Thought For Today

Thought for Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

2010-03-11T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

If ignorance is bliss,
why aren't there more happy people?

Thought for Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010

2010-03-10T00:15:00.000-08:00

We have no right to ask when sorrow comes,
"Why did this happen to me?"
unless we ask the same question for every
moment of happiness that comes our way.

-Author Unknown
Beliefnet
Chicken Soup for the Soul
9 March 2010

Thought for Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010

2010-03-09T00:15:00.000-08:00

Golden Oldie

The society which scorns excellence
in plumbing as a humble activity and
tolerates shoddiness in philosophy
because it is an exalted activity
will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy ...
neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

-John W. Gardner

Thought for Monday, Mar 8, 2010

2010-03-08T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

He that promises most will perform least.

-Gaelic Proverb
DailyInbox:
PAX Proverbs Plus - 05-23-01

Thought for Friday, Mar 5, 2010

2010-03-05T00:15:00.001-08:00

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Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two. One to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub
with brightly colored machine tools.

Thought for Thursday, Mar 4, 2010

2010-03-04T00:15:00.001-08:00

I'm a scalar person in a vector world.
I have magnitude, but no direction.

Tag line seen on the internet.

Thought for Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010

2010-03-03T00:15:00.001-08:00

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A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur
coat.

Thought for Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010

2010-03-02T00:15:00.001-08:00

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"When you are in it up to your ears, keep your mouth shut."

Thought for Monday, Mar 1, 2010

2010-03-01T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

There are three kinds of memory--
good, bad, and convenient.

-Author unknown
Bits and Pieces
On the Lighter Side
Daily Inbox 28 Jan 2005

Thought for Friday, Feb 26, 2010

2010-02-26T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

I know that there are people in this world
who do not love their fellow man,
and I hate people like that!

-Tom Lehrer

Thought for Thursday, Feb 25, 2010

2010-02-25T00:15:00.001-08:00

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Join the march to save individuality!

Thought for Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010

2010-02-24T00:15:00.001-08:00

tftd believes this is
a Golden Oldie but
'who knows?'

There's a new virus going around. It is called C-Nile. Even
the most advanced programs from Norton or McAfee cannot
take care of it so be warned. It appears to affect mostly
those of us who were born before 1960.

Symptoms of C-Nile Virus:
1. Causes you to send the same e-mail twice
2. Causes you to send a blank e-mail
3. Causes you to send it to the wrong person
4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to
you
5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment
6. Causes you to hit "SEND" before you've finished the

Received from Bette Tolnai.
The Good, Clean Funnies List
2005/01/31
http://www.gcfl.net/

Thought for Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

2010-02-23T00:15:00.001-08:00

Feeling gratitude and not
expressing it
is like wrapping a present
and not giving it.

-William Arthur Ward
Bits and Pieces
March 2010

Thought for Monday, Feb 22, 2010

2010-02-22T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

The warning message we sent the Russians
was a calculated ambiguity that would be
clearly understood.

-Alexander Haig

Thought for Friday, Feb 19, 2010

2010-02-19T00:15:00.001-08:00

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Ah, but the choice of dreams to live,
there's the rub.

For all dreams are not equal,
some exit to nightmare
most end with the dreamer

But at least one must be lived ... and died.

Thought for Thursday, Feb 18, 2010

2010-02-18T00:15:00.001-08:00

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If the odds are a million to one against something occurring, chances
are 50-50 it will.

Thought for Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010

2010-02-17T00:15:00.001-08:00

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"When in doubt, tell the truth."
-- Mark Twain

Thought for Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010

2010-02-16T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

One reason why George Washington
Is held in such veneration
He never blamed his problems
On the former Administration.

Thought for Monday, Feb 15, 2010

2010-02-15T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

George Washington was first in war,
first in peace -- and the first to have
his birthday juggled to make a long weekend.

-Ashley Cooper

Thought for Friday, Feb 12, 2010

2010-02-12T00:15:00.001-08:00

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Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you
lose your job. These economic downturns are very difficult to predict,
but sophisticated econometric modeling houses like Data Resources and
Chase Econometrics have successfully predicted 14 of the last 3
recessions.

Thought for Thursday, Feb 11, 2010

2010-02-11T00:15:00.001-08:00

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To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
-- Thomas Edison

Thought for Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

2010-02-10T00:15:00.001-08:00

Golden Oldie

I never wanted to see anybody die
but there are a few obituary notices
I have read with pleasure.

-Clarence Darrow

Thought for Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010

2010-02-09T00:15:00.001-08:00

All the beautiful sentiments in the world
weigh less than a single lovely action.

-James Russell Lowell
OK, even though Famous Quotes & Authors
http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/charles_kingsley_quotes.html
say both Friday's and Monday's tftd
is by Charles Kingsley, "Charmain" says that
Friday's tftd is by Charles Kingsley and
Monday's tftd is James Russell Lowell
Until I receive a correction from "Charmain"
We will say today's tftd is by
James Russell Lowell.

Thought for Monday, Feb 8, 2010

2010-02-08T00:15:00.000-08:00

Thank God every morning when you get up
that you have something to do which
must be done, whether you like it or not.

-Charles Kingsley
(1819 - 1875)
Also the author of
Friday's tftd as
reported by "Charmain"

Thought for Friday, Feb 5, 2010

2010-02-05T00:15:00.000-08:00

Golden Oldie

We act as though comfort and luxury
were the chief requirements of life
when all we need to make us really happy
is something to be enthusiastic about.

-Anon
(Provided by Wes 'Bubba' Henderson)