I have been reading The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems by Chuck Norris1 (available from amazon.com and Amazon.ca) and have been thoroughly enjoying it. One particular section is worth quoting at length. Norris is recounting a dinner he had with Bruce Lee2 during the filming of Return of the Dragon (DVD available [...]
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What’s Purple and Commutes? A Collection of Math Jokes
When I was younger and avidly pursuing mathematical studies, I started compiling a collection of mathematics jokes. (Yes… I was that much of a math geek ) I stopped working on this collection after completing my undergraduate studies in mathematics. Recently, while combing through my archives, I came across the manuscript for the math joke [...]
Edward de Bono on Why Adjectives are Dangerous
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Adjectives are dangerous. You should usually mistrust anyone who uses a lot of adjectives in an argument. Adjectives are a way of attaching your subjective feeling to something in an attempt to show that the quality is really objective…. It is part [...]
Edward de Bono on the Relationship Between Helping Yourself and Helping Others
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “You help yourself very directly by helping others.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 41. ISBN: 009190471. Possibly Related Posts:Edward de Bono [...]
Edward de Bono on Truth and Happiness
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “There is more truth in happiness than in despair.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. H+ (Plus) A New Religion?: How to Live Your Life Positively Through Happiness, Humour, Help, Hope, Health. Vermilion, London, 2006. pg. 23. ISBN: 0091910471. Possibly Related Posts: Edward [...]
Edward de Bono on Attention and Happiness
The following quote by Edward de Bono was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Happiness is a matter of attention. If we get into the habit of focusing attention on negative aspects, we are likely to be unhappy. If we learn to focus on more positive aspects, we can be happier.”1 Reference: 1. de Bono, Edward. [...]
Harry Lorayne on Skill and Subject Mastery and Discouragement
The following quote by Harry Lorayne was recently added to the QuoteMachine: “Success or mastery of any new skill or subject is usually immediately around the corner of discouragement! It’s just past that point, so why quit now?”1 Reference: 1. Lorayne, Harry. Secrets of Mind Power: How to Organize & Develop the Hidden Powers of [...]
