"THOUGHTS OF THE DAY"
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
--- Douglas MacArthur
"A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service."
--- David Ogilvy
"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it; so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it."
--- Elbert Hubbard
"Patience is an aptitude for greatness that supercedes wisdom and truth combined."
--- Copyright © 2006 Pritesh Jethwani
"Excellence in Customer Service is most searched for but most difficult to achieve. Failure in Customer Service is least searched for but least difficult to achieve."
--- Copyright © 2006 Raphael Martinez
"Remember that you are very special; no one can know your role better than you."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rakesh Suwal --- Nepal
"Success is that place in the road where preparation and opportunity meet."
--- Branch Rickey --- Submitted by F. Kym --- Indiana
Few people recognize it because it is disguised as hard work.
"Choosing or not to choose is anybody's choice. Hence, the choices we make changes the status quo."
--- Written in 2006 by Sithsaba Gaulana --- Pretoria
I always encourage my students when I train them.
"People can open doors for you all day long but only you can walk through them."
--- Written in 2006 by T. Melone --- Rhode Island
"Life is a game between the past and the future, with the present as a coach and referee."
--- Copyright © 2006 Ibrahim Hena
"Never consider any problem as a misfortune, but a fortune - to enable you to take a step in life."
--- Copyright © 2006 Kobina Abosompim
It came in my head as I was thinking about some quotes.
"People are as lucky as they decide to be."
--- Copyright © 2005 Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD
"I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism."
--- Charles M. Schwab
"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
--- James Baldwin
"The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary."
--- Sam Walton
"Success is good to taste. It is dear to everyone. It is a great experience. But we should have the ability to handle success. If we don't have the ability to handle it, it's better we don't get it. We should always remember that success, if not handled properly, has ample power to corrupt a man. It is a great achievement to achieve success and still remain humble. It keeps us successful throughout our life."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Dip Bhattacharjee --- India
"Comfort is an illusion!! False sense of security, bred from familiar things and familiar ways. It weakens the body and robs the soul of spirit and determination!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Scott Redfern --- United Kingdom
This is for all the forces out fighting for this country.
"Don't try to fight the rising sea because that is the lovely way to be - just catch the waves."
--- Copyright © 2006 Maria Cleofe
"Isn't it amazing, that we, a creation, can continue to create? Even if the creation is a story or sculpture, these create emotions, which go on to create thoughts in others minds, causing an incredible cycle with endless possibilities. What a shame it would be if we never created a thing the whole time on this earth, breaking a remarkable chain."
--- Copyright © 2006 Samantha Mcinerney
I wrote this for myself when I started year 12, and it's gotten me through so far, reminding me to push on, if not for me, for someone else.
"Keep your eye on the ball! The other one is free to look around."
--- Copyright © 2006 Bernie Hizon
It's clever if you really think about it. Could be funny or it could be about having fun and keeping focus.
"Knowledge is Power, Understanding the Key. Before us stands a door locked by the conscious mind. All the power in the world cannot open it without the key."
--- Copyright © 2006 Lucian Black
"Every game you lose gives you a new lesson to win."
--- Copyright © 2006 Govind Chandhok
"Do plan, but remember a plan is a plan until you execute it."
--- Written in 2006 by Ranganath Sadasiva
"You'll never know the worth of water until the well is dry."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Trinh L. --- North Carolina
"What the world has in store for us is what we make of it!"
--- Ross Matiu Renata --- Submitted by Donina Renata --- Australia
"Tolerance for pain may be high, but it is not without limit. Eventually everyone begins to recognize, however dimly, that there must be a better way."
--- A Course In Miracles --- Submitted by Abhimanyu K. --- India
"If you are not strong, your fate depends on those who are stronger."
--- Written in 2006 by Savan Gandhi --- India
This thought is a practical thought. What it means is if you are weak (in any sense e.g. Money, Power, Knowledge), then it is like your fate depends on the people who are stronger than you. This would not be observed in normal circumstances, but yes we also need to consider the worst case. You know the jungle rule. This thought only elaborates the worst case. Everyone should be prepared for the worst case, as life is not always smooth. That's my opinion. This thought is a warning or alert for all the weak ones. Weak ones have to get up.