A Thought for Today-677: Dr A P J Abdul Kalm

All birds find shelter during a rain. But the eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common, but ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

Facts and Figures-79: Ptolemy, Father of Geology

Ptolemy is called the Father of Geology.

Self-Improvement-148: Mary Tyler Moore

Take chances.
Make mistakes.
That is how you grow.
Pain nourishes your courage.
You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Mary Tyler Moore

A Thought for Today-676: Thomas J. Watson

A man is known by the company he keeps. A company is known by the men it keeps - Thomas J. Watson

Facts and Figures-78: Tamil Nadu - Population

Population-wise, Tamil Nadu occupies the 7th place in India.

Self-Improvement-147: Kindness, Compassion and Love

Use your voice for kindness,
your ears for compassion,
your hands for charity,
your mind for truth,
and your heart for LOVE.

- Unknown

A Thought for Today-675: Unknown

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations – Unknown

Facts and Figures-77: Herodotus, The Father of History

Herodotus, The Father of History

Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484–c. 425 BC), a contemporary of Socrates. He is widely referred to as "The Father of History" (first conferred by Cicero); he was the first historian known to have broken from Homeric tradition to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation—specifically, by collecting his materials systematically and critically, and then arranging them into a historiographic narrative. The Histories is the only work which he is known to have produced, a record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars, including a wealth of geographical and ethnographical information. Some of his stories were fanciful and others inaccurate; yet he states that he was reporting only what he was told; a sizable portion of the information he provided was later confirmed by historians and archaeologists. Despite Herodotus' historical significance, little is known of his personal life and academic history.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.

Grateful thanks to Wikipedia.

Self-Improvement-146: The Bravest, The Strongest and The Happiest

The first to apologize is THE BRAVEST.
The first to forgive is THE STRONGEST.
And the first to forget is THE HAPPIEST.

Courtesy: Top10HomeRemedies

A Thought for Today-674: Zig Ziglar

You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness – Zig Ziglar

A Thought for Today-673: An Inspired Approach

Step out into the world and explore your potential. You will never know what is waiting for you if you don’t go where you have not been – An Inspired Approach

Self-Improvement-145: Mary Tyler Moore

Take chances.
Make mistakes.
That is how you grow.
Pain nourishes your courage.
You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

A Thought for Today-672: Stephen Covey

Trust is equal parts character and competence. You can look at any leadership failure, and it is always a failure of one or the other - Stephen Covey

A Thought for Today-671: Cell Phones

Cell phones bring you closer to the person far from you. But take you away from the ones sitting next to you - Unknown

A Thought for Today-670: Desire, Decision and Determination

A desire changes nothing. A decision changes something. But a determination changes everything - Unknown

Self-Improvement-144: FOR STRESS-FREE LIFE

1. Accept your Fears
2. Find Happiness in Daily Life
3. Be Grateful
4. Exercise Regularly
5. Be Patient
6. Manage Your Time
7. Never Whine
8. Spend Time with Happy People
9. Respect Others

A Thought for Today-669: Zig Ziglar

If you have learnt from defeat, you have not really lost - Zig Ziglar

Facts and Figures-77: ATOMS IN A GRAIN OF SAND

It has been estimated that there are more stars in the Universe than there are grains of sand on earth, but there are more atoms in one grain of sand than there are stars in the Universe – Unusual Facts

Self-Improvement-143: William Arthur Ward

Before you speak, LISTEN.

Before you write, THINK.

Before you spend, EARN.

Before you invest, INVESTIGATE.

Before you criticize, WAIT.

Before you pray, FORGIVE.

Before you quit, TRY.

Before you retire, SAVE.

Before you die, GIVE.

- William Arthur Ward

A Thought for Today-668: Felix.H.

Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them - Felix.H.