Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Simply look...

Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream?" - Ansel Adams

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

To invent...

"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." -Thomas Edison

Monday, July 29, 2013

Fresh pair of eyes...

There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can't look at the business with a fresh pair of eyes and as objectively as if you were a new CEO. Fire yourself on a Friday night and come in on Monday morning as if a search firm put you there as a turn-around leader. Can you be objective and make the bold change?
- Andrea Jung

Friday, July 26, 2013

Happy Days...

Happy Days, which we did for 11 years, we did with three cameras in front of a live audience. Very special. We had a party every Friday night. The boys, Ron, Henry, they grew up on that show.
- Marion Ross

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Rings of Saturn...

The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. - Mark Russell

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Noah...

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? - Anonymous

Monday, July 22, 2013

Nobody can...

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission." - Mahatma Gandhi

Thursday, July 18, 2013

The aim of art...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. - Aristotle

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

If it crawls...

If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites. - Texan saying.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

A friend is...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Stop yourself...

The next time you begin to complain about something, stop yourself and ask if this is life-threatening. If not, this is likely something you have taken for granted. Stop yourself daily and better-appreciate what you have. - Kelly Shipp

Friday, July 12, 2013

Dogs are easily entertained...

I just watched my dog chase his tail for ten minutes, and I thought to myself, Wow, dogs are easily entertained. Then I realized: I just watched my dog chase his tail for ten minutes. - Adam Smargon

Thursday, July 11, 2013

More on chocolate benefits...

Forget what you've heard about chocolate causing breakouts. Dark chocolate is actually good for your skin. The type of antioxidants called flavonoids found in dark chocolate offer some protection from UV damage from the sun. And no, that does not mean you can skip the sunscreen!

Source: The Journal of Nutrition

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

70%

There's a 70% increase in the diabetes risk of men who drink one or more weekly servings of diet soda, compared with the risk of men who rarely drink it. - European Journal of Nutrition

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The fun is...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. ~ Mary Little

Monday, July 8, 2013

The journey...

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey! - Barbara Hoffman

Friday, July 5, 2013

Celebrate...

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! - Amanda Bradley

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Celebrate...

Celebrate what you want to see more of. - Thomas Peters

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

8 hours...

To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

There will be days...

"There will be days when I don't know if I can run a marathon. There will be a lifetime knowing that I have." -Unknown

Monday, July 1, 2013

Our ability to control it...

Technology is outrunning our ability to control it. - Tom Brokaw