Friday, 21 December 2007
"To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change."
--Charles Horton Cooley,
sociologist
Thursday, 20 December 2007
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
--Franklin D. Roosevelt,
thirty-second U.S. president
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."
--Epictetus,
Greek philosopher
Friday, 14 December 2007
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do."
--Benjamin Spock,
pediatrician and author
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
"To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job."
--Chin-Ning Chu,
Chinese-American business consultant and author
and here are a bunch of quotes that we shared with you throughout the year:
"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
--Winston Churchill,
British prime minister
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worthwhile."
--Herm Albright,
writer
"When you step into a turnaround situation, you can safely assume four things: morale is low, fear is high, the good people are halfway out the door, and the slackers are hiding."
--Nina Disesa,
as chairwoman of McCann-Erickson Worldwide
"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"
--Steven Wright,
comedian, actor
"The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."
--Thomas Edison,
inventor and businessman
"One of the hardest tasks of leadership is understanding that you are not what you are, but what you're perceived to be by others."
--Edward L. Flom,
CEO of Florida Steel
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right -- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
--Eleanor Roosevelt,
former first lady and American political leader
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're OK, then it's you."
--Rita Mae Brown,
writer and activist
"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone."
--Audrey Hepburn,
Academy Award-winning actress, humanitarian
"Rule No. 1: Use your own good judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules."
--Bruce, Jim and John Nordstrom,
co-presidents of Nordstrom department store, in the employee handbook