July 18th, 2008
Unless you become more watchful in your States and check this spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that the most important powers of Government have been given or bartered away, and the control of your dearest interests have been passed into the hands of these corporations.” -President Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address, March 4, 1837 (2)
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July 15th, 2008
ProLife does not mean Prohibition.-Brian Pagano sums up the Catholic faith.
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July 12th, 2008
“Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs” - Jack Lynch
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July 11th, 2008
Yesterday, I found some minor errors on a great website yesterday. I quickly emailed the “contact us” link and detailed how to improve. Then, I asked for an account upgrade, which I was granted.
Lessons: 1) Don’t give anything away without asking for something in return. 2) Trade 1s (easy email) for 10s (account access) 3) Don’t be afraid to ask. The worst you can get is a “No.” 4) Ask for more than you expect to receive
Notice how I earned respect by being cheeky. I suspect I also earned respect for my well cited, easy to read email.
Today, I’ll spend all day on the site…. and probably email him some more free Quality Assurance work.
Super GMAT prep internet site : PrepForTests.com
Joel’s response pasted below:
Thanks very much for informing me about the errors in the tutorials. I’ve fixed both of these but if you spot any more or have any other suggestions for improvements please do get in touch.I’ve given your account unlimited question access (I enjoyed your cheek in asking)Best of luck with your GMAT and I hope you find our site useful
Joel
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June 16th, 2008
Action that does not require thought. - Jerry Nelson
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June 15th, 2008
Unity in thought, feeling and action
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June 14th, 2008
Courage = action through fear
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June 13th, 2008
Intelligence = ability to predict the future.
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April 23rd, 2008
| “Hope is passion for the possible” - soren kirkegaard |
as quoted on Matt Winkler’s Facebook. Happy Birthday, Matt!
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April 11th, 2008
“What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.” (H. Simon, Communications and the Public Interest, 1971.)http://www.lyndonantcliff.com/positive-thinking/distraction-will-drive-you-into-mediocrity/
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