For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been'.
John Greenleaf Whittier
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Thought of the Day
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Japanese Proverb
Japanese Proverb
Monday, December 29, 2008
Thought of the Day
Leadership-a preparedness to challenge the status quo with alternatives.
John Smyth
John Smyth
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Thought of the Day
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thought of the Day
Our deepest fear is NOT that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God: your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Thought of the Day
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set ourhearts right.
Confucius
Confucius
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Thought of the Day
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Thought of the Day
Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.
Bob Talbert
Bob Talbert
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thought of the Day
None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thought of the Day
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
Doug Larson
Doug Larson
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thought of the Day
The art of life is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candor. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
E. V. Lucas
E. V. Lucas
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thought of the Day
99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thought of the Day
No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor has been the reward for what they gave.
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thought of the Day
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thought of the Day
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Thought of the Day
It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving.
Richard Braunstein
Richard Braunstein
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Thought of the Day
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Monday, December 8, 2008
Thought of the Day
Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of someone else.
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Thought of the Day
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Thought of the Day
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkoff
Gen. Norman Schwarzkoff
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Thought of the Day
When you're in deep water, the best thing to do is shut your mouth.
Author unknown
Author unknown
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thought of the Day
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.
Greek saying
Greek saying
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Thought of the Day
Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thought of the Day
Don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
General George S. Patton
General George S. Patton
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Thought of the Day
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Joan Churton Collins
Joan Churton Collins
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thought of the Day
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thought of the Day
There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, 'We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.'
Jim Collins
Jim Collins
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thought of the Day
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
Author unknown
Author unknown
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thought of the Day
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
John Locke
John Locke
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thought of the Day
What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful.
Author Unknown
Author Unknown
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thought of the Day
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.
Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thought of the Day
Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway.
Harper Lee
Harper Lee
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thought of the Day
The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on despite all opposition until they attain their goal. There may be no heroic connotation to the word 'persistence,' but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel.
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Thought of the Day
The question “Who ought to be boss?” is like asking “Who ought to be the tenor in a quartet?” Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Thought of the Day
Leadership, above all, consists of telling the truth, unpalatable though it may be. It is better to go down with the truth on one’s lips than to rise high by innuendo and doubletalk.
Alfred Robens
Alfred Robens
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thought of the Day
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
Glenn Clark
Glenn Clark
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thought of the Day
I am only one, but I am still one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Thought of the Day
Remove the rock from your shoe rather than learn to limp comfortably.
Stephen C. Paul and Gary Max Collins
Stephen C. Paul and Gary Max Collins
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thought of the Day
The real contest is always between what you’ve done and what you are capable of doing. You measure yourself against yourself and nobody else.
Geoffrey Gaberino
Geoffrey Gaberino
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thought of the Day
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thought of the Day
People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it.
-- Ogden Nash
-- Ogden Nash
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thought of the Day
It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.
-Henry Ward Beecher
-Henry Ward Beecher
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thought of the Day
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
-Mohandas Gandhi
-Mohandas Gandhi
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thought of the Day
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thought of the Day
I don’t know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we
fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest a while.
Max Eastman
fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest a while.
Max Eastman
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Thought of the Day
Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail--as you surely will--adjust your lives, not the standards.
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Thoughts on Hiring the Best M.P. for Perth-Wellington
While for some of us, the election date has been permanently stamped in our brains. For others, it could easily be forgotten. Don't forget to vote this Tuesday, October 14th.
I have heard from individuals wondering about strategic voting. I want to be the MP for Perth-Wellington. That being said, I want people to vote for me, not against someone else. I see the NDP platform as strong and myself as a strong candidate. I encourage you to encourage family and friends to check out http://www.ndp.ca/ and http://www.kerrymcmanus.com/ for more info.
Time is running out and while I know there's lots of support, your help could make the difference in who becomes the MP in Perth-Wellington.
Please help make sure everyone has the information they need on me and the NDP. Specifically, please consider emailing and/or talking to family and friends; inviting your friends to the facebook group - Elect Kerry McManus MP Perth/Wellington and changing your profile pic to the 'Elect Kerry McManus' sign for two days.
The percentage of eligible voters who normally don't vote is huge. I believe that if we could reach more of the voters in our riding, we could see a huge voter turn-out and win this election.
Please help. You'll be glad you did :)
Kerry
I have heard from individuals wondering about strategic voting. I want to be the MP for Perth-Wellington. That being said, I want people to vote for me, not against someone else. I see the NDP platform as strong and myself as a strong candidate. I encourage you to encourage family and friends to check out http://www.ndp.ca/ and http://www.kerrymcmanus.com/ for more info.
Time is running out and while I know there's lots of support, your help could make the difference in who becomes the MP in Perth-Wellington.
Please help make sure everyone has the information they need on me and the NDP. Specifically, please consider emailing and/or talking to family and friends; inviting your friends to the facebook group - Elect Kerry McManus MP Perth/Wellington and changing your profile pic to the 'Elect Kerry McManus' sign for two days.
The percentage of eligible voters who normally don't vote is huge. I believe that if we could reach more of the voters in our riding, we could see a huge voter turn-out and win this election.
Please help. You'll be glad you did :)
Kerry
Thought Of The Day
"The gatekeepers for our culture are not the heroes or the supermen, but the common person. The individuals who represent the ideal inspire masses to pursue the values and virtues of their people; but it is the common person within each society who establishes the boundaries that are required to remain a part of the clan. It is not the extraordinary standard but the minimum standard that is the critical boundary in shaping a culture...It's easy to confuse the minimum with the extraordinary. We do it all the time. In fact, organizations continuously face that crisis. Whenever someone fails to live up to an understood expectation, we are forced to make some kind of reevaluation. Either our standard should change or our actions have to change. When we live below a standard, it is simply human nature to redefine the standard as unreasonable and establish standards that our patterns are already accomplishing. We keep lowering the bar until we clear it."
Erwin McManus, from An Unstoppable Force
Erwin McManus, from An Unstoppable Force
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Friday, October 10, 2008
Thought For Today
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"You manage things; you lead people."
Grace Murray Hopper, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Grace Murray Hopper, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Imposing limitations on yourself is cowardly because it protects you from having to try, and perhaps failing."
Vladimir Zworykin
Vladimir Zworykin
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Late night thoughts...
Earlier this week I met with Eugene Sidler's grade five class at Arthur Public School. We had a lively discussion about why I have chosen to enter the political arena and the key issues I hope to address.
I told them about how when I was eight I entered a church and saw a large box announcing there was a famine in Africa and a need for clothes to be donated. Despite being young, I recognized that more than used clothing was needed and I recruited my next-door neighbour and off we went caroling to raise money to send to Africa.
While this event happened about thirty years ago, it reflects how I live. Learning changes me. When I understand an issue that is leaving individuals in a precarious position, I look for ways to help.
Today one student asked whether I had wanted to be a politician when I was young. That was one of the easiest questions I've had so far in this campaign. No, the political arena has not been a dream of mine. I chose to enter because I recognize that right now we are at a crossroads. The scientists have told us that our lifestyles need to change. We need to pursue a sustainable vision for Perth-Wellington, Canada and the world.
What is sustainability? The best definition I have heard came from Chuck Hopkins of UNESCO – enough for everyone forever. As we meet our needs and desires, we need to be sure that we are not impacting the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
The New Democrats have a strong sustainable vision. We recognize that there are immediate concerns –the loss of jobs and health crises - that must be addressed while building a long-term vision that protects its citizens – universal health care, fair trade, restoring foreign relations, supporting education and training, reducing our carbon footprint, protecting food sovereignty and food security.
We are all in this together. While I am not a farmer, a nurse or a police officer, I respect that there are challenges faced that could be improved by a change in governmental policy. I may not know the details of your concerns but I welcome your valued opinion and expertise as we work together to address your concerns in Ottawa.
I told them about how when I was eight I entered a church and saw a large box announcing there was a famine in Africa and a need for clothes to be donated. Despite being young, I recognized that more than used clothing was needed and I recruited my next-door neighbour and off we went caroling to raise money to send to Africa.
While this event happened about thirty years ago, it reflects how I live. Learning changes me. When I understand an issue that is leaving individuals in a precarious position, I look for ways to help.
Today one student asked whether I had wanted to be a politician when I was young. That was one of the easiest questions I've had so far in this campaign. No, the political arena has not been a dream of mine. I chose to enter because I recognize that right now we are at a crossroads. The scientists have told us that our lifestyles need to change. We need to pursue a sustainable vision for Perth-Wellington, Canada and the world.
What is sustainability? The best definition I have heard came from Chuck Hopkins of UNESCO – enough for everyone forever. As we meet our needs and desires, we need to be sure that we are not impacting the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
The New Democrats have a strong sustainable vision. We recognize that there are immediate concerns –the loss of jobs and health crises - that must be addressed while building a long-term vision that protects its citizens – universal health care, fair trade, restoring foreign relations, supporting education and training, reducing our carbon footprint, protecting food sovereignty and food security.
We are all in this together. While I am not a farmer, a nurse or a police officer, I respect that there are challenges faced that could be improved by a change in governmental policy. I may not know the details of your concerns but I welcome your valued opinion and expertise as we work together to address your concerns in Ottawa.
Thought Of The Day
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."
Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Chinese Proverb
Chinese Proverb
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Men are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ."
Moliere
Moliere
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
A Poem by Kerry
Enough Already
Full. Bloated. Stuffed.
Enough Already!
Our minds are full of facts
But we're starving for some action.
Enough already.
We know enough.
It's time to act.
Stagnant. Imprisoned. Consuming.
Enough already.
Our wallets are always hungry
But our money has no vision.
Enough already!
We have enough.
It's time to act.
Bored. Disillusioned. Cynical.
Enough already!
Our lives are tedious
While our souls cry for purpose.
Enough already.
We are enough.
It's time to act.
Full. Bloated. Stuffed.
Enough Already!
Our minds are full of facts
But we're starving for some action.
Enough already.
We know enough.
It's time to act.
Stagnant. Imprisoned. Consuming.
Enough already.
Our wallets are always hungry
But our money has no vision.
Enough already!
We have enough.
It's time to act.
Bored. Disillusioned. Cynical.
Enough already!
Our lives are tedious
While our souls cry for purpose.
Enough already.
We are enough.
It's time to act.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Courage is your willingness to take action with no guarantee of results."
Brian Tracy
Brian Tracy
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem."
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible."
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
Japanese proverb
Japanese proverb
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"We don't remain good if we don't always strive to become better."
Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Not merely what we do, but what we try to do and why, are the true interpreters of what we are."
C. H. Woodward
C. H. Woodward
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common."
John Locke
John Locke
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Trains, Planes... and Tractors?

What a day! I learned to drive a tractor and attended my first all-candidates meeting as a candidate.

Spending time with Tom and Jackie is always a treat. They are both such great people. A few months ago when I joked about not being able to run to represent Perth-Wellington because I couldn't drive a tractor, Tom offered to teach me. Turns out he was right, it was easy.


A morning on a farm doesn't make me an expert on agriculture. Part of my strength as a candidate is that I recognize the importance of listening to others and learning from many different perspectives in developing solutions. My focus is on finding solutions not assigning blame.


I am thankful for the opportunity to meet constituents across Perth-Wellington over the next few weeks to learn more about the challenges and successes happening in our riding. I am thankful that we can come together across differences to work for the common good. If we happen to cross paths, I encourage you to share your stories with me.


Over the past few years, I've realized how fortunate I am to live in a country where we can freely share different views without fear. Tonight's all-candidates reinforced that reality for me. I appreciated the candor of individuals who shared the challenges they are facing with the ripple effect of local lay-offs. These are difficult times for many individuals and families. While we debate our views on policies, my hope is that we never forget that real people's lives will be affected by our action and inaction.

Thought Of The Day
"Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your lives; and if, periodically, you fail - as you surely will - adjust your lives, not the standards."
Ted Koppel, Broadcast Journalist
Ted Koppel, Broadcast Journalist
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thought Of The Day
"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Friday, September 12, 2008
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