Quotable Quote ...

2011-08-18T19:58:00.001+05:30

"I don't know if prayers will help. I don't think anybody up there is really interested in me."

~ The Secret of the Nagas.

2011-06-26T20:59:00.003+05:30

“Today is the last day of some of your life ...”

~ Anonymous

2010-03-26T17:28:00.001+05:30

“Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching ...”
~ George Van Valkenburg

2010-03-09T03:13:00.000+05:30

“Trust that little voice in your head that says “Wouldn't it be interesting if ...” And then do it ...”
~ Duane Michals

2010-02-04T17:10:00.000+05:30

“A capable person will master all the rules; a wise person will also find out all the exceptions to them ...”
~ Anonymous

2010-01-29T02:09:00.000+05:30

“Generally the theories we believe we call facts, and the facts we disbelieve we call theories ...”
~ Anonymous

2010-01-20T16:10:00.000+05:30

“Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they be executed ...”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

2010-01-12T01:57:00.000+05:30

“A bend in road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-10-20T22:00:00.001+05:30

“The secret source of humor itself is not joy, but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven ..."
~ Mark Twain

2009-10-09T22:45:00.001+05:30

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is ...”
~ Francis Bacon

2009-10-04T03:13:00.000+05:30

“We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure ...”
~ Sydney J. Harris

2009-09-26T20:27:00.002+05:30

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time ...”
~ Sir J. Lubbock.

p.s. I had penned my thoughts abt this quote on my blog sometime back. You can read that blabber here.

2009-09-16T15:31:00.001+05:30

““Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself ...”
~ Robert Ingersoll.

2009-08-29T18:46:00.000+05:30

“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters ...”
~ Alan Simpson

2009-08-25T19:03:00.001+05:30

“Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation ...”
~ Roberto Assagioli

2009-08-18T18:07:00.000+05:30

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought ...”
~ Matsuo Basho

2009-08-10T14:48:00.001+05:30

“What flatterers say, try to make true ...”
~ German Proverb

2009-08-06T20:39:00.001+05:30

“Those who wish to sing always find a song ...”
~ Swedish Proverb

2009-07-27T14:16:00.000+05:30

“You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-07-21T19:29:00.000+05:30

“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking ...”
~ Albert Einstein

2009-07-14T01:00:00.000+05:30

“If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-07-11T15:41:00.000+05:30

“The impossible is often the untried ...”
~ Jim Goodwin

2009-07-07T21:46:00.001+05:30

“Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect, it means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections ...”
~ Albert Camus

2009-06-16T00:06:00.001+05:30

“Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-04-24T22:52:00.000+05:30

“The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention ...”
~ Dr Richard Moss

2009-04-19T22:04:00.001+05:30

“People know you for what you've done, not for what you plan to do ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-04-10T23:58:00.001+05:30

“Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough ...”
~ Arthur Freed

2009-04-03T11:26:00.000+05:30

“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears...”
~ Anonymous

2009-03-27T21:46:00.000+05:30

“When an obstacle comes in your way, stop crying and start trying ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-03-21T22:02:00.002+05:30

“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it ...”
~ J Harris

p.s. I had written a post on this quote sometime back. You can read that post here.

2009-03-13T21:09:00.001+05:30

“A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's ...”
~ Richard Whately

2009-03-06T21:45:00.001+05:30

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free...”
~ Anonymous

2009-02-27T20:13:00.000+05:30

“If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all...”
~ Joey Adams

2009-02-20T21:21:00.000+05:30

“We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves by our intentions...”
~ Ian Percy

2009-02-09T14:50:00.001+05:30

“Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half...”
~ Anonymous

2009-02-02T19:18:00.000+05:30

“To be Yourself in a World that is constantly trying to make you something Else is the greatest Accomplishment...”
~ Anonymous

2009-01-28T11:38:00.000+05:30

“God grant me serenity to accept the things that cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-01-20T17:49:00.001+05:30

“Tomorrow and Never are synonymous ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-01-14T11:48:00.001+05:30

“Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you...”
~ Anonymous

2009-01-08T14:17:00.002+05:30

“In giving advice, seek to help, not to please, your friend ...”
~ Anonymous

2009-01-02T10:49:00.000+05:30

“New Year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created things that the passage of another twelve months may be noted; and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this evening that come with the coming of darkness on other nights ...”
~ Hamilton Wright

Wish you all a wonderful 2009 .... rock on !!!

2008-12-25T11:57:00.000+05:30

“Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart...”
~ Washington Irving.

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through ... wish you all a Merry Christmas.

2008-12-21T20:56:00.000+05:30

“Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead...”
~ Mac McCleary

2008-12-15T17:40:00.000+05:30

“Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you...”
~ Stewart E. White

2008-11-19T19:04:00.000+05:30

“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise...”
~ Anonymous

2008-11-13T11:29:00.001+05:30

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within ...”
~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

2008-11-07T23:10:00.001+05:30

“If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble ...”
~ Bob Hope

2008-11-05T15:56:00.001+05:30

“The only thing wrong with doing nothing is that you never know when you're finished...”
~ Anonymous

2008-10-28T13:43:00.001+05:30

“Life itself is a festival; celebrate each day you live ...”
~ Anonymous

May the divine light of Diwali illuminate your life with bright sparkles of joy, prosperity and peace ... wish you all a very happy and sparkling DIWALI !!!

2008-10-15T16:37:00.002+05:30

“Don't tell me you love me; show me that you do...”
~ Omage Jossy

2008-10-10T15:09:00.000+05:30

“Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous...”
~ Albert Einstein

2008-10-06T13:13:00.000+05:30

“The grass may be greener on other side, but it's just as hard to cut ...”
~ Little Richard

2008-10-02T19:26:00.002+05:30

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong...”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

p.s. happy Gandhi Jayanti !!!

2008-09-27T10:05:00.005+05:30

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition...”
~ Timothy Leary

p.s. this quote is contributed by ceedy

2008-09-24T13:57:00.001+05:30

“Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself then forget about the impression you are trying to make...”
~ Dale Carnegie

2008-09-19T11:22:00.001+05:30

“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite...”
~ Sam Levenson

2008-09-14T20:39:00.002+05:30

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication ...”
~ Leonardo Da Vinci

p.s. this the 50th quote on this blog !!!

2008-09-10T18:51:00.001+05:30

“You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore...”
~ Anonymous

2008-09-06T12:33:00.000+05:30

“It's never too late to be what you might have been ...”
~ Anonymous

ROCK ON !!!

2008-09-02T14:12:00.000+05:30

“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little ...”
~ Agnes de Mille

2008-08-26T18:07:00.000+05:30

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse...”
~ Kimberly Johnson

2008-08-22T09:34:00.000+05:30

“In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope...”
~ Anonymous

2008-08-19T13:35:00.000+05:30

“The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant ...”
~ Cecil

2008-08-15T00:35:00.000+05:30

“INDIA - Land of religions, cradle of human race, birthplace of human speech, grandmother of legend, great grandmother of tradition. The land that all men desire to see and having seen once even by a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for the shows of the rest of the globe combined...”
~ Mark Twain

Happy 61st birthday to Independent India ...

2008-08-11T12:38:00.001+05:30

“It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final...”
~ Anonymous

2008-08-07T11:02:00.000+05:30

“The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government...”
~ Barry Goldwater.

2008-08-03T09:58:00.000+05:30

“Friend is a word of Royal tone
Friend is a poem all alone ...”
~ A Persian Poet.

Addendum ...

Love is: When ever you need anything, I will be there!!
Friendship is: If I am there, you will never need anything!!

Wish all yaa pals ... a very happy friendship day !!!

~ hiren

2008-08-01T13:19:00.001+05:30

“Arm ourselves for war? No! All the arms we need are for hugging ...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-07-29T10:29:00.000+05:30

“If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars...”
~ Rabindranath Tagore.

2008-07-26T16:18:00.000+05:30

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired...”
~ Robert Frost.

2008-07-24T19:26:00.000+05:30

“Tough times never last, tough people do, U will not win if u don’t begin.
Have Faith in your faiths and doubt your doubts, HIS delays are not his denials ...”
~ Anonymous

2008-07-18T12:58:00.000+05:30

“Help others but don’t make them feel you are helping them; don’t make beggars out of them...”
~ Anonymous

2008-07-16T17:31:00.001+05:30

“I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends...”
~ Nancie J. Carmody.

2008-07-12T19:43:00.000+05:30

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter ...”
~ Mark Twain

2008-07-03T22:05:00.000+05:30

“Money is to Everything as an Aeroplane is to Australia. The Aeroplane isn't Australia, but it remains the only practical way we know of reaching it ...”
~ Stephen Fry.

2008-07-01T17:16:00.001+05:30

“Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers...”
~ Mignon McLaughlin.

2008-06-26T16:29:00.001+05:30

“Without love, the rich and poor live in the same house...”
~ Anonymous

2008-06-20T09:33:00.000+05:30

“Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I am with you kid. Let's go ...”
~ Maya Angelou.

2008-06-16T18:33:00.000+05:30

“What is beautiful is not always good; but what is good is always beautiful...”
~ Anonymous

2008-06-09T16:52:00.000+05:30

“True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive ...”
~ Mignon McLaughlin.

2008-06-02T17:01:00.001+05:30

“The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive ...”
~ Robert Heinlein.

2008-05-27T18:17:00.001+05:30

“Most of the things that we desire in life are expensive. But the truth is that the things that really satisfy us are absolutely free - Love, Joy, Laughter and Friends...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-05-21T10:46:00.001+05:30

“The only person you should ever compete with is yourself. You can't hope for a fairer match...”
~ Todd Ruthman.

2008-05-16T09:37:00.001+05:30

“People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-05-12T15:25:00.001+05:30

“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better...”
~ Plutarch.

2008-05-08T13:31:00.000+05:30

“If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven't done much today...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-05-02T10:13:00.000+05:30

“When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?’ ...”
~ Sydney Harris.

2008-04-29T14:33:00.001+05:30

“Sir, we're surrounded!”
“Excellent. We can attack in any direction!”
~ An Army Officer

2008-04-21T19:23:00.000+05:30

“More than the will to win you must have the will to prepare to win ...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-04-03T15:30:00.000+05:30

“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be ...”
~ Douglas Pagels.

btw i m a firm believer of this quote; its one of my applied fundaa in life ...

2008-04-02T09:26:00.000+05:30

“If you don’t know where you are, a map won’t help ...”
~ Watts H. Humphrey.

2008-03-28T14:44:00.001+05:30

“Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect ...”
~ Anonymous.

2008-03-26T14:53:00.000+05:30

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans ...”
~ Anonymous.

Duriing one of my philosophical frenzies; I had kind of devised another version of this quotation ...

“No one can make (plan) life ... it just happens ...”
~ Yours Truly :-)

2008-03-25T12:05:00.000+05:30

“First deserve and then desire ...”
~ Anonymous

2008-03-24T14:00:00.000+05:30

“Burdens become light when cheerfully borne ...”
~ Ovid

2008-03-22T23:37:00.000+05:30

“Life ain’t fair... but it isn’t fair with everyone ... that makes life fair ...”
~ Anonymous

2008-03-19T15:35:00.000+05:30

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late ...”
~ Anonymous

2008-03-13T13:41:00.000+05:30

“Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s Grace and
Your good days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s Grace ...”
~ Anonymous

2008-03-11T13:44:00.001+05:30

“Never look down on anyone ... unless you are helping them up!!!”
~ Anonymous

2008-03-10T15:12:00.000+05:30

“Life is simply a cricket match, with temptation as the bowler...”
~ Anonymous