George Washington Carver Quote – Ninety-nine Percent Of Failures
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” – George Washington Carver
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William Faulkner Quote – Be Better Than Yourself
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner
Read moreToo Many Pain Pills
Over the past decade, more Americans died from overdoses of prescription painkillers than from heroin and cocaine use combined, according to government health officials. Most of the deaths were due to misuse of the medications— not to treat pain but to achieve a narcotic high. Recreational abuse has fueled a 300% surge in sales since 1999 of drugs like oxycodone, […]
Read moreJ.D. Salinger Quote – Perfection
“An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.” – J.D. Salinger
Read moreGPS Not Working in Australia
GPS relies on satellites for them to work. It is getting very difficult to rely on them in Australia. Researchers have found that the country has moved north about 5 feet according to the movement of the tectonic plates. Because of this movement the GPS can’t register the correct directions. Some that use their GPS are finding that they have […]
Read moreLack of Psychiatrists
After eight years of war, bombings, and brutal sectarian violence, Iraq’s civilian population is now suffering an epidemic of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses, health officials there say. But there are only 100 psychiatrists to serve a population of 39 million.
Read moreHelping Out Our Neighbors
Homeowners in Centennial, Colo., woke up to a pleasant surprise last Sunday morning: a group of teens who went around shoveling their neighbors’ sidewalks and driveways free of charge. “They did everything: the whole driveway, the stoop, the whole sidewalk,” said one thankful recipient. “You just don’t see that in this day and age.”The high schoolers refused any money that […]
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David Brinkley Quote – A Successful Man
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
Read moreGirls Outperform Boys
Percentage of countries worldwide in which girls outperform boys in academic achievement: 70
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