“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “IfContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #28”
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Two more gone
This week saw two men who I greatly admired leave this life. Firstly Bill Frindall, the doyen of cricket scorers, died at the age of 69 from Legionnaire’s Disease. Tributes are seen here, here and here. I can’t imagine there being a greater contrast between the meticulous, organised “Bearded Wonder” (as he was first called byContinue reading “Two more gone”
The Monday Morning Quote #26
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. William James
The Monday Morning Quote #21
Hopefully most people are still in reflective / holiday mode enjoying the tail end of Christmas whilst contemplating the coming year, this poem should be compulsive reading. W.H. Davies was a native of Newport in South Wales and was a popular poet of his time who never quite fitted into a style or genre. HisContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #21”
The Monday Morning Quote #20
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
The Weekend Read 15 – Aubrey & Maturin by Patrick O’Brian
I have spent the best part of the last 48 hours in bed, suffering from the chest & throat virus that seems to have afflicted so many people. I attribute the reduction in my resistance to working 4 clinical days in a week for the first time in 3 years several Christmas & other celebrationsContinue reading “The Weekend Read 15 – Aubrey & Maturin by Patrick O’Brian”
James Watson’s “Tips for Success”
Jim Watson is most famous for winning the Nobel prize with Francis Crick for their work in discovering the structure of DNA. Watson went on to do many other things and has retired only recently. Never a stranger to controversy here are his “Tips for Success” Always make necessary decisions before you have to. Be theContinue reading “James Watson’s “Tips for Success””
The Monday Morning Quote #18
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
The Monday Morning Quote #17
“It is better to burn out than is to to rust.” Neil Young Heart of Gold
The Monday Morning Quote #14
“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others.You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.” The Dalai Lama
The Incisal Edge 