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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 6, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of September 6, 2020
September 6, 2020
“Poor is the man who does not know his own intrinsic worth and tends to measure everything by relative value.” – Seuss
September 7, 2020
“A person who works with their hands is a laborer; a person who works their hands and their brain is a craftsman; but a person who works with their hands, brain and heart is an artist.” – Confucius
September 8, 2020
“Wealth and content are not always bed-fellows.” – Franklin
September 9, 2020
“Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity.” – Irwin
September 10, 2020
“Any man who can drive savely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” – Anon
September 11, 2020
“A great person is always willing to be little.” – Yeats
September 12, 2020
“A person becomes great exactly in the degree in which they work for their fellow man.” – Lincoln
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 30, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 30, 2020
August 30, 2020
Twat – n. – a deeply unpleasant person.
August 31, 2020
Apothegm – n. – a short, pithy, instructive saying.
September 1, 2020
Logophile – n. – a lover of words.
September 2, 2020
Effervescent – adj. – vivacious, merry, lively, sparkling
September 3, 2020
Devastate – v. – cause sever and overwhelming shock or grief.
September 4, 2020
Philphobia – n. – fear of being in or falling in love.
September 5, 2020
Kakistocracy – n. – a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 30, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 30, 2020
August 30, 2020
Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess.
August 31, 2020
Positive direction can have far reaching effects.
September 1, 2020
When the rate of change ouside exceeds the rate of change inside, then the end is in sight.
September 2, 2020
Failure is the foundation of success.
September 3, 2020
You don’t go broke making a profit.
September 4, 2020
An ill planned scheme, though aided much, will fail.
September 5, 2020
Peace is the beauty of life
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 30, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 30, 2020
August 30, 2020
“Don’t think much of a person that is not wiser today than they were yesterday.” – Piaget
August 31, 2020
“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.” – Tennyson
September 1, 2020
“A superior person understands what is right; an inferior person understands what will sell.” – Kalam
September 2, 2020
“A is great in a person is that they are a bridge and not a goal.” – Rohn
September 3, 2020
“He that’s content, hath enough; he that complains, hath too much.” – Franklin
September 4, 2020
“People can hardly even recognize the devils of their own creation.” – Malcolm X
September 5, 2020
“If mankind doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.” – Einstein
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 23, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 23, 2020
August 23, 2020
Nadir – n. – the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or displair.
August 24, 2020
Erudition – n. – scholarly knowledge gained through extensive learning, research and scholarship.
August 25, 2020
Schlemiel – n. – an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
August 26, 2020
Prima facie – adj. – plain or clear; self-evident; obvious
August 27, 2020
Sanguine – adj. – optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
August 28, 2020
Concord – n. – an agreement of concensus or harmony between states, people or groups.
August 29, 2020
Superfluous – adj. – more than enough; unneccessary.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 23, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 23, 2020
August 23, 2020
When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
August 24, 2020
A minute’s success pays the failure of years.
August 25, 2020
When a business goes wrong, look only to the people who are running it.
August 26, 2020
Positive direction can have far reaching effects.
August 27, 2020
If you aren’t afraid to fail then you’re probably to afraid to succeed.
August 28, 2020
In a crowded room, you only have to see one inch above everyone else to notice things that others will miss.
August 29, 2020
There are two kinds of forecasters: Those who don’t know and those who don’t know they don’t know.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 23, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 23, 2020
August 23, 2020
“Depend upon yourself. Make your judegment trustworthy by trusting it.” – Confucius
August 24, 2020
“To speak and to speak well, are two different things. A fool may talk, but a wise person speaks.” – Montessori
August 25, 2020
“Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open.” – Markey
August 26, 2020
“It is difficult to get a person to understand something when their salary depends on them not understanding it.” – Krishnamurti
August 27, 2020
“A person who wants to lead the orchestra must first turn their back on the crowd.” – Anon
August 28, 2020
“A person of personality can formulate ideals, but only a person of character can achieve them.” – Devi
August 29, 2020
“Better is a little with content than much with contention.” – Franklin
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Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 16, 2020
Word(s) Of The Day – For The Week Of August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020
Splore – n. – a frolic, revel, carousal
August 17, 2020
Impertinent – adj. – being rude and impolite, ill-mannered and disrespectful
August 18, 2020
Vulnerary – adj. – used to promote the healing of wounds, as herbs or other remedies
August 19, 2020
Foison – n. – abundance or plenty
August 20, 2020
Bastion – n. – anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality or condition.
August 21, 2020
Stupendous – adj. – something that is impressive, extra-ordinary, remarkable
August 22, 2020
Sanctimonious – adv. – pretending to be morrally better than other people.
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Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 16, 2020
Thought(s) Of The Day – For the Week of August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020
Observe others for their virtues, yourself for your vices.
August 17, 2020
Observe all people, yourself most.
August 18, 2020
Failing is good as long as it doesn’t become a habit.
August 19, 2020
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The quit. No use being a damn fool about it.
August 20, 2020
Honorable errors do not count as failures but as seeds for progress.
August 21, 2020
Lemons ripen faster than cherries.
August 22, 2020
For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it.
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Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 16, 2020
Quote(s) Of The Day – For the week of August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020
“The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors.” – Keller
August 17, 2020
“Every person is guilty of all the good they did not do.” – Plato
August 18, 2020
“Man gives you the award, but God gives you the reward.” – Aristotle
August 19, 2020
“The discontented man finds no easy chair.” – Franklin
August 20, 2020
“This is the very perfection of man, to find out his own imperfections.” – Carver
August 21, 2020
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” – Annan
August 22, 2020
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” – Durant
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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.