April 15, 2009
“ If you’re born poor, it’s not your mistake. But if you die poor, it’s your mistake.
Bill Gates (as cited in an email on Excellent Thoughts received from a Malaysian friend on Apr 15, 2009) •
April 13, 2009
“ Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors … in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to all mankind.
Albert Einstein (1931). (Physics Today, April  299, pg. 60). •
April 8, 2009
“ Prejudging is the kiss of death. You have to give everyone your best shot.
Bob Golomb (on Taking Care of the Customers as quoted in BLINK (2005) by Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Co., NY, pg. 91) •
April 7, 2009
“ When we make a split-second decision, we are really vulnerable to being guided by our stereo-types and prejudices, even one we may not necessarily endorse or believe.
Psychologist Keith Payne (as quoted in BLINK (2005) by Malcolm Gladwell, Little, Brown and Co., NY, pg. 233) •
March 3, 2009
“ There are two dogs inside me. One of the dog is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. And the one that usually wins is the one I feed the most.
A story told by a Native American tribal leader describing his own inner struggles (Harold S. Kushner, Living A Life That Matters, Alfred A. Knopf, 2001, pg. 58-59). •
March 1, 2009
“ I don’t want to make it seem as if everything was all negative because there were some positives to it. You always wish the process could be a little different than what it is. But at the end of the day, I’ve always said this when our owners and leaders make decisions, it doesn’t matter what you feel or think.
Derrick Brooks, the 11-time Pro Bowl player released by the Bucs recently “under less than ideal circumstances, considering that he has no hint such a move was pending.” (St. Petersburg Times, Feb 28, 2009, SPORTS, pg. 3C). •
February 22, 2009
“ Success is not in the bulk of your wallet, but in the weight of your character.
Read at the back of Harold S. Kushner, Living a Life That Matters, Borzoi Book, 2001, praise by Mitch Albom, bought at Temple Terrace Public Library Used Book Store on Feb 21, 2009. •
February 14, 2009
“ The trouble with most people isn’t their ignorance, it’s knowing so many things that ain’t so.
Josh Billings, 19th Century humorist (Physics Today, Jan 2009, pg. 51). •
February 10, 2009
“ Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light!
Source unknown (received in an email from Malaysia). •
February 1, 2009
“ I think people are attracted to hard solutions for one reason: If they don’t make it, they have an excuse for failure. When you hit them over the head with the simple approach, you don’t leave them a way out.
Larry Winget, author of “People are idiots and I can prove it” (as read in Your Money, St. Petersburg Times, Feb 1, 2009, p. 3D). •