Archive for March, 2006

The Power of Goals

March 19, 2006 at 9:29 am · Filed under Ambition & Dreams, Attitude & Outlook

I was not the most intelligent kid in school. I was not the smartest kid in class. I was not the best student ever.

One thing I am sure of is I am the most ambitious person you can ever meet. As it turned out a few years after graduation I began to see the difference of the course of my career compared to all my peers. The differentiator was not I.Q. for mine was way behind some of my super genius peers. The biggest difference was the goals I set to myself compared to the goals they set to themselves.

One thing that puzzles me is why people do not set goals? Three things come into mind:

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Albert Einstein Quotations

March 19, 2006 at 3:20 am · Filed under Treasured Quotes

Below are my favorite Albert Einstein quotations:

We often rant on a lot of things. One thing I keep in mind is there is someone out there having a more difficult time.

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.

None that I know of. People these days are highly opinionated but not highly expressive.

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

Oh definitely. The power the world has would not even leave anything after World War III.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

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The Mouse and Comrades

March 1, 2006 at 1:22 pm · Filed under Attitude & Outlook

My sister forwarded to me an email. It should awaken or remind everyone that life is not a singular journey but rather a lifetime of pain, joy, victories, etc. where all of us are players.

As I remember it right; the President of the student council back in high school was told that “No Man is an Island”. I do agree. If we are to succeed and reach our goals everyone has an indirect or direct contribution to our achievements. We should bear in mind that success can only be achieved through team work and staying together as one.


A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered- he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning.

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Technology = Axe

March 1, 2006 at 1:07 pm · Filed under Treasured Quotes

The radio commentator this morning discussed how technology made the lives of people better. On the other hand, he said it has more evil than good.

As Albert Einstein would put it:

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal

Hmmm, keep in mind to use axe to legally cut down trees put into good use.

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