Below are a collection of games, puzzles, things to ponder, and just some things for entertainment and amusement. Please enjoy!
Observations For Life | |
| Attitude by Charles Swindoll |
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes." |
| by Theodore Roosevelt |
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." |
| by Mother Teresa |
"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." |
| by Margaret Mead |
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have." |
| How Much Is Enough? by Unknown Author |
"The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman
docked. Inside the small boat were several large fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish
and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, only a little while. The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The American then asked, 'but what do you do with the rest of your time?' The Mexican fisherman said, 'I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.' The American scoffed, 'I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise.' The Mexican fisherman asked, 'But, how long will this all take?' To which the American replied, '15-20 years' 'But what then?' The American laughed and said that's the best part. 'When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You would make millions.' 'Millions?' asked the fisherman. 'Then what?' The American said, 'Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll into the village in the evening, sip wine and play guitar with your amigos.'" |
| by John Kennedy |
"It has been said the greatest volume of sheer brainpower in one place occurred when Jefferson dined alone..." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." |
| by Thomas Jefferson |
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." |
| by Mark Twain |
"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." |
| 16 Things it took me over 50 years to learn by Dave Barry |
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative the same night. 2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.” 3. There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” 4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. 5. You should not confuse your career with your life. 6. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. (This one is very important.) 7. Never lick a steak knife. 8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip. 9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time. 10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she’s pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment. 11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. 12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers. 13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.) 14. Your friends love you anyway. 15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. 16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes; and it’s up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with. |
| 10 Rules by Warren Buffett |
1. Reinvest Your Profits. This makes sense not only in the stock market, but in a small business as well. Entrepreneurs who bleed all the profits out of a business find that they may struggle to grow the business into something larger and more valuable. 2. Be Willing to be Different. Buffet didn’t make his fortune by following the crowd. Instead, he invested when everyone else was panicked, and sold off when everyone else was buying. That strategy always beats the market. Doing what everybody else is doing - the same way they are doing it - is the recipe for becoming average. Nobody pays extra for “average”. 3. Never Suck Your Thumb. After you gather the information you need, make a decision. To Buffet, any time wasted to get to a decision is just “thumb sucking”. Success comes from immediately grabbing every opportunity that you can recognize. 4. Spell out the Deal In Advance. Your bargaining position is never stronger than before you are committed. So, advantage of that opportunity to spell out the details and specifics of any deal before you start. This is especially true when working with friends or family. 5. Watch Small Expenses. In the investment world, this translates into watching not just the returns offered by investment funds, but also the fees charged by the fund managers. This is so true in every aspect of small business and personal finance, as well. 6. Limit What You Borrow. Buffet claims to never have borrowed a significant amount of money. His advice is to remain debt-free, and then save and invest money. This is a very counter-cultural (see #2) contrast to those who preach getting rich using Other People’s Money. 7. Be Persistent. This is an advantage that the small entrepreneur has over larger, more established competitors. Persistence and ingenuity can, and often does win against large odds. If you’ve done your research, taken care of the details, watched your expenses and stayed out of debt, your success through persistence may only be a matter of time. 8. Know When to Quit. Don’t throw good money after bad. Resist the temptation to salvage a bad deal with a last-minute home run. 9. Assess the Risk. Buffet recommends thinking through both the best-case and the worst-case scenarios. This helps clarify the risks and rewards for any venture, which is critical to the decision making process. 10. Know What Success Means. Buffet doesn’t measure success in terms of dollars. As he says, “When you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.” Here is wisdom. |
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