Quotations Weblog

The last time I went to Barnes and Noble, I spent some time in the magazine section. I was amazed at the size of the home decorating section for magazines. There were magazines of floor plans, some more dedicated to decorating the home, and still more for rennovation. I was surprised by all of it and it seems that the image of home is a hot topic. What do the masters have to say about it?

For more quotations on the home:

Home Quotes – The Quotations Page

If Bono and Malcolm X are right, then America and being an American means more than being born in this country and living here. If America is an idea, what is that idea?

For more quotations about America:

• America Quotes – The Quotations Page

What do you think the idea of America is?

This quotation is true for men as well as women, but there is one caveat. It has to be true confidence, not that fake kind. When you try to fake confidence, people can see it a mile away. You need to build your own list of things that you are confident about yourself. If you have nothing on your list, then you need to stop worrying about being sexy and start building your strengths.

If you do a Google search on “building confidence” you will find a lot of companies that want you to pay them money to help you out. Instead of trusting them, let’s look what the greats of the past have to say about building self-confidence.

• Confidence Quotes – The Quotations Page

Seeing a quote like this makes me want to jump up and volunteer to work for Henry Ford. I want to be a part of something innovative. I want to work for someone who is trying to push the limits of technology. Sure, Henry Ford is long gone and I can’t work for him, but talk like this makes me want to do what can’t be done.

I think there are other leaders in the business world that are like this. Steve Jobs comes to mind. He requires the best from his employees and they create products that are “impossibly small” or “insanely great.”

The truth of the matter is there is no boss out there who is going to demand the best of us. They expect it and if we don’t give it, they either put up with us or fire us. The only person out there who can demand the best of us is ourselves. If we want a career that is “insanely great” we have to expect excellence from ourselves and nothing less. While we are at our places of work, we should give our all if we want to see excellence in the world. The same holds true for home. If you are a member of a family, demand the best of yourself for them also.

There is no one out there who is going to hold our feet to the fire and demand the best from us. We have to hold ourselves to the fire if we want to see excellence in ourselves.

This article from CNN talks about the worries that Gettysburg may get lost in the shuffle if gambling is allowed near it.

• CNN.com – Gambling on Gettysburg’s future? – Feb 28, 2006

“Hallowed ground, where more than 600,000 Americans gave their lives, is being paved over in favor of shopping malls, housing tracts and even gambling casinos,” the trust’s president, James Lighthizer, said Tuesday during a news conference.

After the battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. It is only 220 words long, but they were powerful words indeed.

It might do James Lighthizer and his trust better to work toward Lincoln’s goal of finishing the work that the soldiers lost their lives for. Even today, racism stalks our streets. There were even incidents of black voters being denied access to voting in the last election. The soldiers that died at Gettysburg were fighting to keep our country whole and untainted by such embarrassments. That is what we should fight for, far more than a slice of land.