Thought of the Day

The difference between winning and losing is quitting.- Ross Perot, Perot Systems founder

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people. Barbara Bush

Whether it’s a bad-weather day for the airline, a health issue or a pickup stuck in the mud, things happen, and you have to persevere. – Gary Kelly, CEO, Southwest Airlines

No act of kindness is ever wasted. – Aesop

He who stops being better stops being good. -Oliver Cromwell

“A dream is just a dream until it is written down, then it becomes a goal” – Emmit Smith’s High School Football Coach

Why we say “Bunk” : Revolutionary general, Felix Walker was sent to Congress by Buncombe County, North Carolina, where he took the floor and unfailingly spoke at length. He always explained to bored lawmakers that he was not attempting to speak for the nation, but to speak for Buncombe. “Speaking for Buncombe” caused the county’s name to be used as a label for foolish chatter. Abbreviated to “bunk”, Americans use it to name any burst of hot air as meaningless as an old soldier’s oratory on the floor of Congress.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America – Zig Ziglar

Sports programs account for the smallest share of TV viewing at home (10.7%), but the largest proportions are at work (28%) and in bars and restaurants (38.3%).

Many of my daily thoughts come from Watts Wacker’s, First Matter, including this one: Excluding housing and rent, the average household spent $37,782 in 2009 on everything from general shopping ($8,668) to health and family needs ($8,026) to transportation (5,477).