“Television keeps the masses occupied. What if everyone decided they wanted to make something of their lives?” - Jim Urbanovich
The following are from the Star Wars: Clone Wars TV series:

Great leaders inspire greatness in others.
Belief is not a matter of choice but conviction.
Easy is the path to wisdom for those not blinded by themselves.
A plan […]

“Laughter is the shock absorber that eases the blows of life.” - Unknown

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

The human heart creates enough pressure, when it pumps, to squirt blood 30 feet.
(Oh my God!)

A pig’s […]

I have learnt -
Love:

That when you’re in love, it shows.
That love, not time, heals all wounds.
That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

Kindness:

That being kind is more important than being right.
That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
That just one person saying to me, “You’ve made my […]

”A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” ~ Rosalynn Carter

The seven elements of leadership:

Leaders challenge the status quo.
Leaders create a culture around their goal and involve others in that culture.
Leaders have an extraordinary amount of curiosity about […]

“Thinking is the hardest thing to do in this world.” - Gandhi
Newton didn’t discover gravity by lazing under apple trees in a garden nor thinking about the, perhaps, delicious red apples. He was successful because he concentrated all his energy for some time on just one subject. That’s the power of concentration - effective thinking […]

Oh poor Alley! Leslie, you aren’t supposed to bathe a cat. (I know you know this but let’s look into it more). When you bathe a cat, they lose an important part of their personal identity, their body odour - cats identify each other through their body odour (I know, sounds gross - imagine if […]

“Don’t make decisions when you are angry, and don’t make promises when you are happy.”
Girlwiththecurl feels uncomfortable about the “manipulative” tip in the post Dating Advice that has a tip on how to get a woman’s phone number within minutes of meeting her.
Posting that note 2 years back was a difficult decision because like Girlwiththecurl, […]

“Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people.” - Andre Dubus

Shyness: Feelings of self-consciousness that people have when they fear being criticized, judged, or rejected.
Introverts: Those who draw energy from reflection and the world of inner ideas.
Extroverts: People who tend to […]

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” - Oscar Wilde

Ambiguity is the first rule of flirtation. Surprise is another basic element of romance. Mystery is enticing, secrecy is suspect.

Few women can resist a sharply dressed man.

Mystery is good. But if you’re not going to tell her where you’re taking her, be sure […]

“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum
This is what our kids expect from us:

Don’t spoil me I know quite well that I ought not to have all that I ask for. I’m only testing you.

Be Firm with MeI prefer it; it makes me […]