Fine Lines of Inspiration...

These wise words have been collected over many years from various sources. Clearly, the authorship of many is undisputed, however there are just as many others where the origin is a mystery; at least to me. To give attribution to some and not to others would tend to confuse, lead to error and perhaps to suggest discrimination. I have therefore chosen to attribute none of them to any particular person.

I offer my gratitude and admiration to all who have unwittingly contributed to this collection. There is no index and there has been no attempt to group like with like. You will gain most by simply browsing.

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Roger Morgan

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487 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS AT RANDOM.

1. A man’s children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season.
2. It’s easy for a father to hear himself talking, all he has to do is listen to his children.
3. By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he was wrong.
4. There are three stages of a father’s life; he believes in Santa Clause, he doesn’t believe in Santa Clause, he is Santa Claus.
5. Hell hath no fury like a dad whose tools are messed up.
6. The most important thing a man can do for his children is to love their mother.
7. A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
8. Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.
9. Share your knowledge with your children, it is one way of achieving immortality.
10. Better to ask the way than go astray.
11. The art of good leadership is to consider everyone’s opinion but to make up your own mind.
12. Don’t be afraid of adversity – you may well be surprised by what you can do.
13. No one is good at everything, but everyone is good at something.
14. The other line always moves faster until you join it.
15. Cheer up! Remember, the less you have the more there is to get.
16. If you can stay calm, while all around you is in chaos… then you probably haven’t understood the seriousness of the situation.
17. Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
18. Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes.
19. Light travels faster than sound, This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
20. I intend to live forever; so far, so good!
21. The things that come to those who wait are usually the things left by those who got their first.
22. Therapy is expensive; popping bubble wrap is cheap …. You chose.
23. I’m not 57, I’m 20 with 37 year’s experience.
24. A friend is there for you when he’d rather be somewhere else.
25. “Stay”. This is the most charming word a friend can utter.
26. Real friends overlook your failures and tolerate your successes.
27. Friendship is genuine when two people can enjoy each other’s company without speaking.
28. A friend asks how you are and waits for the answer.
29. The best time to make friends is before you need them.
30. One loyal friend is worth 10,000 relatives.
31. Don’t save loving speeches for your friends until they are dead.
32. You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.
33. He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
34. I don’t have to attend every argument I am invited to.
35. Work, work, play, play, play, play, play, play, work, work, play, play, play, play, play, play, work, work, play, play, play, play, play, play … etc.
36. Find out what you don’t do well, then don’t do it.
37. Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don’t turn up at all.
38. When they discover the centre of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.
39. If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
40. The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is thinking that having problems is a problem.
41. Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
42. The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
43. Your time is the greatest gift you can give someone.
44. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
45. True wisdom is to live in the present, plan for the future and profit from the past.
46. Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.
47. We sell service, the others sell cornflakes!
48. If you continue to do what you always did, you will always get what you always got!
49. Life is short – break some rules.
50. It’s hard to be nostalgic when you can’t remember anything.
51. Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
52. All my favourite memories are in the past.
53. What if the “Hokey Pokey” is what it is really all about?
54. The one who dies with the most toys still dies.
55. If you don’t think that pushing 60 is hard wait till you start dragging it.
56. The future isn’t what it used to be.
57. Youth passes but with luck immaturity can last a lifetime.
58. Despite the high cost of living it remains popular.
59. Money isn’t everything but it sure keeps the kids in touch.
60. Ever stop to think and forgot to start again.
61. I intend to live forever – so far so good.
62. “Incontinence hotline … can you hold please?”
63. “Happy Hour” is a nap.
64. Living in the past has one thing in it's favour - it's cheaper.
65. If you don't want your children to hear what you are saying, pretend that you are talking to them".
66. No one is listening until you make a mistake.
67. It is impossible for anyone to learn that which he thinks he already knows.
68. Income is a fixed sum of money that is hard to live within, but much harder to live without.
69. If you are not part of the solution, perhaps you are part of the problem.
70. Opportunity is often missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
71. If your mind can conceive it, you can achieve it.
72. The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.
73. The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
74. Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.
75. When you can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear, you are near contentment.
76. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
77. He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot.
78. Household tasks are easier and quicker when they are done by somebody else.
79. By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong
80. I've done the calculation and your chances of winning Tatts are identical whether you play or not.
81. Fun is like Life Insurance, the older you become the more it costs.
82. A wish is a desire without an attempt.
83. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self indulgence.
84. Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
85. Happiness is not something you get, but something you do.
86. All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy....Spike Milligan
87. Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
88. All glory comes from daring to begin.
89. Very few burdens are heavy if everyone lifts.
90. The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
91. A window of opportunity won't open itself.
92. Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.
93. To finish first you must first finish.
94. What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
95. The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly.
96. The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.
97. Beware of strong drink, it can make you shoot at tax collectors and miss.
98. Memories sure beat the hell out of dreams!
99. Early to bed, early to rise makes that person socially despised.
100. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
101. Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it ... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
102. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
103. Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.
104. Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
105. You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.
106. Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
107. It's better to attempt something and fail than to attempt nothing and succeed.
108. There is only one thing you can count on with luck- its going to change.
109. Be brave enough to say that something is good.
110. The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.
111. There is no security quite as comfortable and undemanding as the kind you feel among friends.
112. The best way to predict the future is to create it.
113. Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success.
114. Life is to short to be small.
115. "If responsible adults fail to teach children drug awareness - chances are ......that ....somebody else will."
116. Thoughts are real things,
throw stones at people and you get one result,
give them flowers and you get another...
- the choice is yours.
117. The Four Way test of the things we say and do…
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better relationships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
118. The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream.
119. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?
120. I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
121. Any Jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
122. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
123. Life is but a brief fling between two periods of eternity.A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. What the wise do in the beginning is what the fools do in the end.
124. By asking for the impossible we obtain the best possible.
125. The most important thing about goals is having one.
126. TEAMWORK divides the task and doubles the success.
127. To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.
128. Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
129. It is impossible to discover new oceans without the courage to lose sight of the shore.
130. Going to church does not make you a Christian anymore than going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.
131. Real friends are those who, when you feel you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel you've done a permanent job.
132. A coincidence is when God performs a miracle, and decides to remain anonymous.
133. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
134. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
135. Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
136. People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.
137. Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you respond to it.
138. Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.
139. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
140. Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
141. When it comes time to die...make sure all you've got to do is die.
142. You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
143. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
144. Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.
145. "Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts."
146. It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.
147. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
148. Volunteers aren't paid ... not because their work is worthless, but because it is priceless!
149. Recognize your talents and limitations.... seek help from others sooner rather than later.
150. Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative.
151. Customers
Are
Really
Everything
152. THE RULES...
RULE #1 - Our customer is ALWAYS right!
RULE #2 - If our customer is wrong, refer Rule #1.
153. Remember the three R's:
Respect for yourself;
Respect for others;
Responsibility for all your actions.
154. "The right angle to approach a difficult problem is the "TRY-angle" (triangle)
155. Good, better best, never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best.
156. No matter what the statistics say, there is always a way.
157. If you can't win your race, make sure the guy in front of you breaks the record.
158. Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
159. Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
160. Perseverance is everything. If you just knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to eventually wake somebody up.
161. Some succeed because they are destined to; most succeed because they are determined to.
162. You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take.
163. If you really want to do something, you'll find a way; if you don't, you'll find an excuse.
164. When someone gets something for nothing, someone else gets nothing for something.
165. Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people.
166. Even a stopped clock is correct twice a day.
167. I'm not a has-been. I'm a will-be.
168. The four surefire rules for success..
1. Show up.
2. Pay attention.
3. Ask questions.
4. Don't quit.
169. The patience prayer... God grant me patience, and I want it right now!
170. Act as if it were impossible to fail.
171. My glass is not half empty, it's half full!
172. Always give a little more value than your customer could ever have anticipated.
173. The speed of the leader determines the pace of the pack.
174. The six steps to becoming a better listener form a ladder...
1. Look at the person speaking to you.
2. Ask questions.
3. Don't interrupt.
4. Don't change the subject.
5. Emphasize.
6. Respond verbally and non-verbally.
175. They can who believe they can.
176. Most of the good things in this world are done by tired people.
177. The cost of living = your income plus 10%.
178. Behind every successful working woman is an enormous pile of laundry.
179. If you can sleep like a baby, you don't have one.
180. To make your dreams come true, you have to stay awake.
181. If you really look like your passport photo, you're probably not well enough to travel.
182. Count your age by friends, not years and count your years by smiles, not tears.
183. Happiness adds and multiplies as we divide it with others.
184. Retirement is when, if the car doesn't start, you don't have to either.
185. God is a busy worker, but he loves help.
186. Make new friends, keep the old. One is silver, the other gold.
187. Summer is that time of the year when children slam the doors they left open all winter.
188. The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.
189. A minor operation is one performed on somebody else.
190. When opportunity knocks, don't complain about the noise.
191. God gives every little bird it's food, but he does not throw it into the nest.
192. Pray for a good harvest, but don't stop hoeing!
193. Grey hair is a sign of age, not necessarily of wisdom.
194. Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections have to be first overcome.
195. Never tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and they'll surprise you with their ingenuity.
196. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence.
197. Excellence can be attained if you dream more than others think is practical.
Excellence can be attained if you expect more than others think is possible.
Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise.
198. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables us to recognize a mistake the next time we make it.
199. To fail to plan is to plan to fail.
200. Life is too important to be taken as a joke, but too ridiculous to be taken seriously.
201. Thoughts are real things,
throw stones at people and you get one result, give them flowers and you get another - the choice is yours.
202. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're as busy as you think, or just confused.
203. The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like asking "Who ought to be tenor in the quartet?". Obviously the one who can sing like a tenor.
204. Many of today's success stories sounded crazy yesterday.
205. Today will be yesterday tomorrow, don't waste it.
206. It is not the last blow of an axe that fells the tree.
207. A laugh is simply a smile that burst.
208. Sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
209. To know that you know what you know,
and that you do not know what you do not know...that is true knowledge.
210. Courage is simply fear hanging on one minute longer.
Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go.
211. Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.
212. I am a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
213. Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to see them come true.
214. Life is like riding a bicycle, you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling
215. Team spirit is what gives so many companies an edge over their competitors.
216. Aim high, work hard and do not give up.
217. No pain, no gain.
218. Patience + Persistence = Progress.
219. Price, Quality and Service . . . . . You can pick any two out of three.
220. First we will be the best . . . . then we will be the first.
221. When you do something you don't have to, it means you want to, and when you want to, it means that you're good at it.
222. Good supervision is the art of getting average people to do superior work.
223. We have to adapt to changing times but we also have to keep to unchanging principles.
224. Occasional failure is the price of improvement.
225. Recognition is the best means of motivating us to achieve more than we have thought possible.
226. The future is ours because of the beauty of our dreams.
227. The future is chosen, not predicted.
228. It would be a better world if we could always lead by recognizing and praising the contributions of others.
229. "Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent."
230. Words in ink, make the people think.
231. A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it.
232. Of all the things you wear your expression is the most important.
233. You only get one chance to make a good first impression.
234. The art of diplomacy is getting people to see things your way.
235. Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.
236. Be as nice as you can and only as un-nice as you have to be.
237. You cannot buy enthusiasm, loyalty, devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.
238. You can give without loving but you can't love without giving.
239. Friendship is like a bank account. . . . . . You can't continue to draw on it without making deposits.
240. When friends are in trouble, don't bother them by asking if there is anything you can do. Think of something appropriate and just do it.
241. A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
242. Anybody who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
243. The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest to let them.
244. The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary.
245. A person all wrapped up in himself generally makes a pretty small package.
246. Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
247. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
248. We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.
249. Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
250. The right angle to approach a difficult problem is the "TRY-angle".
251. Keep your words soft and sweet 'cause you never know when you'll have to eat 'em.
252. Life is like a shower . . . one wrong move and you're in hot water.
253. There's nothing wrong with having nothing to say . . .. . . unless you insist on saying it.
254. Character is made by what you stand for; reputation, by what you fall for.
255. Opportunities are never lost . . . . . . the other fellow always takes those you miss.
256. The man who needs no 'pull' is the man with a lot of 'push'.
257. Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done.
258. It takes wisdom to know one's faults, . . . . . but it takes greatness to admit them.
259. There are two ways of meeting difficulties . . . you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
260. Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life.
261. All progress stems from change, but all change is not necessarily progress.
262. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
263. Anger is only one letter short of danger.
264. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault; . . . if he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
265. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
266. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
267. The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
268. A ship in a safe harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is built for.
269. A successful man is one who can build an effective foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
270. When your confidence goes up, your competence goes up.
271. Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
272. The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
273. When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.
274. You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.
275. If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
276. People of genius are admired; people of wealth are envied; people of power are feared; but only people of character are trusted.
277. If interruptions frustrate you because they interfere with your plans, plan for some interruptions.
278. The most neglected form of compensation or remuneration is "thanks".
279. Find out what you like doing best and then find someone to pay you for doing it.
280. Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.
281. Any idiot can face a crisis, it is this day to day living that wears you out.
282. Innovators are inevitably controversial.
283. Aerodynamically the bee should not be able to fly, but the bee doesn't know it, so it goes on flying anyway.
284. If you think you are beaten, you are.
285. If you think you dare not, you don't.
286. We do not do a customer a favour by serving them, they do us a favour by giving us the opportunity to do so.
287. The person whose verdict counts most in you life is the one you see in the mirror.
288. A good day is when the wheels of the shopping trolley all go in the same direction.
289. Remember that what is hard to endure will be sweet to recall.
290. Sometimes you can make a very effective statement by simply holding your tongue
291. If you are having trouble explaining or justifying the rules, perhaps they are obsolete or unnecessary.
292. The best sleeping pill is a clear conscience.
293. He who takes but never gives may last for years but never lives.
294. There's a close connection between getting up in the world and getting up in the morning.
295. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work; so most people don't recognize them.
296. To stay out of trouble, breath through you nose, it keeps your mouth shut.
297. No one has ever drowned in their own sweat.
298. Never spend money you don't have buying things you don't need to impress people you don't like.
299. A good business plan doesn't forecast the future, it creates it.
300. Find your passion and make it your career.
301. The person who never made a mistake never made anything.
302. If we don't look after our customers somebody else will.
303. Most of us don't recognize opportunity until it goes to work in our competitors business.
304. Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
305. We make a living by what we get, a life by what we give.
306. If the cost of planning is high, what is the cost of not planning.
307. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
308. Listen to your dreams - those are the sounds that no one else can hear.
309. If you wouldn't take it home for your mum, don't put it out for our customers.
310. Every job is a self portrait of the person who did it, autograph your work with excellence.
311. The 10 most powerful two letter words .... If it is to be, it is up to me.
312. The only place you find success before work is in the dictionary.
313. Enthusiasm cannot be taught, it has to be caught!
314. A positive anything is far better than a negative nothing.
315. The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.
316. Kids are customers with short legs.
317. Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.
318. Always listen to the experts. They will tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it!
319. If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you there.
320. You will always miss 100% of the shots that you do not take.
321. The sky's the limit, when your heart is in it.
322. Always under promise and over deliver.
323. Success in life is 85% attitude and 15% aptitude. The result determines the altitude.
324. A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains it's original dimensions.
325. Quality is a race with no finish line.
326. The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making dreams come true.
327. To be successful, one must make change an ongoing process.
328. You become successful the moment you commence moving towards a worthwhile goal.
329. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little "extra".
330. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
331. If you don't do it with excellence, don't do it at all! Because if it is not excellent, it won't be profitable or fun. If your not in business for profit or fun, what the hell are you doing there?
332. If everyone is moving forward together then success will take care of itself.
333. Change is the greatest opponent to progress.
334. Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
335. You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do.
336. Success comes in cans, failure in cant's.
337. People who try to do something and fail are infinitely better off than those who try to do nothing and succeed.
338. Definition of an Entrepreneur:
A high rolling risk taker who would rather be a spectacular failure than a dismal success.
339. What matters is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
340. Minds are like parachutes, they only function when open.
341. Life is like a dogsled team, if you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
342. Ideas are funny things, they do not work unless you do.
343. First we will be the best, and then we will be first.
344. If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you there.
345. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine perspiration.
346. Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it!
347. You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
348. We are judged by our actions, not on our intentions. We may have a heart of gold but so does a hard boiled egg.
349. People can be divided into three groups...
those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.
350. The difference between doers and dreamers is that the latter wait for the mood before taking action while the former create the mood by acting.
351. If you continue to do what you have always done you will get what you always got.
352. If you are unable to do great things, do small things in a great way.
353. Help other people get what they want and you will get what you want.
354. To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult of all.
355. Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
356. He who has begun his task has half completed it.
357. Opportunities are never lost. The other fellow always takes those you miss.
358. The man who needs no "pull" is the man with a lot of "push"
359. There's nothing either good or bad -- thinking makes it so.
360. Commons sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done.
361. It takes wisdom to know one's fault, but it takes greatness to admit them.
362. If you would create something, you must be something.
363. There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
364. Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life.
365. All progress stems from change, but all change is not necessarily progress.
366. A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package.
367. The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone who is doing it.
368. If you can dream it, you can do it.
369. Those who try to do something and fail are infinitely better off than those who try to do nothing and succeed.
370. The person who takes a stand is often wrong, those that fail to take a stand are always wrong.
371. Friendship is like a bank account. You cannot continue to draw upon it without making deposits.
372. Most of us can do more than we think we can, but usually do less than we think we do.
373. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are surely doomed if you don't try.
374. Some people grin and bear it, others smile and change it.
375. Always endeavor to under promise and over deliver.
376. Those who say it cannot be done should get out of the way of those who are doing it.
377. If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it.
378. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
379. If nothing changes then nothing is going to change.
380. Customers go where they want and stay where they are appreciated.
381. Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
382. Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.
383. A person's character is determined by what it takes to upset them.
384. When you're GREEN you grow, when you're RIPE you rot.
385. Good customer relations is FUN! If you're enjoying it, tell your face about it.
386. You're not here for a long time, you're here for a good time.... enjoy it!
387. Customer service is LISTENING! God gave you two ears and one mouth. He must have been hinting.
388. Professionalism is dedication to the elimination of error.
389. A championship team will beat a team of champions every day.
390. Never let the best you have done so far become the standard for the rest of your life.
391. A positive something is significantly better than a negative nothing.
392. Keep your words soft and sweet 'cause you never know when you'll have to eat 'em.
393. Life is like a shower - one wrong move and your in hot water.
394. The best way to succeed in life is to start from scratch and keep scratching.
395. There is something that is much more scarce, something finer, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
396. It is not enough to be right. You have to avoid the appearance of being wrong.
397. A winner never quits . . . . . . and a quitter never wins!
398. There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
399. You can't change the past but you can ruin the good present by worrying about the future.
400. None of us is as good as all of us.
401. Our challenge as leaders is to train, coach, guide energize and excite our people rather than control them.
402. There's nothing wrong with having nothing to say - unless you insist on saying it.
403. If at first you don't succeed, your skydiving days are over.
404. Never get between a dog and his bone, a bear and her cubs, or a man and his spittoon.
405. There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.
406. Luck is what you have when preparation meets opportunity.
407. Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been a statue erected to a critic.
408. We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success; we often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do;
and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
409. Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
410. Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
411. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
412. Anger is only one letter short of danger.
413. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault; if he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
414. Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
415. God gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into the nest.
416. He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses more; he who loses faith, loses all.
417. Beautiful young people are acts of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
418. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
419. The tongue weighs practically nothing, But so few people can hold it.
420. People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do.
421. Some people never start anything. They research it to death!
422. You shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
423. A person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
424. A goal without a deadline is not really a goal . . . it's a wish!
425. People heard the wrong things I said, but failed to see the right things I did.
426. There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.
427. Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst is not to try.
428. I am so successful because I fail so much.
429. Many people will walk in and out or your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
430. To handle yourself, use your head. To handle others, use your heart.
431. Anger is only one letter short of danger.
432. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault. If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
433. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
434. God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into it's nest.
435. He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses more; He who loses faith, loses all.
436. Beautiful young people are acts of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
437. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
438. The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it.
439. Friends, you and me ... you brought another friend...and then there were 3 ... we started our group...
Our circle of friends ... and like the circle ... there's no beginning ... there is no end.
440. We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
441. Only people who do things get criticized.
442. Some people never start anything. They research it to death!
443. You shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
444. A person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
445. A goal without a deadline is not really a goal . . . it's a wish!
446. People heard the wrong things I said, but failed to see the right things I did.
447. There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.
448. Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst is not to try.
449. I am so successful because I fail so much.
450. We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
451. Only people who do things get criticized.
452. There is something that is much more scarce, something finer, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
453. It is not enough to be right. You have to avoid the appearance of being wrong.
454. A winner never quits . . . . . . and a quitter never wins!
455. There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
456. You can't change the past but you can ruin the good present by worrying about the future.
457. None of us is as good as all of us.
458. Our challenge as leaders is to train, coach, guide energize and excite our people rather than control them.
459. Luck is what you have when preparation meets opportunity.
460. Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been a statue erected to a critic.
461. We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success; we often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
462. Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
463. Every Organization has a "Tate"...
464. Dick Tate: wants to run everything.
Ro Tate: has a passion to change everything.
Devas Tate: loves to interrupt and interfere.
Hesi Tate: always needs detailed instructions.
Cogi Tate: takes enough time to make action unnecessary.
Imi Tate: rushes to get the credit, never accepts the blame.
Facili Tate: does his share, or often much more than that.
Which Tate are you?
465. THERE IS NO INDISPENSABLE MAN.
Sometimes when you're feeling important,
Sometimes when your ego's in bloom,
Sometimes when you take it for granted
You are the best qualified in the room.
Sometimes when you feel that your going
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow these simple instructions
And see how they humble your soul:
466. Take a bucket and fill it with water,
Put your hand in it up to the wrist,
Pull it out and the hole that's remaining
Is a measure of how you'll be missed.
You can splash all you wish when you enter,
You may stir up the water galore,
But stop and you'll find in no time
It looks quite the same as before.
The moral of this quaint example
Is do just the best that you can.
Be proud of yourself but remember,
There's no indispensable man.
467. A SHORT COURSE IN HUMAN RELATIONS:
The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake."
The five most important words: "You did a good job."
The four most important words: "What is your opinion?"
The three most important words: "If you please."
The two most important words: "Thank you."
The one most important word: "We"
The least important word: "I"
468. SIMPLE vs. REAL
Anyone can stand by you when you are right,
but a Friend will stand by you even when you are wrong...
A simple friend identifies himself when he calls,
a real friend doesn't have to...
A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life,
a real friend says, "What's new with you?"...
A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent,
a real friend says, "you've been whining about the same thing for 14 years,
get off your backside and do something about it."...
A simple friend has never seen you cry,
a real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears...
A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
a real friend has their phone numbers in his address book...
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party,
a real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean...
A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed,
a real friend asks you why you took so long to call...
A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems,
a real friend seeks to help you with your problems...
A simple friend wonders about your romantic history,
a real friend could blackmail you with it...
A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest,
a real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself...
A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument,
a real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight...
A simple friend expects you to always be there for them,
a real friend expects to always be there for you! "
469. SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down; Don't dance so fast
Time is short; The music won't last
Do you run through each day on the fly
When you ask "How are you?" do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You'd better slow down; Don't dance so fast
Time is short; The music won't last
Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die
'Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down; Don't dance so fast
Time is short; The music won't last
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away...
Life is not a race. Do take it slower
Hear the music before the song is over.
470. FRIENDS:
Don’t cry over anyone who won't cry over you.
Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.
You can only go as far as you push and actions speak louder than words.
The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love somebody else.
Don’t let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff.
Life is short. If you don't look around once in a while you might miss it.
A best friend is like a four leaf clover, HARD TO FIND and LUCKY TO HAVE.
Some people make the world special just by being in it.
Best friends are the siblings God forgot to give us.
When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there.
True friendship never ends. Friends are forever.
Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
Don’t frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile.
What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry?
Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end.
Most people walk in and out of your life, but only friend’s leave footprints in your heart.
Remember, every minute spent angry is sixty seconds of happiness wasted.
"I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
471. IT'S DIFFICULT:
To believe when others are doubting.
To work when others are dreaming.
To care when others are neglecting.
To forgive when others are condemning.
To forget when others are judging.
To smile when others are complaining.
To praise when others are criticizing.
To love when others are resenting.
To save when others are spending.
To conserve when others are wasting.
To listen when others are talking.
To build when others are destroying.
To sing when others are sighing.
To pray when others are cursing.
To persist when others are quitting.
472. FOCUS ON:
What is, rather than what isn't
What can, rather than what can't
What will, rather than what won't
What does, rather than what doesn't
What has, rather than what hasn't
The kind of leader you are tomorrow, begins in your mind today.
473. THE MAN IN THE GLASS:
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
And see what THAT man has to say.
For it isn't your Father or Mother or Wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass;
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people may think you a straight-shootin' chum
And call you a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear to the end.
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
And get pats on your back as you pass,
But the final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.
474. He had a year:
He had a year to do it in...
He had a year to do it in!
So brushed the thought away.
A chap with half his energy
Might do it in a day.
A year! ‘'Twas too ridiculous
As every one should find.
However, he would get it done
And have it off his mind.
But not today. A few months hence
Would suit him better still.
Meanwhile a far less irksome job
Might occupy his skill.
He would not let the matter pass
Entirely from him, no:
And doubtless he might take it up
In say a month or so.
He had six months to do it in!
For six long months had flown.
Well, why should that alarm a chap
With vigor like his own?
The job, when once embarked upon;
Would soon be rattled through.
However, he would think of it,
In say a week or two.
He had three months to do it in!
‘Oh brother!’ was his cry:
‘The think hangs on me like a weight
Each day that passes by.
Let’s see: three months? Ah, that’s enough
But just to clear the doubt
I’ll make arrangements for a start
Before the month is out.’
He had a week to do it in!
And care was in his glance:
‘It’s hard,’ he cried, ‘that flight of time
Won’t give a chap a chance.’
He still delayed: the swift week passed.
As weeks will ever run,
And, though a year was given him,
The task was still undone.
475. DONT QUIT:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a person turns about,
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
476. Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When they might have captured the victor's cup;
And they learned too late when the night came down;
How close they were to the victor's crown.
477. Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
478. SUCCESS:
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't,
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a person's will,
It's all in a state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, You are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster person,
But sooner or later the person who wins
Is the person who thinks they can!
479. FRIENDS:
The old man turned to me and asked,
"How many friends have you?"
Why 10 or 20 friends have I
And named off just a few....
He rose quite slow with effort
And sadly shook his head
A lucky child are you
To have so many friends he said
But think of what you're saying
There is so much you do not know
A friend is not just someone
To whom you say "hello"
A friend's a tender shoulder
On which to softly cry,
A well to pour your troubles down
And raise your spirits high
A friend's a hand to pull you up
From darkness and despair
When all your other so called "friends"
Have helped to put you there.
A true friend is an ally
Who can't be moved or bought
A voice to keep your name alive
When others have forgot
But most of all a friend's a heart
A strong and sturdy wall
For from the hearts of friends
There comes the greatest love of all!
So think of what I've spoken
For every word is true
And answer once again my child
How many friends have you?
And then he stood and faced me
Awaiting my reply
Soft and sad I answered
"If lucky I have one."
480. IT'S DIFFICULT:
To believe when others are doubting.
To work when others are dreaming.
To care when others are neglecting.
To forgive when others are condemning.
To forget when others are judging.
To smile when others are complaining.
To praise when others are criticizing.
To love when others are resenting.
To save when others are spending.
To conserve when others are wasting.
To listen when others are talking.
To build when others are destroying.
To sing when others are sighing.
To pray when others are cursing.
To persist when others are quitting.
481. FOCUS ON:
What is, rather than what isn't
What can, rather than what can't
What will, rather than what won't
What does, rather than what doesn't
What has, rather than what hasn't
The kind of leader you are tomorrow, begins in your mind today.
482. The Value of a Smile:
It costs nothing, but creates much.
It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give.
It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None are so rich they can get along without it, and those who are poor become richer for it's benefits.
It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business and is the countersign for friends.
It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad and nature's best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is always given away.
During that last-minute rush of Supermarket Shopping, should some of our sales team be to tired to give you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours?
For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none to give.
483. THINGS WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM A DOG....
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them
Run, romp and play daily
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm
Be loyal
Never pretend to be something you are not
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride
Allow the experience of the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience
Let others know when they've invaded your territory
Take naps and stretch before rising
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently
Thrive on attention and let people touch you
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do
On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk
484. A LESSON FROM GEESE ON LEADERSHIP
**As each bird flaps its wings by flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds 71% flying range than if each bird flew alone.
LESSON 1 - People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
**Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the "lifting power" of the bird immediately in front.
LESSON 2 - If we have as much sense as a goose we will step into formation with those who are headed where we want to go.
**When a lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position.
LESSON 3 - It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership, independent with each other.
** The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
LESSON 4 - We need to make sure that our honking from behind is encouraging .....not something else.
** When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of the formation to follow and protect. They stay until the goose is able to fly again or dies.
LESSON 5 - If we have as much sense as the geese, we'll stand by each other in the same manner.
485. CRACKED POTS:A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was shamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After 2 yrs of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."
Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, but it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life - including all your crackpot friends!!!!!
486. HUGS:
There's something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart;
It welcomes us back home
And makes it easier to part.

A hug is a way to share the joy
And sad times we go through,
Or just a way for friends to say
They like you 'cause you're you.

Hugs are meant for anyone
For whom we really care,
From your grandma to your neighbor,
Or a cuddly teddy bear.

A hug is an amazing thing
It's just the perfect way
To show the love we're feeling
But can't find the words to say.

It's funny how a little hug
Makes everyone feel good;
In every place and language,
It's always understood.

And hugs don't need new equipment,
Special batteries or parts
Just open up your arms
And open up your hearts.