Monday, August 31, 2009

32. "Your love for me was deep, deeper than the love of women!"

"How the mighty heroes have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies dead upon the hills. How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! Oh, how much I loved you! And your love for me was deep, deeper than the love of women!"

From "The Book"

Sunday, August 30, 2009

31. "The victim of a house fire loses the family photographs, and with them a connectedness to the past."

From "Undoing Depression" written by Richard O'Connor, Ph.D. and published by Berkley Books, New York

Saturday, August 29, 2009

30. "Hindus' devotion to vegetarianism may be interpreted in the context of the difficulty of securing the food resource for a population increase."

"A significant number of Hindus' devotion to vegetarianism may be interpreted in the context of the difficulty of securing the food resource for a population increase from the perspective of cultural materialism, while the influence of Jainism and Buddhism that emphasize ahimsa has been pointed out."

From "The Cyclopedia of India" written by Hiroshi Yamashita and Nobuko Okamitsu and published by Tokyodo Publishing Co., Ltd.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

29. "Why be so sad just because you have no children?...

... You have me -- isn't that better than having ten sons?"

From "The Book"

Saturday, August 22, 2009

28. "Most depressed people are perfectionists."

From "Undoing Depression" by Richard O'Connor, Ph.D., published by Berkley Books, New York

Friday, August 21, 2009

27. "The human mind is accustomed to taking shortcuts...

... that, while often useful for making decisions quickly, can also lead to disastrous strategic moves in negotiation."

From "NEGOTIATION GENIUS" by Deepak Malhotra and Max H. Bazerman, published by Bantam Dell

Thursday, August 20, 2009

26. "Always judge your neighbors fairly, ...

... neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich."

From "The Book"

Monday, August 17, 2009

Sunday, August 16, 2009

24. "Wages are the largest component of most firms' costs -- ...

... in fact, they're a full 70 percent of the average firm's costs."

From "Economics for DUMMIES" by Sean Masaki Flynn, Ph.D., published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

23. "If you do not understand the mechanism of accounting, ...

... you will not be able to understand magement. While you keep hating figures, you will not be able to become an independent manager no matter how long you stay."

From "Shakkin no sokonashinuma de shitta okane no aji - Nijugo sai hurihtah, shakkin ichiokunisenman en, risoku nijuyon pahsento kara no seikanki (The taste of money I realized in a bottomless swamp of debt: a record of returning alive from a debt of 120 million yen, or a debt carrying 24% interest, I had owed since I was a 25 year-old part-timer)" written by Shigeki Kanamori, who repaid it all through in the following decade and currenty manages a real estate developing company with annual sales of 500 million yen.

22. "Some types of businesses easily make you rich, ...

... while other types of businesses need very long time or a considerable number of employees to make you rich."

From "Shakkin no sokonashinuma de shitta okane no aji - Nijugo sai hurihtah, shakkin ichiokunisenman en, risoku nijuyon pahsento kara no seikanki (The taste of money I realized in a bottomless swamp of debt: a record of returning alive from a debt of 120 million yen, or a debt carrying 24% interest, I had owed since I was a 25 year-old part-timer)" written by Shigeki Kanamori, who repaid it all through in the following decade and currenty manages a real estate developing company with annual sales of 500 million yen.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

20. "Don't be concerned about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewlry, or beautiful clothes...

... You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit."

From "The Book"

Monday, August 10, 2009

18. "A smile and readiness to respond will always pave the way to better communication and good relations."

From "CULTURE SMART! INDIA" by Nick Grihault, published by Kuperard, an imprint of Bravo Ltd

Saturday, August 8, 2009

17. "Ignorance is a symbol of purity."

"Ignorance is a symbol of purity. A person of ignorance might invent a solution that other people, trapped in their prejudices, knowledge, and preconception, cannot find."

From "Shakkin no sokonashinuma de shitta okane no aji - Nijugo sai hurihtah, shakkin ichiokunisenman en, risoku nijuyon pahsento kara no seikanki (The taste of money I realized in a bottomless swamp of debt: a record of returning alive from a debt of 120 million yen, or a debt carrying 24% interest, I had owed since I was a 25 year-old part-timer)" written by Shigeki Kanamori, who repaid it all through in the following decade and currenty manages a real estate developing company with annual sales of 500 million yen.

16. "Stay away from gamble, TV and games unless you feel confident you can control yourself."

From "Shakkin no sokonashinuma de shitta okane no aji - Nijugo sai hurihtah, shakkin ichiokunisenman en, risoku nijuyon pahsento kara no seikanki (The taste of money I realized in a bottomless swamp of debt: a record of returning alive from a debt of 120 million yen, or a debt carrying 24% interest, I had owed since I was a 25 year-old part-timer)" written by Shigeki Kanamori, who repaid it all through in the following decade and currenty manages a real estate developing company with annual sales of 500 million yen.

15. "Ganges water is carried by Hindus around the world, as it should be the last thing that is put into the mouth when a Hindu dies."

From "CULTURE SMART! INDIA" by Nick Grihault, published by Kuperard, an imprint of Bravo Ltd

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

14. "Mnemonics are the surest, fastest, and easiest way to remember... words..."

"By their facial COUNTENANCE alone it was easy to COUNT THE NUTS."
"Rex readies himself to CURTAIL the CAT'S TAIL."
"Doctors could never FATHOM the reason for Larry's FAT THUMB."

From "VOCABULARY CARTOONS - SAT Word Power - Learn Hundreds of SAT Words Fast with Easy Memory Techniques" by New Monic Books, Inc.