Thought of the Day

Be brief, be sincere, be seated.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.
T.S. Eliot

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"Come to the edge." 

"We can't. We're afraid." 

"Come to the edge." 

"We can't. We will fall!" 

"Come to the edge." 

And they came. 

And he pushed them. 

And they flew.

Guillaume Apollinaire

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Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are... Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in my pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return. 

Mary Jean Iron

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If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.
Lewis Carroll

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Tears are words the heart can't express.

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Make visible what without you, might perhaps never have been seen. - Robert Bresson

Wondering about Wi-fi?

Thought you might want to hear from Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, on the issue of Wi-Fi. Her report will only take you a few minutes to read and can be found here: On the Safety Wi-Fi 

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. 

George S. Patton

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Action is the real measure of intelligence. 
Napoleon Hill

Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities

Click on link to go to report - Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities

The Melbourne Principles were designed to respect the cultural uniqueness of communities while promoting sustainable living. Let's work together to make Stratford economically healthy, socially vibrant and ecologically sound. Visit the site and as you read the principles, please share ideas or concerns.
Kerry

Thought of the Day

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Japanese Proverb

New Campaign, New Look

Thanks to Anne for all her work updating the website and to Heidi for all the graphics. Check out under photos the picture of the lawn signs that will soon arrive! So thankful for a great team working with me.

Thought of the Day

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

Joseph Addison

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Soft words are hard arguments.
Thomas Fuller

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Truth is not determined by the volume of the voice.    
Chinese Proverb  

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He who laughs, lasts.

- Mary Pettibone Poole

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	There can never be enough said of the virtues, dangers, the power of a shared laugh. ~Françoise Sagan

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Dare to risk public criticism.
Mary Kay Ash

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Tell me with whom you travel, and I'll tell you who you are.     
German Proverb

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Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile initially scared me to death.
Betty Bender

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It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace.

Shenandoah Proverb

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There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
Jacques Barzun

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Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
Conrad Hilton

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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.
John Steinbeck 

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Enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious. Give yourself, if you wish to get others.
David Seabury

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	If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back. - Lois McMaster Bujold

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	I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them. ~Anonymous

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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
Ignatius Loyola