"THOUGHTS OF THE DAY"



"Yes, you can extract oil from beach sand, can swim seven oceans with a single leg, can tie an elephant with single thread but can never change a fool's mindset."
--- Barthuhari (200 B.C.) --- Submitted by Koduri Kiran --- India
Barthuhari is one of India's greatest authors. His poems and stories are all about inspiration and motivation.



"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expecting to do - always reach."
--- Lee Iacocca



"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant."
--- Max DePree






"Load a man to 101% of his capacity and he collapses miserably...carrying nothing. Encourage him to carry 90% of his capacity and watch him happily run with far more."
--- Copyright © 2003 Fritz Gartner (1965-)



"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
--- Vince Lombardi



"The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility."
--- Charles Caleb Colton



"The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rhonda K. --- Michigan
This quote helped me figure out what people were most important in my life. They were the people that never left my side through the good and bad times. I hope it helps you too.



"I believe that the details of our lives will be forgotten by most, but the emotion, the spirit, will linger with those who shared it, and be part of them forever."
--- Liv Ullmann



"The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations."
--- Benjamin Disraeli



"The pattern of your present thoughts is the stencil of your future."
--- Copyright © 2004 Desiree Botha



"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."
--- Confucius



"People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please."
--- Will Rogers



"Learn a man's past, but don't condemn his future by it."
--- Copyright © 2002 Michelle Hein



"Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly."
--- Julie Andrews



"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."
--- Voltaire



"We all need a shoulder to cry on, to lean on, where love and care is plenty and ample, without any conditions laid; a corner in the room of life where we feel no need to pretend, no need to pull the mask onto your face, as there is unconditional love and care in that place. Where love is given to the soul and not to the body, where love in its purest form dwells in somebody."
--- Written in 2004 by Vikki K., --- Maharastra, India



"We bring beauty with us into this world, as we bring innocence, and the ugliness that we take with us when we leave is what we've made of ourselves instead of what we should have made."
--- Dean Koontz --- Submitted by Sandi Y. --- Hawaii



"The only person who got everything done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Marianne Pettifor --- Wales, United Kingdom



"I hope one day the man I want to be and the man I am, meet."
--- Copyright © 2003 Andrew McCormick



"In this day and age, patience is something everyone forgets we possess."
--- Copyright © 2004 Nelda Gonzalez



"I feel negative towards being the opposite of positive."
--- Copyright © 2003 Eveline Dashchi



"Life is too short to let it suck."
--- Copyright © 2003 Pam Bennett



"Be careful what you listen to, it may stunt your growth."
--- Copyright © 2004 Caroline Walker



"If you surround yourself with sin then eventually you will give in. Eventually your inner strength will beweakened; Disillusioned and overcome by temptation."
--- Copyright © 2004 Juliana Pugliese
I wrote this quote after gathering my thoughts one day. After having some time to myself to reflect, I learned that no matter how strong you think you can be, if you allow yourself to be in a situation where your beliefs are sacrificed, you too will fall in that category.