Quotes for today...

...I found a websight with tons of quotes. Here are some highlights:

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)

We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.
Maxwell Maltz, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004

The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.
Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

In the part of this universe that we know there is great injustice, and often the good suffer, and often the wicked prosper, and one hardly knows which of those is the more annoying.
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.
Sophia Loren (1934 - )

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
Jean de la Bruyere (1645 - 1696)

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
Ben Stein

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647