- Virginia Satir

[size=13pt]^{I may not be a religious man Reverend, but I know right and I know wrong and I have the good grace to know which is which.}[/size]

^^ that's a nice quote
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Did you know. . .

. . . that today is the Great American Warm-Up? Since the
average American family of four has ten wearable coats they
are not using, clean out your closet today and take your extra
warm coats to the nearest homeless shelter. Help them prepare
for winter.

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't
adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

-- Confucius

^^^^^

Did you know. . .

. . . that today, besides being Veteran's Day in the US, is also
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Day? In 1921, President Warren
Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington
National Cemetery. Trivia buffs: The Guard takes 21 steps
during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknowns; it alludes to
the 21-gun salute, which is the highest honor given any
military or foreign dignitary. There has been a Sentinel on
duty in front of the Tomb every minute of every day since 1937.

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all
different in the way we perceive the world and use this
understanding as a guide to our communication with others."

-- Tony Robbins

Did you know. . .

. . . that today is Dummies Day? In 1991, the first Dummies book
was published. Dos for Dummies sold over 2.4 million copies
worldwide in its first five years and spawned 40 million
copies of other Dummies books. The concept originated with
Michael "Mac" McCarthy, who got the idea during a discussion
with his uncle who suggested a "just enough information" book
"for us Dummies."

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been
discovered."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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@ Ogaga: who says potatoes are ugly ?

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
- Christopher Columbus

“To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.”
- St Catherine of Siena

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. ~Harold Coffin

am in need of motivational stuffs that i can put in my blog. have tried searching for but i thought coming here will be of great importance. so how do you give a helping hand?

just go thru these ones. I mean the ones posted above.

To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitment

nice quotes Ade----

adebayo201:

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

thanks

there are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is
created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient
effort is needed to develop good character."

-- Heraclitus

What a man believes upon groosly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires--- desires of which he himself is often unconscious.

Did you know. . .

. . . that today is Shichi-Go-San? Shichi-Go-San means "7-5-3."
During this annual festival, Japanese parents take their
7-year-old girls, 5-year-old boys, and all 3-year-olds to
shrines to pray for the healthy development of their children.

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing
flawlessly."

-- Robert H. Schuller

"You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them
for stepping-stones and climb to new heights."

Mary Kay Ash
(1918-2001)
Saleswoman and entrepreneur

"I am a slow walker, but i never walk backward" Abraham Lincoln. "he who must fly must learn how to stand and walk, one does not fly into flying" Neitschez. "It does not take discipline to have a dream but it does, to make a dream come true" Anonymus.

We do not understand:

Joy, until we face sorrow
Faith, until it is tested
Peace, until faced with conflict
Trust, until we are betrayed
Love, until it is lost
Hope, until confronted with doubts

-Unknown

Did you know. .

. . . that today is the birthday of several Hollywood celebs:
Danny DeVito (1944); Rock Hudson (1925); Lorne Michaels,
Saturday Night Live producer (1944); and Martin Scorsese,
movie director (1942). Happy birthday, gang!

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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to
notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer
thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."

-- Garrison Keillor

"If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad."

Denis Waitley
(1924 - )
Author, Speaker and Trainer

[size=13pt]^{We love the things we love for what they are.}[/size]

Did you know. . .

. . . that today Klu Klux Klan member convicted of 1963 church bombing that killed four young Black girls in Birmingham, Alabama

today is William Tell Day? In 1307, after disobeying the commands of an Austrian tyrant, William Tell was forced to shoot an apple from the top of his son's head. He did so successfully, thus becoming a symbol of the Swiss independence move against Austria.


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Today's Inspirational Quote:

"Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." -- Saint Francis de Sales

cul quotes. but am badly in need of some motivational quotes. how do i come abt it