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Thought for the day.

Started by Cruncher Pete, January 31, 2009, 06:43:30 AM

Cruncher Pete

Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more...


Word for the day:

sequential. (adjective).  Arranged in order or series.  Ordered, consecutive.


P.S.  This is just a reminder for myself to watch what I am doing.  More speed, less haste...

Cruncher Pete

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others...



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phlegmatic.(adjective).  Slugish and unemotional.  Apathetic, distant. 

Cruncher Pete

Know your limits, but never stop trying to exceed them...


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Spurious
(adjective). Lacking authority or validity.  False, fake.

Cruncher Pete

After all is said and done, a lot more will have been said than done...


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responsive (adjective).  Reacting quickly and appropriately.  Acknowledging, perceptive, forthcoming.

Cruncher Pete

The difference between try and triumph is a little umph...


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triumph
(noun).  Rejoicing in success, elation, exultation.

Cruncher Pete

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.  But above all, the world needs dreamers who do...


World for the day:


reverie. (noun) Musing, daydreaming. Instrumental composition suggesting dreamy or musing state.

WikiWill

Thank you Cruncher Pete, I do appreciate these little pick-me-ups in the morning :)
* WikiWill returns to my pre-coffee reverie...

Cruncher Pete

People know you for what you've done, not what you plan to do...


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remorse.(noun),  A painful sense of guilt over wrongdoing, guilt, anguish.

Cruncher Pete

There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today...


Word for the day:

balance. equilibrium, equality, symmetry, scale, reminder, surplus, reconcile, equate, justify, offset, counterpoise, counteract, stabilize.

Cruncher Pete

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.  Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.  Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.  Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.  It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anyone could have...


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zealous (adj)  filled with eagerness, fervor, or passion. Enthusiastic, dedicated.

Cruncher Pete

What may be done at any time will be done at no time...


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decry (verb). To criticize or condemn.  Denounce, censure.

Cruncher Pete

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week...


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servile. (adj)  like a servant, submissive, fawning.

Cruncher Pete

One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it...


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convoluted (adj) twisting, complicated, intricate, complex, elaborate.

Cruncher Pete

The question isn't who is going to let me: it's who is going to stop me...


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alacrity (noun) cheerful readiness to do something.  Willingness, promptness, speed.

Cruncher Pete

Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway...


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florid: (adj) elaborate or flamboyant.  Flowery, fancy.