Quotes and Stories

Motivational, Inspirational quotes and short stories

Monday, November 20, 2006

Why Me?

Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.
Fromworld over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?

To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over -- 5 crore children startplaying tennis, 50 lakh learn to play tennis, 5 lakh learn professionaltennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD "Why me?". And today in pain I should not be asking GOD"Why me?"

Happiness keeps u Sweet, Trials keep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human, Failure Keeps u Humble, Success keeps u Glowing, But only God Keeps u Going.....Keep Going.....

Empty?

God will never leave you empty.
He will replace everything you lost.
If he asks you to put down something,
He wants you to pick up something greater!

Good Morning!

Never think of Past – it brings Tears......
Never think of Future – it brings Fears.....,
So live life in Present – and Cheers.......
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Morning is God's way of saying, "One more time. Live Life.
Make a difference. Touch one heart. Encourage one mind. And inspire one soul”.
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In the ocean of life, God is our buoyant force. No matter how strong the wind
and how gigantic the waves are, we will not sink because we are anchored to Him.
Every morning has a new beginning, a new blessing, a new hope.
It's a perfect day coz it's God's gift.
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One day your dreams will come true .....
One day your presence will be precious.....
One day you will be the happiest person in this world
And let that day be today !
Good Morning !

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Character...

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said.
"I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone."
Sometimes it's not the wealth you have but what's inside you that others need.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Engine Repair . . .


A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop. The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike. The mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc can I ask you a question?" The surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take valves out, fix' them, put them back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work? The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic..

Try doing it with the engine running . . .


****** Taken from 4minutesperday.com**************

Monday, November 06, 2006

Some Good Quotes...

Time
“Time flies, but the good thing is you are the pilot.”

Admire
“You always admire what you really don't understand.”
Blaise Pascal

Beleive
“Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it.
Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held.
Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books.
Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin.
Believe nothing just because someone else believes it.
Believe only what you test and judge to be true.”
Buddha

Failure

“A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”
John Burroughs

“Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
James Russell Lowell

Goal

“You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
Edmund Hillary

Difficulty

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
- Seneca

“The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was”
- Walt West