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Ethics (25)

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics. -Albert Einstein. A business is successful to the extent that it provides a product or service that contributes to happiness in all of its forms. -Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems. -Janet Holmes. A man does what he must.. in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers, and pressures.. and that is the basis of all human morality. -John F. Kennedy. If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing. -Henry Kravis. Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose. — Friedrich Nietzsche. Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike. — Oscar Wilde. In law a man is guilt

Greatness

Great men never make bad use of their superiority. They see it and feel it and are not less modest. The more they have, the more they know their own deficiencies. -Jean Jacques Rousseau. Each of us is great in so far as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us. - James Harvey Robinson. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. -Albert Einstein. Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. -Vincent Van Gogh. Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. -Henry Ward Beecher. The price of greatness is responsibility. -Winston Churchill. Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. -William Shakespeare. There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those. -Mother Teresa. Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy w

Why Me ?

A Motivating Paragraph received by email   Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of CANCER. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a fatal disease"?       To this Arthur, Ashe replied:  The world over -- 5 billion children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 0.5 million learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?". And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?"       Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u glowing, but only God Keeps u going."

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes

Martin Luther King, Jr., ( January 15 , 1929 – April 4 , 1968 ) was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement , a political activist, a Baptist minister, and is regarded as one of America's greatest orators. King's most influential and well-known public address is the " I Have A Dream " speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1963. In 1964, King became the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (for his work as a peacemaker , promoting nonviolence and equal treatment for different races ). On April 4 , 1968 , King was assassinated in Memphis , Tennessee . In 1977, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter . In 1986, Martin Luther King Day was established as a United States holiday . In 2004, King was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal . King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace. Our lives begin to end the day we b

John F. Kennedy Quotes.(26)

John F. Kennedy 05/29/1917 - 11/22/1963 35th president of the USA The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution. Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain. Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain. The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch. Those who make peaceful revolution impossib

Albert Einstein Quotes (31)

Albert Einstein Click here to read more about Albert Einstein If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. God doesn't play dice. God may be subtle, but He isn't plain mean. Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else-- unless it is an enemy. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit

Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi (25)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Born: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Died: January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India. Click Here to Know More about "Mahatma Gandhi" To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. Good government is no substitute for self-government. If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. A coward is incapable of exhibiting love.. it is the prerogative of the brave. A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy. Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own

Jesus Quotes. (33)

Click Here to Know More About Jesus LOVE ONE ANOTHER! John 15:12 Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone. -Jesus. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. -Matthew 5:9 If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you. -Source: The Gospel of Thomas. The kingdom of heaven is spread out across the earth, only people don't see it. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Yes I am with you always, until the very end of time. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (Luke 18:25) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep'