Friday Filosophy #2016-21

This weekend is a special one: Memorial Day. This is the day to remember all of the men and women who have died in the service of our country. They gave everything to allow us to enjoy our freedom. I am an immigrant to this country. I am thankful to be a citizen of this country.  For this Friday Filosophy #2016-21, I want to focus on this idea of country.

 

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

Zebulon Pike

 

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

George Washington

 

On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag.

Alexander Henry

 

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

Leonardo da Vinci

 

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

Nathan Hale

 

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Mark Twain

 

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.

Clint Eastwood

 

I am not concerned with your liking or disliking me…all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

Jackie Robinson

 

The time is now.

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Friday Filosophy #2016-20

Every now and then a little humility is a good thing. Not the artificial, superficial kind, but the real heartfelt humility.  For our Friday Filosophy #2016-20 on a loose schedule, we are taking a look at humility.

 Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.

Rick Pitino

 

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.

C.S. Lewis

 

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

Saint Augustine

 

It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.

Yogi Berra

 

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

Jane Austen

 

I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.

John Rushkin

 

True humility is contentment.

Henri Frederic Amiel

 

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear and hatred.

Yousef Munayyer

 

The time is now.

Friday Filosophy #2016-19

Today, in Friday Filosophy #2016-19, I would like to explore excellence. Performance Excellence is the title of our second level of management training for parts and service management in the capital goods industry,

 

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.

St. Jerome

 

I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Robert H. Schuller

 

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Nikos Kazantzakis

 

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

Charles H. Swindoll

 

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Og Mandino

 

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

Ralph Marston

 

You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Rabindranath Tagore

 

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C.S. Lewis

 

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius

 

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Ayn Rand

 

The time is now.

Friday Filosophy #2016-18

This week ends with Mother’s Day so we will celebrate our mothers, grandmothers, wives and children who are mothers just a couple of days early in this Friday Filosphy #2016-18.

 

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.

Rudyard Kipling

 

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

Abraham Lincoln

 

Mother is the name for god in the lips and hearts of little children.

William Makepeace Thackeray

 

It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?

Mahatma Gandhi

 

Motherhood. All love begins and ends there.

Robert Browning

 

A mother’s arm are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

Victor Hugo

 

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

Theodore Hesburgh

 

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.

Sophocles

 

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

Honore de Balzac

 

When your mother asks, “do you want a piece of advice?” it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.

Erma Bombeck

 

The time is now.