Take a chance

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Saturday, 10 Jan '09

“Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.”

--Walter Anderson

My Thoughts:
It is very easy to fool someone. We do it every day with every second person. But can you fool yourself?

If you can answer the above question then you have already taken chance to improve your life.

Laugh and Enjoy

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Friday, 9 Jan '09

“Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.”

--Salma Hayek

My Thoughts:
Yes life is tough, and everyone would agree with me. Each day is a battle.

But how do you enjoy in a battle? Just accept things the way they come. Well that is what I have to say, rest all is up to you.

Is the ship safe?

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Thursday, 8 Jan '09

“The world is not interested in the storm you encountered, but whether you brought the ship to safety”

--Anonymous

My Thoughts:
Yesterday I met an old friend of mine. He is in the Indian Army. He shared lots of his army experiences with me and he says that in army they accept no excuses. They say its your look-out, that’s your problem.

Well and I realize that many a times in this world nobody is interested whether you had a problem or some difficulty. All they want to see is you performing and giving results.

Is that a diamond or a pebble?

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Wednesday, 7 Jan '09

“A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.”

--Joseph Roux

My Thoughts:
If you gift someone with something, then the receiver has two options – take that gift as precious belonging or just take that gift and throw it in the junk box.

Same is with advise and quotations, it is up to the receiver of the advise – either treat it as precious and use it or to throw it in the junk box by not using it.

Knock and Run

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 6 Jan '09

“Never knock on Death's door: ring the bell and run away! Death really hates that!”

--Matt Frewer

My Thoughts:
Enjoy the Quote and don’t try this at Home or Office or elsewhere!

Loving and hostile world

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Monday, 5 Jan '09

“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.”

--Ken Keyes Jr.

My Thoughts:
If you look at the world with a red glass, you see the world red; if you see the world with a green glass, you see the world as green.

There is also a glass in your mind, the glass of perception. But here that glass not only filters the light of reality but reflect your perception and thoughts.

Man and Watch

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Sunday, 4 Jan '09

"A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure."

--Segal's Law

My Thoughts:
Just Enjoy the Quote!

You cannot be too much

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Saturday, 3 Jan '09

“When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative.”

--Martin Luther King Jr.

My Thoughts:
That’s not allowed, that’s not at all feasible. What?? It’s not allowed to be at the extreme of anything even if you are right or wrong.

And also it is feasible, because people would not at all accept you when you are at the extreme. And that’s not my words, but of a man who has great experience.

Uncertainty and Creativity

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Friday, 2 Jan '09

 “The future is uncertain but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.”

--Ilya Prigogine

My Thoughts:
When we are in our comfort zones, we are lazy, we don’t tend to work or think. But when there is uncertainty like the recent financial crisis.

We don’t know what would come next in our way. And so we start preparing and most of times preparing for future involves lots of creativity. And this is how that uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.

Gift that no one accepts

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Thursday, 1 Jan '09

“If someone offers you a gift, and you decline to accept it, the other person still owns that gift. The same is true of insults and verbal attacks.”

--Steve Pavlina

My Thoughts:
Has someone ever accepted your insults, abuses, etc? If the answer is YES that this quote is relevant to you and if the answer is NO then this quote MORE relevant to you.

When you are insulting someone, you are actually insulting your conscience. You are the one who is bearing all the bad things in your mind, on your tongue.