Quotes Worth Remembering

Words divide us, action unites us. - Slogan of the Tupamaros

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced - John Keats, 1819

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes - James Feibleman "Understanding Philosophy" 1973

Old People like to give good advice as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples - Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld "Maxims" 1665

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. -  Harry S. Truman

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic - Arthur C. Clark "Profiles of the Future" 1962

Never tell people how to do things.  Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."  - George S. Patton 1947

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance" - Socrates

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. - Rwandan proverb

Oh God, give us serenity to accept what cannot be changed, courage to change what should be changed, and wisdom to distinguish one from the other - Reinhold Niebuhr sermon '34

Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana

There is no substitute for hard work - Thomas Alva Edison in Life 1932

The savage in man is never quite eradicated. - Henry David Thoreau

Press On.  Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.  Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.  Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.  Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.  Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press on,' has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge

You cannot take anything personally.  You cannot bear grudges.  You must finish the day's work when the day's work is done. You cannot get discouraged too easily.  You have to take defeat over and over again and pick up and go on.  Be sure of your facts.  Women who are willing to be leaders must stand out and be shot at... Above all, every woman in political life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.  - Eleanor Roosevelt

There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: impatience and laziness - Franz Kafka

Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly upon our own point of view - Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Return of the Jedi"

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election - Otto von Bismark

It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan,

more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage

than the creation of a new system.

For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit

by the preservation of the old institutions

and merely lukewarm defenders

in those who would gain by the new one.

      Machiavelli's THE PRINCE

Great spirits have always encountered

violent opposition from mediocre minds.

       Albert Einstein

You have 'em the way you raise 'em

       Irene Beil

The only thing important in a marriage is that you understand each other.

         Irene Beil

You are responsible for the consequences of your actions. - D.J. & Kurt's Dad

Time is the currency of life... Spend it wisely. - Frank Delfer

To look is one thing.

To see what you look at is another.

To understand what you see is a third.

To learn from what you understand is still something else.

But to act on what you learn is all that really matters.

       The Talmud

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others

cannot help but keep it for themselves

       Jamie Barrie

Don't kid yourself.

It is what it is.

         Jack Welch

O Great Spirit

whose voice I hear in the winds,

and whose breath gives life to all the world,

hear me!  I am small and weak.  I need your

strength and wisdom

Let me walk in beauty and may my eyes

every behold the red and purple sunset.

Make my hands respect the things your have

made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.

Make me wise so that I may understand the

things you have taught my people.

Let me learn the lessons you have hidden

in every leaf and rock.

I seek strength, not to be greater than my

brother but to fight my greatest

enemy - myself.

Make me always ready to come to you with

clean hands and straight eyes.

So when life fades, as the fading sunset,

my spirit may come to you

without shame.

An Indian Prayer

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Do what you do so well

That those who see what you do

Are going to come back and see you do it again

And tell others

That they should see you do what you do

-Walt Disney

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People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
    Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
    Do good anyway.

If you are successful you will win false friends and true enemies;
    Succeed anyway.

The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow;
    Do good anyway.

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight;
    Build anyway.

    ~ Mother Teresa

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IF...

If you can keep your head when all about you,
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good or talk too wise:

If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the words you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings -- nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And -- which is more -- you'll be a man, my son!

Rudyard Kipling (1856-1936)

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            Neither believe nor reject anything

            because any other persons rejected or believed it.

            Your own reason is the only oracle given you by heaven.

                                     - Thomas Jefferson

If your problems can be solved by money,

They’re not real problems.

         Evan Jacobs

They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.

Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king.
~Bob Dylan

Inaction is an action that has consequences

         Anthony Tarricone

The harder I work the luckier I get

         Mark Twain

He who know others is learned

He who knows himself is wise

         Lao Tse

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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world!  Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has!" Margaret Mead 

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
Johan Wolfgang van Goethe

Character is destiny

Destiny is character

       Hericlitus

In Germany the Nazis first came for the communists, and I did not speak up because I was not a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak up because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak up because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I did not speak up for the Catholics because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one to speak up for me.

          Marin Neimoller, a German Lutheran pastor who was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a concentration camp

Any benefit a customer can’t understand doesn’t exist.
- Jan Carlzon

"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character." ¯ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer." -Harry Brown

"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems." - Lee Iacocca

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."  - Einstein

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - Einstein

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." - Einstein

"Two things are infinte: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Einstein

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning." - Einstein

"The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Einstein

"The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives." - Einstein

Facts are stubborn things

      John Adams

Don't worry that children never listen to you.

Worry that they are always watching you.

Robert Fulghum

Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1711
English poet & satirist (1688 - 1744)

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Compromise on public issues is the price of civilization, not an abrogation of principle. 

Alan Greenspan

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Government exists to protect us from each other.  Where it has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

          Ronald Reagan

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You’re entitled to your own opinion but you’re not entitled to your own facts

          Pay Moynihan

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Happiness is a gift you give to yourself.

          Gary Keller

(Not quotes . . . but GOOD ! !)

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.  He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:

"Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee replied simply, "The one you feed."

KellerWilliams Cultural Values (WI4C2TS)

      Win-Win— or no deal

Integrity — do the right thing

Commitment — in all things

Communication — seek first to understand

Creativity — ideas before results

Customers — always come first

Teamwork — together everyone achieves more

Trust — starts with honesty

Success — results through people

Six Ways to Make People Like You
Start by Liking Them!

The book, How to Win Friends & Influence People*, consistently makes the top five whenever there is a survey of most influential or inspiring books, and is often second only to the Bible. Dale Carnegie outlines - in very simple steps and examples - how to be nice without letting yourself get walked on.

The section titled, Six Ways to Make People Like You, reveals six traits kind people of the world share:

Become interested in other people. Note that he doesn't say “show interest,” but rather "become interested” - change yourself for real, rather than practicing handy habits. Especially in business, it's critical that we learn to see prospects as people rather than as sales.

Smile. There's probably nothing so positive and contagious as a simple smile. If you have trouble smiling sincerely, get your mind out of the dumps and think about something that will make you smile.

Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. If you are not a pro at remembering people's names, become one. If your mind is dividing people into “important” and “not as important”, remembering only those names you value, you're at an enormous disadvantage - in addition to being a snob.

Be a good listener and encourage people to talk about themselves. Most folks don't need much encouragement, but those who do will likely thank you for such a great conversation.

Talk in terms of the other person's interests. Reignite your childhood curiosity, and ask questions! When possible, learn in advance what their interests are and spend a few minutes each day researching those topics so you have something to discuss the next time you chat.

Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely. Notice the talents and abilities of others. Show gratitude to the grocer for not smashing your bread. Admire the speed of the clerk at the DMV. If you can't find something complimentary about another person, you're not looking hard enough.

Interesting Websites:

American Politics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiQGaE5j2k

Mortgages / Investment Bankers / Sub-Prime:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_qK4g6ntM

clip from British version of American Idol – Paul Potts

http://www.maniacworld.com/Phone-Salesman-Amazes-Crowd.html

NBC News follow up

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19349937/