Quotes of the day

[thatcrazycajun]

Ran across these on zaadz.com, the new social-networking-for-social-change website I joined last week; thought I'd share them. Credited to Hannah Whitall Smith, though not all of them may actually be hers:

• "Good enough" never is.
   
• You can't get to second base keeping one foot on first.
   
• Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes. (Think about it...)
   
• Follow the crowd and you will never be followed by a crowd.
   
• You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
   
• Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.
   
• You will never be able to discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
   
• Be not afraid of rowing slowly. Be afraid of standing still.
   
• There are people who make things happen, and there are those who watch things happen. And there are those who wonder what happened.
   
• You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
   
• An idea is a curious thing; it will not work unless you do.
   
• If you were to write down all the possible ways to motivate people to do better work, friendly praise would have to come at or near the head of your list.
   
• The true secret of giving advice is, after you have given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.