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I came across something in Wikipedia that made me laugh. Are you an intellectual? Well… according to the Wikipedia entry on the William Tell Overture,
[...] the definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think about The Lone Ranger.1
If you’re fortunate enough never to have [...]
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 [...]
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 of [...]
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.
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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.
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