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Quote of the Day 30 December 2013 – Consistency
“So, whenever you find yourself putting forth great effort without success, you’re trying to force something that won’t fit under the circumstances. That’s a destructive waste of time. And if that isn’t enough to keep in mind, your techniques must always be allowed to evolve and change, in relationships, in life, in science, in society.…
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Quote of the Day 29 December 2013 – Risk
“In theory, the risk of business failure can be reduced to a number, the probability of failure multiplied by the cost of failure. Sure, this turns out to be a subjective analysis, but in the process your own attitudes toward financial risk and reward are revealed. By contrast, personal risk usually defies quantification. It’s a…
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Quote of the Day 28 December 2013 – Dare to Be
“Dare to Be When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down, dare to…
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Quote of the Day 27 December 2013 – Happiness (again)
“If I am to believe everything that I see in the media, happiness is to be six foot tall or more and to have bleached teeth and a firm abdomen, all the latest clothes, accessories, and electronics, a picture-perfect partner of the opposite sex who is both a…
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Quote of the Day 26 December 2013 – Work
“What need is there to say more? The childish work for their own benefit, The Buddhas work for the benefit of others. Just look at the difference between them. If I do not exchange my happiness, for the suffering of others, I shall not attain the state of Buddhahood. And even in Samsara I shall…
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“Santa’s Beard Has Always Been White” – His Beard, Say I…
A VISIT FROM ST NICHOLAS, HIS “RACIALLY BENIGN” BEARD ALL WHITE. THE REST IT MATTERS NOT, WHAT THE COLOR IS, ONLY A SLEIGH FULL OF TOYS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL RACE, COLOR AND CREED. “The Night Before Christmas“ 1 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house, 2 Not a creature was stirring,…
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Quote of the Day 23 December 2013 – Predicting
“The average human being is actually quite bad at predicting what he or she should do in order to be happier, and this inability to predict keeps people from, well, being happier. In fact, psychologist Daniel Gilbert has made a career out of demonstrating that human beings are downright awful at predicting their own likes…
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Thought of the Moment, But Only For “A Moment”