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16 Jul

Quote of the Week: 07.16.07

There seems to be more and more emphasis on eating healthy. While I try to eat right I like this quote:
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.– Mark Twain (1835-1910), was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is [...]

09 Jul

Quote of the Week: 07.09.07

The more and more I read of Richard Dawkin’s “The God Delusion” the more this becomes apparent.
The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.– Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), was a British explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was [...]

02 Jul

Quote of the Week: 07.02.07

This past weekend was a long weekend in Canada. It was Canada Day on Sunday so we all get Monday off.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy. – Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist.
I went into this long weekend with [...]

25 Jun

Quote of the Week: 06.25.07

Now is the time of year that people take vacations. Keep this quote in mind when you are away from work.
Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgment. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony [...]

18 Jun

Quote of the Week: 06.18.07

I attended Mack’s grad last week and this is so true.
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that “individuality” is the key to success. – Robert Orben (1927– ), is an American magician and professional comedy writer. He is also an author [...]

28 May

Quote of the Week: 05.28.07

This is so true…as I found out on Sunday night.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. – Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), was a British novelist, critic and composer. He was also active as a librettist, poet, pianist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator, linguist and educationalist.
It has been getting [...]

21 May

Quote of the Week: 05.21.07

This is so true…at least the old barber part as I found out on Saturday.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber. – Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), was one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a [...]

14 May

Quote of the Week: 05.14.07

What a great way to live your life.
Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none. – William Shakespeare (1564–1616), was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and as the world’s preeminent dramatist.
This quote was originally published in Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well”, Act 1 [...]

07 May

Quote of the Week: 05.07.07

We have started our jouney of tea. I came across this quote the other day when I was looking for online sites that sold loose tea.

If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are too heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it [...]

30 Apr

Quote of the Week: 04.30.07

I have been following the court case of the 4 year old abused child in Edmonton and this quote is very fitting.

“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that [...]

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