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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of April 11, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021
Fastidious – adj. – Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail, excessively particular, critical, or demanding, hard to please.
April 12, 2021
Assuage – v. – To make milder or less severe.
April 13, 2021
Vicarious – adj. – Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
April 14, 2021
Transitory – adj. – Not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. Lasting only a short time, brief, short-lived, temporary.
April 15, 2021
Bloviate – v. – To speak or write at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
April 16, 2021
Egalitarian – adj. – Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.
April 17, 2021
Colloquialism – n. – An informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of April 11, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021
Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.
April 12, 2021
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
April 13, 2021
Nothing great was never achieved without enthusiasm.
April 14, 2021
You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.
April 15, 2021
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
April 16, 2021
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
April 17, 2021
All great achievements require time.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of April 11, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021
“It’s always been and always will be the same in the world: the horse does the work and the coachman is tipped.” – Anon
April 12, 2021
“Experience is the name everyone give to their mistakes.” – Wilde
April 13, 2021
“What one relishes, nourishes.” – Franklin
April 14, 2021
“Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt.” – Johnson
April 15, 2021
“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense fo dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” – Heshel
April 16, 2021
“In baiting a mouse trap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse.” – Saki
April 17, 2021
“Few men have ever been admired by their own households.” – Montaigne
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of April 4, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Insolent – adj. – Showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect.
April 5, 2021
Garrulous – adj. – Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
April 6, 2021
Vacuous – adj. – Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
April 7, 2021
Juxtapose – v. – To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
April 8, 2021
Pundit – n. – Somebody who expresses an opinion: somebody who acts as a critic or authority on a particular subject.
April 9, 2021
Tenacious – adj. – Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle. Not easily dispelled or discouraged.
April 10, 2021
Vacillate – v. – Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions, to be indecisive.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of April 4, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Believe in yourself. Even if you dont, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.
April 5, 2021
A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.
April 6, 2021
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
April 7, 2021
To keep winning, you have to keep improving.
April 8, 2021
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
April 9, 2021
Exercise should be considered as tribute to the heart.
April 10, 2021
It’s never too late to become what you might have been.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of April 4, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
“Everybody wants to be somebody; Nobody wants to grow.” – Goethe
April 5, 2021
“To the man who is afraid everything rustles.” – Sophocles
April 6, 2021
“Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.” – Emerson
April 7, 2021
“Hunger never saw bad bread.” – Franklin
April 8, 2021
“Adversity introduces a person to themself.” – Anon
April 9, 2021
“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means they use to frighten you.” – Hoffer
April 10, 2021
“Only dead fish swim with the stream.” – Anon
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of March 28, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021
Luminous – adj. – Bright or shining, esp. in the dark. Glowing with health, vigor, or a particular emotion.
March 29, 2021
Fractious – adj. – Easily irritated, bad-tempered.
March 30, 2021
Abysmal – adj. – Extremely bad, appalling.
March 31, 2021
Endemic – adj. – Native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else.
April 1, 2021
Superfluous – adj. – Unnecessary, being beyond what is required or sufficient, unneeded extra.
April 2, 2021
Decadent – n. – A person who is luxuriously self-indulgent.
April 3, 2021
Innervate – v. – To stimulate or supply nervous energy.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of March 28, 2021
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021
He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
March 29, 2021
No one was placed on this earth without a purpose. Everyone matters.
March 30, 2021
Don’t limit your challenges, challenge your limits.
March 31, 2021
Don’t count the days, make the days count.
April 1, 2021
Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
April 2, 2021
Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.
April 3, 2021
If something stands between you and success, move it. Never be denied.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of March 28, 2021
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021
“The internet is only surpassed by mental telepathy.” – Gates
March 29, 2021
“If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.” – Augustine
March 30, 2021
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occassionally look at the results.” – Churchill
March 31, 2021
“He that never eats too much will never be lazy.” – Franklin
April 1, 2021
“Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.” – Welch
April 2, 2021
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” – Wilde
April 3, 2021
“Reality is the other person’s idea of how things should be.” – Shanahan
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of March 21, 2021
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of March 21, 2021
March 21, 2021
Indolent – n. – Having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful, lazy.
March 22, 2021
Caprice – n. – A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
March 23, 2021
Facetious – adj. – Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
March 24, 2021
Tactile – adj. – Of or connected with the sense of touch.
March 25, 2021
Propitious – adj. – Indicating a good chance of success.
March 26, 2021
Divergence – n. – A difference or conflict in opinions.
March 27, 2021
Mitigate – v. – Make less severe, serious, or painful.
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Don Rima
Don Rima is an Information Systems consultant with over 30 years experience in Information Systems. His roles of responsibility have included programming, systems management and IT department management. He's also a technical editor and writer, does regular product reviews, is a very good cook, gardener and avid reader and writer. His sports interest include: the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Orioles, Clemson Tigers and Chelsea Football teams. The articles on this site are written to be correct, informative, laconic, provoke progressive thought, informative and sometimes make you laugh. They're not designed to be the writing of just another politically correct drone.