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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 3, 2023
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023
“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.” – Wooden
September 4, 2023
“Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.” – Socrates
September 5, 2023
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” – Irving
September 6, 2023
“Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.” – African Proverb
September 7, 2023
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” – Dickens
September 8, 2023
“An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.” – Buffett
September 9, 2023
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Pascal
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 27, 2023
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023
Inundate – V. – Flood
August 28, 2023
Abade – V. – Decrease in force
August 29, 2023
Convection – N. – Hot air rising
August 30, 2023
Striated – Adj. – Banded, as clouds
August 31, 2023
Hoary – Adj. – White with frost or age
September 1, 2023
Leeward – Adj. – Not facing the wind
September 2, 2023
Graupel – N. – Snow pellets
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 27, 2023
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023
In order to succeed, you must first believe that you can.
August 28, 2023
Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.
August 29, 2023
Don’t compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to who you were yesterday. ✍️
August 30, 2023
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
August 31, 2023
For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!
September 1, 2023
There are only two things to remember. Number one…Don’t Stop, and number two…Keep Going!
September 2, 2023
To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 27, 2023
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Sagan
August 28, 2023
“If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.” – Bezos
August 29, 2023
“Please be patient with yourself.” – Goldsmith
August 30, 2023
“You can’t be wise and in love at the same time.” – Dylan
August 31, 2023
“Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons.” – Washington
September 1, 2023
“You don’t know who is important to you until you actually lose them.” – Gandhi
September 2, 2023
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” – Aristotle
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 20, 2023
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023
Humbug – N. – Tricky imposter
August 21, 2023
Cozen – V. – To hoodwink
August 22, 2023
Inclement – Adj. – Severe
August 23, 2023
Temperate – Adj. Marked by moderation
August 24, 2023
Aridity – N. – Drought
August 25, 2023
Nimbus – N. – Rain cloud
August 26, 2023
Doldrumps – N. – Stagnation or listlessness
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 20, 2023
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023
You cannot make progress without making decisions.
August 21, 2023
The Eyes are the window to your soul
August 22, 2023
A home without books is a body without soul.
August 23, 2023
If they spit at you behind your back it means you’re ahead of them.
August 24, 2023
Good things happen when you distance yourself from negativity and those who create it.
August 25, 2023
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
August 26, 2023
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 20, 2023
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023
“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – vos Savant
August 21, 2023
“Without Data, You are Just Another Person with an Opinion” – Deming
August 22, 2023
“If your own happiness is the end goal, you may never reach it.” – Goldsmith
August 23, 2023
“A great man is hard on himself – a small man is hard on others.” – Tzu
August 24, 2023
“Confidence isn’t thinking you’re better than everyone else, it’s realizing that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else.” – Hasnaa
August 25, 2023
“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.” – Mann
August 26, 2023
“The aim of argument should not be victory, but progress.” – Popper
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 13, 2023
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023
Ribald – Adj. – Funny in a course way
August 14, 2023
Flimflam – N. – Deception or swindle
August 15, 2023
Lampoon – V. – To mock or ridicule in a satire
August 16, 2023
Jocular – Adj. – Fooling around and wisecracking
August 17, 2023
Sleight – N. – Dexterity – as in slight of hand in magic acts
August 18, 2023
Motley – Adj. – Many-colored
August 19, 2023
Shill – N. – decoy in a con game
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 13, 2023
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023
Life begins where fear ends.
August 14, 2023
Betray a friend, and you will often find you have ruined yourself.
August 15, 2023
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
August 16, 2023
To determine the true rulers of any society, all you must do is ask yourself this question: Who is it that I am not permitted to criticize?
August 17, 2023
Prayer is man’s greatest power!
August 18, 2023
Nothing is permanent in this world, not even our troubles.
August 19, 2023
Rather fail with honour than succeed by fraud.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 13, 2023
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023
“If you really want to make a change, go for it.” – Goldsmith
August 14, 2023
“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.” – Spinoza
August 15, 2023
“Mercy to the quilty is cruelty to the innocent.” – Smith
August 16, 2023
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Emerson
August 17, 2023
“Silence is the best response to a fool.” – Browning
August 18, 2023
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” – Plato
August 19, 2023
“Progress doesn’t come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for an easier way to do things.” – Heinlein
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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.