THEIR ARE NO THOUGHTS FOR FEW DAYS BECAUSE OF SOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS,SORRY.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Thought for the Day Monday December 20th 2010
“To succeed in business, to reach the top,
an individual must know all it is possible
to know about that business”
~ J. Paul Getty
*Jean Paul Getty
Born: December 15, 1892 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) (aged 83) near London, England
An American industrialist who lived his last 24 years in the United Kingdom. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American. At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion. A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national product.
Getty was an avid collector of art and antiquities; his collection formed the basis of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, and over $661 million of his estate was left to the museum after his death.[3] He established the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1953. The trust is the world’s wealthiest art institution, and operates the J. Paul Museum, the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute.
an individual must know all it is possible
to know about that business”
~ J. Paul Getty
*Jean Paul Getty
Born: December 15, 1892 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) (aged 83) near London, England
An American industrialist who lived his last 24 years in the United Kingdom. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American. At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion. A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national product.
Getty was an avid collector of art and antiquities; his collection formed the basis of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, and over $661 million of his estate was left to the museum after his death.[3] He established the J. Paul Getty Trust in 1953. The trust is the world’s wealthiest art institution, and operates the J. Paul Museum, the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Thought for the Day Sunday December 19th 2010
“To believe it to care.
To care is to do.”
~ Penelope J. Stokes
The Amethyst Heart
*Penelope J. Stokes
A critically-acclaimed author whose novels include Circle of Grace, The Blue Bottle Club, The Treasure Box, and two best-sellers, The Amber Photograph and The Memory Book.
To care is to do.”
~ Penelope J. Stokes
The Amethyst Heart
*Penelope J. Stokes
A critically-acclaimed author whose novels include Circle of Grace, The Blue Bottle Club, The Treasure Box, and two best-sellers, The Amber Photograph and The Memory Book.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thought for the Day Saturday December 18th 2010
“Peace on earth will come to stay,
When we live Christmas every day.”
~ Helen Steiner Rice
*Helen Steiner Rice
Born: May 19, 1900 Lorain, Ohio
Died: 1981
An American writer of religious and inspirational poetry. She began work for a public utility and progressed to the position of advertising manager, which was rare for a woman at that time. She also became the Ohio State Chairman of the Women’s Public Information Committee of the Electric Light Association, and campaigned for women’s rights and improved working conditions.
When we live Christmas every day.”
~ Helen Steiner Rice
*Helen Steiner Rice
Born: May 19, 1900 Lorain, Ohio
Died: 1981
An American writer of religious and inspirational poetry. She began work for a public utility and progressed to the position of advertising manager, which was rare for a woman at that time. She also became the Ohio State Chairman of the Women’s Public Information Committee of the Electric Light Association, and campaigned for women’s rights and improved working conditions.
Thought for the Day Friday December 17th 2010
“You can have everything in life
that you want
if you just give enough other people
what they want.”
~ Zig Ziglar
*Hilary Hinton Ziglar
Born: November 6, 1926
An American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. He has published over 48 works. Since 1970, Zig Ziglar’s career has naturally moved from that of champion seller to master motivator. Ten of his 25 books have been best sellers. He is in constant demand as speaker and instructor to audiences of all kinds and sizes. An inspiration for the Living to Change Lives Foundation, he travels all over the world, delivering his messages of humor, hope and enthusiasm. When you hear him tell his story you will know why!
that you want
if you just give enough other people
what they want.”
~ Zig Ziglar
*Hilary Hinton Ziglar
Born: November 6, 1926
An American author, salesperson, and motivational speaker. He has published over 48 works. Since 1970, Zig Ziglar’s career has naturally moved from that of champion seller to master motivator. Ten of his 25 books have been best sellers. He is in constant demand as speaker and instructor to audiences of all kinds and sizes. An inspiration for the Living to Change Lives Foundation, he travels all over the world, delivering his messages of humor, hope and enthusiasm. When you hear him tell his story you will know why!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thought for the Day Thursday December 16th 2010
“Birth, life, and death…
each took place on the hidden side of a leaf.”
~ Toni Morrison
*Toni Morrison
born; Chloe Ardelia Wofford
Born: February 18, 1931 Lorain, Ohio, United States
A Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved.
each took place on the hidden side of a leaf.”
~ Toni Morrison
*Toni Morrison
born; Chloe Ardelia Wofford
Born: February 18, 1931 Lorain, Ohio, United States
A Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Thought for the Day Wednesday December 15th 2010
“Rather than love,
than money,than fame,
give me truth.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
*Henry David Thoreau
Born: July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts
Died: May 6, 1862(1862-05-06) (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts
An American author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.
than money,than fame,
give me truth.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
*Henry David Thoreau
Born: July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts
Died: May 6, 1862(1862-05-06) (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts
An American author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.
Thought for the Day Tuesday December 14th 2010
“What I am looking for
is not out there,
it is in me.”
~ Helen Keller
*Helen Adams Keller
Born June 27, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA
Died June 1, 1968 (aged 87) Arcan Ridge, Easton, Connecticut, USA
An American author, political activist and lecturer. A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women’s suffrage, workers’ rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.
is not out there,
it is in me.”
~ Helen Keller
*Helen Adams Keller
Born June 27, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA
Died June 1, 1968 (aged 87) Arcan Ridge, Easton, Connecticut, USA
An American author, political activist and lecturer. A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women’s suffrage, workers’ rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thought for the Day Monday December 13th 2010
“Having once decided to achieve a certain task,
achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste.
The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished
a tiresome labor is immense.”
~ Arnold Bennett
*Enoch Arnold Bennett
Born: 27 May 1867
Died: 27 March 1931
An English novelist, Bennett won a literary competition in Tit-Bits magazine in 1889 and was encouraged to take up journalism full time. In 1894, he became assistant editor of the periodical Woman. He noticed that the material offered by a syndicate to the magazine was not very good, so he wrote a serial which was bought by the syndicate for 75 pounds. He then wrote another. This became The Grand Babylon Hotel. Just over four years later, his first novel, A Man from the North, was published to critical acclaim and he became editor of the magazine.
achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste.
The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished
a tiresome labor is immense.”
~ Arnold Bennett
*Enoch Arnold Bennett
Born: 27 May 1867
Died: 27 March 1931
An English novelist, Bennett won a literary competition in Tit-Bits magazine in 1889 and was encouraged to take up journalism full time. In 1894, he became assistant editor of the periodical Woman. He noticed that the material offered by a syndicate to the magazine was not very good, so he wrote a serial which was bought by the syndicate for 75 pounds. He then wrote another. This became The Grand Babylon Hotel. Just over four years later, his first novel, A Man from the North, was published to critical acclaim and he became editor of the magazine.
Thought for the Day Sunday December 12th 2010
“Make yourself necessary to someone.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Ralph Waldo Emerson
Born May 25, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts
Died April 27, 1882 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts
An American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thought through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
Thought for the Day Saturday December 11th 2010
“Forty is the old age of youth,
fifty is the youth of old age.”
~ Victor Hugo
*Victor Hugo
Born: 26 February 1802 Besançon, France
Died: 22 May 1885 (aged 83) Paris, France
A French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
In France, Hugo’s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (known in English also as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).
fifty is the youth of old age.”
~ Victor Hugo
*Victor Hugo
Born: 26 February 1802 Besançon, France
Died: 22 May 1885 (aged 83) Paris, France
A French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
In France, Hugo’s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements. Among many volumes of poetry, Les Contemplations and La Légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem, and Hugo is sometimes identified as the greatest French poet. Outside France, his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris (known in English also as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame).
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thought for the Day Friday December 10th 2010
“Provision for others
is a fundamental responsibility
of human life.”
~ Woodrow Wilson
*Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Born: December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia
Died: February 3, 1924 (aged 67) Washington, D.C.
The 28th President of the United States. A leader of the Progressive Era, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. With Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft dividing the Republican Party vote, Wilson was elected President as a Democrat in 1912.
is a fundamental responsibility
of human life.”
~ Woodrow Wilson
*Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Born: December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia
Died: February 3, 1924 (aged 67) Washington, D.C.
The 28th President of the United States. A leader of the Progressive Era, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. With Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft dividing the Republican Party vote, Wilson was elected President as a Democrat in 1912.
Thought for the Day Thursday December 9th 2010
“Oh heart, if one should say to you
that the soul perishes like the body,
answer that the flower withers,
but the seed remains.”
~ Kahlil Gibran
*Gibr?n Khal?l Gibr?n bin Mikh?’?l bin Sa’ad
Born: January 6, 1883 Bsharri, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Syria
Died: April 10, 1931 (aged 48) New York City, United States
A Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He is chiefly known for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of Inspirational fiction, the book sold well despite a cool critical reception, and became extremely popular in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is considered to be the third most widely read poet in history, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
that the soul perishes like the body,
answer that the flower withers,
but the seed remains.”
~ Kahlil Gibran
*Gibr?n Khal?l Gibr?n bin Mikh?’?l bin Sa’ad
Born: January 6, 1883 Bsharri, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Syria
Died: April 10, 1931 (aged 48) New York City, United States
A Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He is chiefly known for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of Inspirational fiction, the book sold well despite a cool critical reception, and became extremely popular in the 1960s counterculture. Gibran is considered to be the third most widely read poet in history, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.
Thought for the Day Wednesday December 8th 2010
“The odds are with us if we keep on trying.”
Keith De Green
Keith De Green
Thought for the Day Tuesday December 7th 2010
“Life shrinks or expands
in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anaïs Nin
*Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Born: February 21, 1903 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: January 14, 1977 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California
An author, based at first in France and later in the USA, who became famous for her published journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death. Nin is also famous for her erotica.
in proportion to one’s courage.”
~ Anaïs Nin
*Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell
Born: February 21, 1903 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: January 14, 1977 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California
An author, based at first in France and later in the USA, who became famous for her published journals, which span more than 60 years, beginning when she was 11 years old and ending shortly before her death. Nin is also famous for her erotica.
Thought for the Day Monday December 6th 2010
“Anybody can do anything
that he imagines.”
~ Henry Ford
*Henry Ford
Born: July 30, 1863 Greenfield Township, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Died: April 7, 1947 (aged 83) Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
A prominent American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world.
that he imagines.”
~ Henry Ford
*Henry Ford
Born: July 30, 1863 Greenfield Township, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Died: April 7, 1947 (aged 83) Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
A prominent American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Thought for the Day Sunday December 5th 2010
“It’s so simple to be wise.
Just think of something stupid to say
and then don’t say it.”
~ Sam Levenson
*Samuel Levenson
Born: December 28, 1911
Died: August 27, 1980 (aged 68)
An American humorist, writer, television host and journalist. Born Samuel Levenson, he grew up in a large Jewish immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1934. He married Esther Levine and had two children.
Just think of something stupid to say
and then don’t say it.”
~ Sam Levenson
*Samuel Levenson
Born: December 28, 1911
Died: August 27, 1980 (aged 68)
An American humorist, writer, television host and journalist. Born Samuel Levenson, he grew up in a large Jewish immigrant family in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1934. He married Esther Levine and had two children.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Thought for the Day Saturday December 4th 2010
“When love is real you don’t get over it at all,
it stays with you forever, expanding your heart
and enabling you to love others more deeply.
Love is a gift child, a grace.”
~ Penelope J. Stokes
The Amethyst Heart
*Penelope J. Stokes
A critically-acclaimed author whose novels include Circle of Grace, The Blue Bottle Club, The Treasure Box, and two best-sellers, The Amber Photograph and The Memory Book.
it stays with you forever, expanding your heart
and enabling you to love others more deeply.
Love is a gift child, a grace.”
~ Penelope J. Stokes
The Amethyst Heart
*Penelope J. Stokes
A critically-acclaimed author whose novels include Circle of Grace, The Blue Bottle Club, The Treasure Box, and two best-sellers, The Amber Photograph and The Memory Book.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thought for the Day Friday December 3rd 2010
“A lie gets halfway around the world
before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
~ Winston Churchill
*Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
Born 30 November 1874 Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England
Died 24 January 1965 (aged 90) Hyde Park, London, England
A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders. He served as prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, writer and artist. To date, he is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the first person to be recognised as an honorary citizen of the United States.
before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
~ Winston Churchill
*Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
Born 30 November 1874 Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England
Died 24 January 1965 (aged 90) Hyde Park, London, England
A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders. He served as prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, writer and artist. To date, he is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the first person to be recognised as an honorary citizen of the United States.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Thought for the Day Thursday December 2nd 2010
“If my decomposing carcass
helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree
or the wings of a vulture
that is immortality enough for me.
And as much as anyone deserves.”
~ Edward Abbey
*Edward Paul Abbey
Born: January 29, 1927 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 14, 1989 (aged 62) Tucson, Arizona, United States
An American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire.
helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree
or the wings of a vulture
that is immortality enough for me.
And as much as anyone deserves.”
~ Edward Abbey
*Edward Paul Abbey
Born: January 29, 1927 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 14, 1989 (aged 62) Tucson, Arizona, United States
An American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire.
Thought for the Day Wednesday December 1st 2010
“Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.”
~ German Proverb
~ German Proverb
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