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Friday, November 20, 2009 7:03 AM

Quote of the Day – On Having a Purpose

I try to live by this every day: “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.” – Charles Dickens
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Friday, November 13, 2009 7:24 AM

Quote of the Day: Who Is Normal?

No, this isn’t about third normal form or anything like that: “Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.” - Unknown
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Friday, November 06, 2009 6:50 AM

Quote of the Day – The Definition of an Expert

I’ve been at the PASS conference this week, and I’ve been around a lot of really smart Experts – and this definition definitely fits: An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in their subject, and how to avoid them. -
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Friday, October 30, 2009 6:48 AM

Quote of the Day: What is Impossible

When I worked at the Space Center in Florida, one of my favorite quotes was posted over a particular rocket engine display near my office. It’s by Werner Von Braun, a German scientist who is largely responsible for the Redstone and Apollo Space Programs.
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Friday, October 23, 2009 6:56 AM

Women and Cats

I will not explain why I chose this quote for today (it could have to do with the fact that I’m the only male in the house and yes, we do have a cat): “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” - Robert
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Friday, October 16, 2009 3:12 AM

Quote of the Day: Learn from others

I love this one, and try to practice it each day: “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” - Martin Vanbee
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Friday, October 09, 2009 8:01 AM

Quote of the Day: Get Started!

Sometimes I need a little motivation, other than the strong coffee I drink. Mr. Tolkien helps me put it all in perspective: “It's the job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Friday, October 02, 2009 7:14 AM

Quote of the Day: On Times like these…

When I worked at the Space Center in Florida, I drove around in a NASA van to the various sites and worked on computers – everything from hardware to software. At lunchtime, I would pull over to the beach near pad 17 and turn on the A.M. radio and listen
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Friday, September 25, 2009 7:11 AM

Quote of the Day: On Feeling Old

“I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.” - Bob Hope I hear you, Bob. I hear you.
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Friday, September 18, 2009 6:49 AM

Quote of the Day: Learning Comes Hard to Some

I’ve been doing a lot of teaching lately, and I’ve found that I agree with this assessment of learning styles: “There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric
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Friday, September 11, 2009 7:16 AM

Quote of the Day: The Duty of Civilized People

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” - Albert Einstein
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Friday, September 04, 2009 6:30 AM

Quote of the Day: On Learning from Experience

A lesson learned “the hard way” is not soon forgotten: “A man who tries to carry a cat home by its tail will learn a lesson that can be learned in no other way.” - Mark Twain
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Friday, August 28, 2009 7:26 AM

Quote of the Day: The Enemy of Communication

I'm in a class this week, and I got a gem from it: "The great enemy of communication is the illusion of it." Pierre Martineau
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Friday, August 21, 2009 8:06 AM

Quote of the Day: On Being Brilliant

No commentary needed - if only we would practice this simple statement: "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say, and then don't say it." - Sam Levenson
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Friday, August 14, 2009 7:31 AM

Quote of the Day: Personal Responsibility

Ah, personal responsibility - one of the most unpopular concepts of our day: We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice - that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost"
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