Saturday, September 26, 2009

MASHABLE: 10 Sites to Learn Something New in 10 Minutes a Day http://ow.ly/re2l
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others but the urge to serve all others. ~Arthur Ashe
Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. ~Langston Hughes
The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
No man was ever great by imitation. ~Samuel Johnson
Until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him. ~Martin Luther

Friday, September 25, 2009

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you're doing the impossible. ~St. Francis of Assisi
One must be something, in order to do something. ~Goethe
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. ~Theodore Roosevelt
Before we can care for others, we must learn to love the self. ~Drew Leder
While you're struggling with the fear that it can't be done, somebody else is doing it. ~Holly Stiel
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~Bill Cosby
Every life needs a purpose to which it can give the energies of its mind and the enthusiasm of it heart. ~@JohnCMaxwell

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The man who keeps busy helping the man below him won't have time to envy the man above him. ~Henrietta Mears
RT @EconomyHeroes: Popular Tweet... For Rent: Chief Financial Officer for small businesses - WSJ.com http://ow.ly/qDt6
RT @Trina_Willard: RT @sporing HBR-95% survey participants say face-to-face mtgs key factor in building/maintaining longterm relationships
RT @constructionlaw: New: Why Solo Attorneys Need Web Sites: Wisconsin Law Journal has interesting... (“Legal blog s.. http://bit.ly/3tFc44
@incevents - do you know if or who is doing video taping of authors at #inc500? i.e. any media, bloggers, etc? if so, who & where?
There is no cause half so sacred as cause of a people. There is no idea so uplifting as the idea of service of humanity. ~Woodrow Wilson
It was the nation and race that had the lion's heart. I had the opportunity to give the roar. ~Winston Churchill
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Very cool! Wish I were there for that discussion! RT @EconomyHeroes: Discussing social media with @bedtimestories and @chuckhester #inc500
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We do ourselves the most good doing something for others. ~Horace Mann
Well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things and I will make you ruler over many things. ~Matt 25:23

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

RT @MarkVHansen: FROM CHICAGO TO NORFOLK VA! Free 2nd Annual Books in the Park, Town Point Park 9/27 noon - 6pm! http://ow.ly/qMKk
Life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint on it that you can. ~Danny Kaye
Shun those studies in which the work that results dies with the worker. ~Leonardo Da Vinci
FROM @mashable: WARNING: Twitter Worm spreading via Direct Messages: http://ow.ly/qK16
@TamaraYounker Thanks for the RT, Tamara!
Whoever is careless w/ the truth in small matters cannot be trusted w/ the important matters. ~Albert Einstein
@insightQ @bob_wheeler -- hey, thanks for the RTs!
@CaleyCantrell Hey, how are you? thanks for the b-day shoutout!
A man is not as big as his belief in himself; he is as big as the number of persons who believe in him. ~Woodrow Wilson
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. ~Fanny Brice
They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. ~Gandhi
If you look at things properly, there's no need to wait for the dessert cart. Dessert is everywhere. ~Merrill Markoe
writing some blog posts this morning...
The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the might of God. ~Blaise Pascal
Success is when I add value to myself. Significance is when I add value to others. ~@JohnCMaxwell
@connectfriends Thanks for the tip on Friend Connect Central.
True! RT @Bob_Wheeler: Quote: Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread: remade all the time, made new. -Og Mandino
@PeterTweeter2 @campinmama @byinviteonlyrva @richmondmom @trina_willard HEY, thanks much for the RTs! You rock!! Have an awesome day!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw
RT @TrevorDickerson: Wish days had rollover minutes like AT&T. I had little to do yesterday & lots today. Can I pull over some minutes? :-)
RT @Strikerphil: rt @nhatpham 5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook http://ow.ly/qpUy
Your Twitter account: The 7 most important steps to be effective. http://ow.ly/qsy4
A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
In a democracy, a man who does not listen cannot lead. ~David S. Broder
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. ~Aeschylus
@win14u Thanks much for the RT, Win! Trust you're doing well.
@varich Thanks for the RT, Virginia!
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. ~Johann Von Schiller
The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. ~Albert Einstein

Monday, September 21, 2009

@lindawelch Glad you enjoyed that one Linda! Hope all is well with you.
You haven't been given life to test the waters. You're here to make waves. ~@JohnCMaxwell (one of my fave quotes!)
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
RT @ElisabethDonati: Check out our latest Camp Millionaire photos in the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/ltcgtk
10 best ways to get social traction from your blog: http://ow.ly/qnoS
I hear you on that one! RT @MarkClayson: Watching a video of Carrie ( @barefoot_exec ) and wishing I had 10% of the energy SHE exudes
Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader. ~Cornelius Tactitus
We, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
RT @fastcompany: Exclusive Interview: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops http://su.pr/8lUNfs
@WordsRight ha - yes, thought you'd get a kick out of that...
TO @wordsright, you'll like this: RT @Arroxane: LOL RT @GuyKawasaki: Why protesters need spelling checkers: http://ping.fm/lEY8H
There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime. ~Maxwell Anderson
You do not need to be extraordinarily talented to succeed. Just discover work you love and then persist, persist, persist. ~Stephen R. Covey
No one can hurt you without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
RT @Richmondmom Great article--thx Casey! Study: Stay-at-home moms dominate social media http://bit.ly/2KpWNQ via @MightyCasey @PRsarahevans
@trina_willard Tell @lauraposey hello! Have fun at Starbucks!
We can be marked from the past or we can make a mark on the future. ~J.C.Watts
More and more, the universe looks like a giant thought rather than a great machine. ~astronomer Sir James Jeans.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Love it Dan! RT @dhollings: TOP VOTED QUOTE: Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. ~Albert Einstein
You will invest your life in something, or you will throw it away on nothing. ~Haddon Robinson
We cannot achieve our wildest dreams by remaining who we are. ~@JohnCMaxwell ( I LOVE THIS QUOTE!)
RT @IanMcNaughton: Bob Lutz - Chairman of GM just referenced (on Bloomberg) Social Media as a tool GM will use to gain back marketshare!!
And when we think we lead, we are most led. ~Lord Byron
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. ~Milton Berle
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be w/o one, be w/o strategy. ~Gen Schwarzkopf
If we don't change the direction we're going, we're likely to end up where we are headed. ~Chinese proverb
@WesHopper Hey, Wes, thanks for the RT!
Good morning, @wordsright -- thought you might find this interesting. http://ow.ly/qaLc
Our real freedom comes frm being aware that we don't have 2 save the world, merely make a difference where we live. ~Parker Palmer