Are we really ever wasting time?

"Creativity is the residue 

of wasted time." 

~ Albert Einstein

Einstein's education was disrupted by his father's repeated failures at business. In 1894, after his company failed to get an important contract to electrify the city of Munich, Hermann Einstein moved to Milan, Italy, to work with a relative. Einstein was left at a boarding house in Munich and expected to finish his education. Alone, miserable, and 

repelled by the looming prospect of military duty when he turned 16, Einstein ran away six months later and landed on the doorstep of his surprised parents. His parents realized the enormous problems that he faced as a school dropout and draft dodger with no employable skills. His prospects did not look promising.

 Excerpt taken from this excellent website: http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408?page=2

One step at a time... ;)

To get through the hardest journey 

we need take only one step at a time, 

but we must keep on stepping. 

~ Chinese Proverb

Your character is a gift to others!

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those 

who can do nothing for him. 

~ James D. Miles

HAPPINESS...is the KEY! GET THE KEY!

Success is not the key to happiness. 

Happiness is the key to success.

 If you love what you are doing, 

you will be successful. 

~ Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer (January 14, 1875-September 4, 1965) was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education. His father and maternal grandfather were ministers; both of his grandfathers were talented organists; many of his relatives were persons of scholarly attainments...

...Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D. degree, he founded his hospital at Lambaréné in French Equatorial Africa, but in 1917 he and his wife were sent to a French internment camp as prisoners of war. Released in 1918, Schweitzer spent the next six years in Europe, preaching in his old church, giving lectures and concerts, taking medical courses, writing On the Edge of the Primeval Forest, The Decay and Restoration of Civilization, Civilization and Ethics, and Christianity and the Religions of the World.

ENJOY READING THE COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY BY CLICKING HERE:  http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1952/schweitzer-bio.html

Time...

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

~ Andy Warhol   "I'd prefer to remain a mystery. I never give my background, and, anyway, I make it all up different every time I'm asked." – Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, born in Pittsburgh in 1928, was an American artist and filmmaker. He is the figure head of the Pop art movement of the 1960s. Warhol brought focus to the banality of the commercial culture of the United States - creating and then pushing the artist envelope of his time. He became a worldwide celebrity, befriending and doing business with people in the highest social ranks. READ HIS ENTIRE BIOGRAPHY HERE:  http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warhol-9523875

Blossom YOUR Soul!

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;

they are the charming gardeners 

 who make our souls blossom.” 

~Marcel Proust

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl pʁust]; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated asRemembrance of Things Past). It was published in seven parts between 1913 and 1927.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Proust

Don't wait! Act NOW!

“Don’t wait. 

The time will never be just right.” 

~Napoleon Hill  


Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success.^[1] His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich (1937), is one of the best-selling books of all time (at the time of Hill's death in 1970, Think and Grow Rich had sold 20 million copies).^[2] Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. He became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933-36. "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark expressions.^[3][4] How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that puts success in reach of the average person, were the focal points of Hill's books.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Hill

It's a Cinch!

“Every day 

do something that will 

inch you closer 

to a better tomorrow.” 

~Doug Firebaugh

Cheer yourself UP!

“The best way to cheer yourself up

is to try to cheer somebody else up.”

~ Mark Twain

On Nov. 30, 1835, the small town of Florida, Mo. witnessed the birth of its most famous son. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was welcomed into the world as the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Little did John and Jane know, their son Samuel would one day be known as Mark Twain - America's most famous literary icon. 

Approximately four years after his birth, in 1839, the Clemens family moved 35 miles east to the town of Hannibal. A growing port city that lie along the banks of the Mississippi, Hannibal was a frequent stop for steam boats arriving by both day and night from St. Louis and New Orleans. 

To continue reading about the life of Mark Twain and how he became famous, please visit:  http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/bio.htm

LOVE...tough love!

You cannot help men permanently 

by doing for them 

what they could & should 

do for themselves.  

~Abraham Lincoln

To read more on the subject please visit:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_love

Don't forget this...

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

~ Maya Angelou

The Beauty in You!

Do you admire beauty?  

Then embody what you admire most and other people will admire you for your mind, soul, and spirit.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

I dare you!

Dare to be different, 

for those who dare are the dreamers, 

and the dreamers are the ones who change 

the world!

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Read more inspiring quotes here:  http://quotestheywrote.blogspot.com/

GENIUS!

“Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones of genius.”

― Elbert Hubbard

TRUE Wealth $?

True wealth

is what you carry

on the inside.

~Kim Franklin-Magana

Be Unique - be you ;)

"You have to be unique,

and different,

and shine in your own way."

~Lady Gaga


Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/; born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. 
To read more about her life, so far, please visit:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga

Universal Language...

Many languages are spoken here, 
but the universal language 
has no words. 


 ~Kim Franklin-Magana

Our Dangerous World!

The world is a dangerous place, 

not because of those who do evil, 

but because of those who look on 
and do nothing.

~Albert Einstein

Teen girl gets plastic surgery 

to stop being bullied:

Fifteen-year-old Renata said she wanted to get plastic surgery so she can stop being teased about her nose. Her decision, supported by a nonprofit organization, is spurring discussion about beauty and bullying.

http://www.today.com/video/today/53971923?from=en-us_msnhp#53971923

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