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Today's quote was submitted by Marty

Abraham Joshua Heschel said "Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge." I've talked about this before, but I feel like today's generation is getting ripped off. You have the answer to every question at your fingertips in a few seconds! You never have to think about anything. When I was a kid, we didn't have the internet. We had the encyclopedias that were most likely outdated. I remember our set was from the 1970's. That was in the 1990s, so the books were about 20 years old. Think about how many things will change in 20 years!? This is why I love to say that we grew up in an age of WONDER! We would think about things for hours. Maybe we could discover an answer, or better yet, we could think about the different possibilities. Young people today are missing out on this. It was one of my favorite things as a kid!

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Today's quote was submitted by Niles

Buddha said "What we think, we become." I know this to be true! I know people who think positive things and are always looking at ways to be successful. Guess what!? They are usually pretty successful. I also know some people who are constantly down in the dumps. Always negative energy and unhappy about one thing or another. Guess what? They keep spiraling downward! I have tried so hard to get one of my friends to change his mindset. He is capable of being a happy positive guy, but he chooses not to do anything to actually make his situation any better. This is something you need to understand. People want to help you and they want to hang out with you when you're fun to be around. If you're always moping around and unhappy, then people tend to stay away and keep their distance. Take the first step. SMILE!

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Today's quote was submitted by Ross

Antoine de Saint-Exupery said "What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." I'm baffled by what this one means?! I'm not gonna lie, I almost skipped this one, but I appreciate Ross sending it in, so here we go! If they think the desert is beautiful because somewhere in the desert there is a well to quench their thirst, just wait until they realize there are wells all over the place. In areas where it's not as hot and dry and awful! I will say that I like that they were able to see the silver lining though. Sometimes we look at things and we only see the negative. It is a real gift to see the bright side of things. I try to see the best in things all the time. I fall short too often though. I wish I could say that I'm always happy and cheerful. I'd like to be, but sometimes I'm not so happy. I'll think start looking for the well in the desert!

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Today's quote was submitted by Kenny

Sir Claus Moser said "Education costs money. But then so does ignorance." Very true! I remember a long time ago, I had a boss that said something profound in a meeting. I was a very young manager and my regional manager was taking to a whole room of managers like me. The discussion of training came up. There was a program that would give our people an advantage over the people we competed with. This training was expensive, but it was good. Many people who used their program went on to do quite well. The manager wanted to implement this, but each office had to find money in their budget. A local manager said “what if we train them really well and the leave us and go to the competitor?” He quipped back “What if we don't train them very well and they stay right here?” I laughed out loud in that meeting.

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Today's quote was submitted by Tristan

Bill Copeland said "Try to be like the turtle--at ease in your own shell." I've never heard that quote before, but I like it. Have you ever met someone who is uncomfortable in their own skin? I have. I know a very nice young man who is 100% perfect the way God made him, but he thinks he needs to be different. He and I were working on a project together. He said “I wish I was taller like you” I kind of laughed. I'm 5'11. I'm not really very tall. He went on about many other things he WISHED he was. I stopped him in the middle of that nonsense and said “You are great exactly the way you are!” He needs to hear this quote. He needs to learn to be comfortable in his own shell, like that turtle! Do you need help too? I'm nothing special, but I'm happy just as I am. I'm working on losing weight, but that was my own doing in the first place.