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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on March 13, 2010 at 13:49
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Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry… To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of the rule obscure the purpose of the action or the opportunities of the situation, is mastery. -George Polya, professor of mathematics (1887-1985)

Source: http://www.wordsmith.org

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Thought For Today

In thought for today on March 10, 2010 at 21:40
Oman - Muttrah Corniche

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Any existence deprived of freedom is a kind of death.

- Gen Michel Aoun

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com dated March 10th, 2010.

Quote of the day:
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. – Mark Twain

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on March 2, 2010 at 10:19

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. -Andre Berthiaume, novelist (b. 1938)

Source: Wordsmith.org

Quote of the day:
Never answer a critic, unless he’s right. – Bernard M. Baruch

Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.

Archimedes

___Levers, indeed!

Source: http://quotes4all.net/quote_2969.html

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I’ll add something of my own! I don’t think its original but here goes!

We are not Gods but we strive to be Christ-like! But we sometimes forget that Christ was human! Just like we are! And we also forget that we are Gods – to our children!

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today, ToastMasters International on March 1, 2010 at 10:11

 

Often the accurate answer to a usage question begins, "It depends." And what it depends on most often is where you are, who you are, who your listeners or readers are, and what your purpose in speaking or writing is. -Kenneth G. Wilson, usage writer (b. 1923)

Source: Wordsmith.org

Quote of the day:
Humor is also a way of saying something serious. – T. S. Eliot

 

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on February 26, 2010 at 16:23
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We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it — and stop there — lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910)

Source: WORDSMITH.ORG

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Quote of the day:
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Thought For Today

In thought for today on February 23, 2010 at 11:01
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I can only be myself, whoever that is.

- Bob Dylan

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Quote for Today

In thought for today on February 18, 2010 at 17:17
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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

Katharine Hepburn

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"Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Discharge your duties faithfully and well. Step by step you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. But you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts… Slug it out one inch at a time, day by day, at the end of the day – if you live long enough – most people get what they deserve." - Charlie Munger

No man is a hero to his valet. -Madame Cornuel, wit, society hostess (1605-1694)

____ Or to his wife!

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