Year: 2005

  • Timeliness

    The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree.  The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years.  The Marshall replied, “In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon.”President John F. Kennedy

  • Lunch

    The scientific name for an animal that doesn’t either run from or fight its enemies is lunch.Michael Friedman

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds are only chunks of coalThat stuck to their jobs, you see.Minnie Richard Smith

  • What to do when you goof

    Hey, we all make mistakes.  The key is to recover from mistakes quickly and effectively, and then try to minimize their recurrence.For every mistake take some action immediately.Be ready to admit fault with a hearty mea culpa if it was your mistakeDevelop a plan of action to fix the mistake.Figuring out why you goofed is…

  • Control

    If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.Mario Andretti

  • Me too… Confirmed.

    An old cowboy sat down at the bar and ordered a drink.  As he sat sipping his dring, a young women sat down next to him.  She turned to the cowboy and asked, “Are you a real cowboy?”He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life breaking colts, working cows, going to rodeos, fixing fences, pulling…

  • Expectations

    To expect life to be tailored to our specifications is to invite frustration.Anonymous