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Quotes of The Day: Keynes & Friedman on Inflation...

"By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." 
- John Maynard Keynes

"Inflation is taxation without legislation."
 - Milton Friedman

The Champion's Creed - An Inspirational Affirmation for 2010

"I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed.

And the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying."


- Tom Hopkins

The Optimist's Creed - A Daily Affirmation for 2010

The Optimist's Creed

I Promise Myself...

• To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
  
  
• To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
  
  
• To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
  
  
• To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
  
  
• To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
  
  
• To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
  
  
• To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
  
  
• To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
  
  
• To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
  
  
• To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
  
  
• To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
  
  
• To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
  

- Christian D. Larson


 A somewhat different and shortened version of this was adopted by Optimist International, which publishes it on its website, with the following statement:

Many have found inspiration in The Optimist's Creed. In hospitals, the creed has been used to help patients recover from illness. In locker rooms, coaches have used it to motivate their players.

Optimist International adopted this creed in 1922. It was originally published in 1912 in a book titled: "Your Forces and How to Use Them."  The author was Christian D. Larson, a prolific writer and lecturer who believed that people have tremendous latent powers, which could be harnessed for success with the proper attitude.

Link to Printable PDF - The Optimist's Creed

Link to Optimist's Creed SLIDESHOW

Quote of the New Year: Freedom vs. Happiness

"Doing what you like is freedom."

"Liking what you do is happiness."

 
-Frank Tyger