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The Strength of Words by Rosemarie E. Bishop

2007-07-22T00:58:00.000-07:00

Finally the words make sense.
I feel them in my soul.
I smell them in the air I breathe.
I watch as they unfold.

Finally, the words make sense.
They run so very deep.
I see the light that shines from them.
It makes me want to weep.

Finally, the words make sense.
Oh, the mountains they have moved.
I marveled at the price of them;
the words, so finely tuned.

Finally, the words make sense,
like nothing has before.
They made the world a promised land.
They opened wide the door.

Great Environmentalist Quotes

2007-07-20T04:38:00.000-07:00

If there's one thing that I, Steve Irwin, would wanna be remembered for, [I want to] be remembered for passion and enthusiasm. Conservation is my job, my life, my whole persona.
Steve Irwin Quote

There are many who still do not believe that global warming is a problem at all. And it's no wonder: because they are the targets of a massive and well-organized campaign of disinformation lavishly funded by polluters who are determined to prevent any action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming out of a fear that their profits might be affected if they had to stop dumping so much pollution into the atmosphere.
Al Gore Quote

Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.
Peter Garrett Quote

In securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.
Bob Brown Quote

You completely rediscovered & relived everything to do with wildlife.
Terri Irwin Quote

Famous Emotional Quotes

2007-07-15T10:32:00.000-07:00

I want my boys to have an understanding of people's emotions, their insecurities, people's distress, and their hopes and dreams.
Princess Diana Quote

It is essential to begin with emotion.
Tom Peters Quote

I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we'll have to work on overcoming it.
Boris Yeltsin Quote

I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic. And emotional.
Richard Nixon Quote

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Dale Carnegie Quote

I think you have to work with people, and when I talk about managing relationships, don’t think the derogatory ‘‘managed relationships’’. It is a question of sharing emotion and feelings. The common denominator of everything can’t be money, and it should not be money.
Anil Ambani

Loss Poem

2007-07-12T23:28:00.000-07:00

You Never Were...
by Sabra Dees

How is it that I miss you?
I long to hold and kiss you
My mind is always searching after
your chubby face and your laughter.
I wish to sing your favorite songs
I wished for you for so long
but you never were.

How is it that I dream of you?
I know the things you'd love to do
cartoon mornings, baking sweets
blowing kisses on your tiny feet.
Incredibly real to me you seem
I know these are empty dreams
Because you never were.

How is it that I grieve?
You never were concieved.
it isnt like I lost my son you didnt pass away
yet I mourn your loss more and more each day.
there is a nursery in my heart but it will never be
For years I tried, the countless times I cried - infertility.
And you never were.

How is it that you seem so real?
A burning memory
sometimes I think of you and feel
I've lost my sanity.
But I know you realy were
You were the hopes and dreams and faith of one
who really wanted to be a mom.
I mourn the loss of that hope and you see
You never were a child but you were a part of me.

Famous Kerry Packer Quotes

2007-07-11T23:14:00.000-07:00

I don't want to be left behind. In fact, I want to be here before the action starts.
Kerry Packer Quote

My life is sport. I was academically stupid and my method for surviving through school and those sort of things was sport.
Kerry Packer Quotes

Watch out that greed doesn’t eat you up - a person’s life does not consist in the abundance of his or her possessions.
Kerry Packer Quotes

If a working class Englishman saw a bloke drive past in a Rolls-Royce, he'd say to himself "Come the social revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate". Whereas if his American counterpart saw a bloke drive past in a Cadillac he'd say "One day I'm going to own one of those". To my way of thinking the first attitude is wrong. The latter is right.
Kerry Packer Quotes

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Famous Racism Quotes

2007-07-10T00:14:00.000-07:00

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
Malcolm X

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
Nelson Mandela

In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin.
Desmond Tutu

Encouragement Poem by Sri Chinmoy

2007-07-05T02:34:00.000-07:00

Do you want to be always happy?
Then give up fighting
For negativity
And learn the beautiful art
Of self-encouragement.

True encouragement
Adorns my heart.
True encouragement expedites
My heavenward journey.
Encouragement
Is a very special
Light that is born
Of Self - Offering

Encouragement
Is of constant need
Both in the inner
World of progress
And in the outer
World of success.

David Suzuki Quotes about ecology and environment

2007-07-01T03:39:00.000-07:00

The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space.. a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.
Famous David Suzuki Quotes

We live in a finite world with finite resources. Although it may sometimes seem quite big, earth is really very small – a tiny blue and green oasis of life in a cold universe.
Famous David Suzuki Quotes

Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.
Famous David Suzuki Quotes

In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.
Famous David Suzuki Quotes

Famous Jack Welch Quotes

2007-05-28T07:46:00.000-07:00

When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go.
Jack Welch

The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.
Jack Welch

You get divorced. Things happen. I have nobody to blame for the divorce but myself. I'm happy it happened. I'm thrilled to go on with life.
Jack Welch

Look, the worst thing a person does is fire somebody. Or lay somebody off. It's the most unpleasant moment of a leader's life. That's why people don't do it.
Jack Welch

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Love Poem

2007-05-26T02:51:00.000-07:00

In Love
In love I found myself
In love I found you
In love I found God
In love happiness found me
In love life is truly alive
In love I let go
In love I said goodbye
In love I say hello again

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Famous Intelligent Quotes

2007-05-22T04:15:00.000-07:00

The only thing that we can be pretty sure of, perhaps, is that we are acting reasonably and intelligently. And if we are wrong, as we are likely to be, at least we have been intelligently wrong and not unintelligently wrong.
Ben Graham

We bring together the best ideas - turning the meetings of our top managers into intellectual orgies.
Jack Welch

Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. once you're above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.
Warren Buffett quote about intelligence

I read a lot and filled my head with psychology. And eventually I realized that it is not enough to stimulate only the mind, the intellect. Also the body needs to express itself. That's how I started dancing.
Shakti Gawain quote about being intelligent

Examples of selling of ideas are portrayed in consulting or paid advice, as the pricing of intellectual property is market driven.
Chuck Martin

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Famous Determination Quotes

2007-03-21T04:26:00.000-07:00

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
Vince Lombardi

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner.
Vince Lombardi

Zig Ziglar Quotes

2007-03-20T15:49:00.000-07:00

You are WHAT you are, You are WHERE you are, because of what you put in your mind. You can CHANGE what you are, You can CHANGE where you are, by changing what you put in your mind.
Where you start is not as important as where you finish.
I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.
Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves.

Thony Robbins on Goals

2007-03-19T03:19:00.000-07:00

Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction.

The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.

TOP 5 "Must Read" Self-Help Books this semester

2007-02-25T21:41:00.000-08:00

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen;
Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live by Zig Ziglar;
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey;
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny by Robin Sharma;
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale.

Optimist's Club Creed

2007-02-24T11:48:00.000-08:00

Promise yourself...

To be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something of value in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit presence of trouble.

Motivational Quotes by Inspirational People

2007-02-23T02:42:00.000-08:00

Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
Mary Kay Ash Quote

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.
Bill Clinton Quote

Knowledge is power. The more knowledge, expertise, and connections you have, the easier it is for you to make a profit at the game of your choice.
Stuart Wilde Quote

Follow your own particular dreams. We are handed a life by peers, parents and society, you can do that or follow your own dreams. Life is short, be a dreamer but be a practical person.
Hugh Hefner Quotes

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy Quotes

Gandhi Poem

2007-02-22T01:42:00.000-08:00

God is the toughest taskmaster I have known.
He tries you through and through.
When you find your faith or your body is failing you,
and you are sinking,
He comes to your assistance.
He proves to you that you must not lose your faith...
I cannot recall a single instance when,
at the eleventh hour, He has forsaken me.

Mahatma Gandhi

Great Quotes on Being Smart

2007-02-21T22:26:00.000-08:00

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
Edward de Bono Quote

Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
Ingvar Kamprad Quote

You can take the smartest kid at Wharton, the one who gets straight A's and has a 170 IQ, and if he doesn't have the instincts, he'll never be a successful entrepreneur.
Donald Trump Quote

Great Oprah Winfrey Quotes

2007-02-20T07:42:00.000-08:00

All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.
Oprah Winfrey Inspirational Quote

There have been times when I have been unhappy, but I realize that I created that unhappiness myself because I was so busy worrying about the next thing.
Oprah Winfrey Quote

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
Oprah Winfrey Encouragement Quote

Inspirational Quotes

2007-02-19T17:01:00.000-08:00

My first thoughts are that I should not let people down, that I should support them and love them.
Princess Diana Inspirational Quotes

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
Norman Vincent Peale Inspirational Quotes

I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier campaigns, but I was convinced that the best was ahead of me.
Ray Kroc Inspirational Quotes

Famous Bill Gates Quotes

2007-02-18T23:02:00.000-08:00

The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd, is to do an outstanding job with information.
Bill Gates Quotations

You can be a business thinker.
Bill Gates Quotations

The leader needs to create an environment in which people can analyze the situation and develop a good response.
Bill Gates Quotations

Great Roman Abramovich Quotes

2007-02-17T08:32:00.000-08:00

I'm realising my dream of owning a top football club. Some will doubt my motives, others will think I'm crazy.
Roman Abramovich Quote

I have no Napoleonic dream. I'm just hard-working and pragmatic.
Roman Abramovich Quote

The goal is to win. It's not about making money. I have many much less risky ways of making money than this (buying Chelsea football club). I don't want to throw my money away, but it's really about having fun and that means success and trophies.
Roman Abramovich Quote

Great Action Quotes

2007-02-16T15:24:00.000-08:00

When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.
Bernard Arnault Action Quote

I have to act to live.
Lee Iacocca Action Quote

Speed, agility and responsiveness are the keys to future success.
Anita Roddick Action Quote

Famous Freedom Quotes

2007-02-15T16:09:00.000-08:00

If you hate work, financial freedom means you don't have to work, and, if you want to change what you do, financial freedom gives this opportunity.
Paul Clitheroe Financial Freedom Quote

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.
Nelson Mandela Freedom Quote

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.
Boris Yeltsin Freedom Quote

Love Quotes

2007-02-14T02:54:00.000-08:00

Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread: remade all the time, made new.
(Og Mandino Love Quote)

When you pass people on the street, mentally reach out and touch them in the heart and silently project the though "love", or project admiration for them even though you don't know them.
(Stuart Wilde Love Quote)

I grew up in the country, which is probably why I'm so attached to the land. I love it. I love the lay of the land. I love walking the land. And I love knowing that it's my land.
(Oprah Winfrey Environment Quote)

Nelson Mandela Quotes

2007-02-13T03:33:00.000-08:00

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
(Nelson Mandela Inspirational Quote)

I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.
(Nelson Mandela Belief Quote)

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
(Nelson Mandela Education Quote)

Great Encouragement Quotes

2007-02-12T04:30:00.000-08:00

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
(Walt Disney Encouragement Quote)

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.
(Oprah Winfrey Encouragement Quote)

You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.
(Zig Ziglar Encouragement Quote)