Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from actress, Judy Garland

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. -Judy Garland

Thought of the Day

Today's Quote of the Day comes from former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela

Thought of the Day and Word of the Day

Today's thought of the day comes from inventor Thomas Edison

"When I want to discover something, I begin by reading up everything that has been done along that line in the past--- that's what all the books in the library are for. I see what has been accomplished at great labor and expense in the past. I gather the data of many thousands of experiments as a starting point and then I make thousands more. The three essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-it-iveness; third, common sense."- Thomas Edison


Today's word of the day is circumlocation

noun

1. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

2. a roundabout expression.

Tuesday's Historical Fact

On this day in 1961 , Sierra Leone joined the United Nations.

For more information on Sierra Leone and the United Nations, please check out the following leaks.

http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/past/unamsil/

http://www.uniosil.org/

Thought of the Day

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

- Anthony Robbins

Word of the Day

deportment

noun

1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.

2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.

Thought of the Day

Today's thought of the day comes from three time recepient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting, Herbert Bayard Swope

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is: Try to please everybody.
Herbert Bayard Swope

Thought of the Day and Word of the Day

"One of the great secrets to achieving prosperity is this, “the more you give of yourself to others the more you get back in return.”

Michael Bergdahl

cohort

noun

1. a group or company: She has a cohort of admirers.

2. a companion or associate.

3. one of the ten divisions in an ancient Roman legion, numbering from 300 to 600 soldiers.

4. any group of soldiers or warriors.

5. an accomplice; abettor: He got off with probation, but his cohorts got ten years apiece.

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from fashion designer, Coco Chanel.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. Coco Chanel

For more information on Coco Chanel, please visit her page on http://www.biography.com/

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is ashram

noun

1. a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.

2. the persons instructed there.

Word of the Day

Locofoco ( noun)

1.

( sometimes lowercase ) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party.

2.

( lowercase ) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century, ignited by rubbing against any hard, dry surface.

Historical Fact of the Day- September 20th

On this day in 1973 – Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in The Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas.



For more information on Billie Jean King and Bobbie Riggs, watch the provided video or visit their pages on http://www.biography.com/

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from American inventor, scientist and businessman, Thomas Edison.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.



For more information on Thomas Edison, look for his biography on www.biography.com

- Thomas Edison

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from human rights activist, Malcolm X

For more information on Malcolm X, please visit his page on www.biography.com.

Word of the Day

primeval adjective:

of or pertaining to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.

Word of the Day

nettle

 noun

1. any plant of the genus Urtica,  covered with stinging hairs.

2. any of various allied or similar plants.

Thought of the Day

Today's thought of the day comes from the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. Abraham Lincoln

For more information on President Lincoln, please visit his biography on http://www.biography.com/

September 13th 2011

Thought of the Day

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."  Frederick Douglass

1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.

Word of the Day

googol: noun

a number that is equal to 1 followed by 100 zeros and expressed as 10 ¹⁰⁰ .

Origin:
1935–40;  introduced by U.S. mathematician Edward Kasner (1878–1955), whose nine-year-old nephew allegedly invented it

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Word of the Day

On this Day in History

Thought of the Day

My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.
- Elaine Maxwell

Thought of the Day

Let every nation know, whether it wishes
us well or ill, that we shall pay any
price, bear any burden, meet any hardship,
support any friend, oppose any foe, to
assure the survival and success of liberty.

-President John F. Kennedy

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations

of our biggest buildings, but they cannot

touch the foundation of America.

These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent

the steel of American resolve.

America was target for attack because

we are the brightest beacon for freedom

and opportunity in the world.

And no one will keep that light from shining 

-President George W. Bush

September 11, 2001

Word of the Day

Benison (noun): blessing, benediction

 

Thought of the Day and Word of the Day

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. - Maxwell Maltz, 1899-1975

phish

1.

to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from Internet users, typically by sending an e-mail that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake Web site that replicates the real one.

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from American composer, pianist and band leader, Duke Ellington. For more information about his life and work, check out his biography at www.biography.com.

 

 

 

There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter. - Duke Ellington

Word of the Day

ran·kle

1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.