With respect to the number of deaths, arms manufacturers are charitable institutions compared to cigarette manufacturers.

~ Silvio Garattini, doctor, researcher, professor, and founder of the European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer (b. 1928)

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure much.

~William Hazlitt, essayist (1778-1830)

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

~ James Miles

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

~Soren Kierkegaard

if you have a work instead of a job , everyday is a holiday.

~ Paulo Coelho

Long term strategic planning: What am I going to do with the remainder of the day to make it count.

~ Tom Peters

Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give.

~ Dalai Lama

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

~ Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and philanthropist (b. 1954)

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

~ A. A. Milne author (1882-1956)

Hint for Monday: The Pursuit of Excellence is a personal decision, not an institutional decision. (It's 100% up to you.)

~ Tom Peters

Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect - and I don't live to be - but before you start pointing fingers...make sure you hands are clean !

~ Bob Marley

The path of least resistance makes all rivers, and some men, crooked.

~ Napoleon Hill, author (1883-1970 )

Every man is a damned fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

~ Elbert Hubbard, author, editor, printer (1856-1915)

Even for people who have no spiritual beliefs, a peaceful mind is important.

~ Dalai Lama

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

~ Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

~William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (1811-1863)

It is necessary to help others in our daily lives, merely praying for them isn't enough.

~ Dalai Lama

We can't store our fellings in a safety deposit box. Let's be open to life.

~ Paulo Coelho

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

~ Otto von Bismarck, statesman (1815-1898)

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way.

~ Richard Harding Davis, journalist and author (1864-1916)