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Money, money, money...

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." - Albert Einstein "What is the most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class." Alexis de Tocqueville  "The greatest wealth is to live content with little." Plato "Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent." Marlon Brando "Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions." Frank Lloyd Wright "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." Bertrand Russell Enjoy your job, make lots of money, work within the law. Choose any two.  Unknown "I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expense, and my expense is equal to my wishes

FEAR Knowing it is fighting it. Sibel

"Courage is fear holding on a minute longer . George Patton Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain Mark Twain The worst of all fears is the fear of living. Theodore Roosevelt Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn. Mike Tyson   ate that which we often fear.   William Shakespeare   "You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt   "I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back." Erica Jong    If you want

LIFE & LIVING

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Henry Ellis Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. Anton Chekhov Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.  Umberto Eco Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Mark Twain Every man dies. Not every man really lives. William Wallace Everything has been f

Recession, Men and Women,

Hi! Everyone, we all know that we are in "recession" but there are always great men and women rising to stand out from the crowed during hard times. The following are quotes from some of them.. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. Buddha All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. Maya Angelou As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession. Bo Bennett It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. Harry S. Truman The other thing is quality of life; if you have a place where you can go and have a picnic with yo