“Decent responsible parents are a royal pain- that's how you know when you have them [such parents].” KnowsPainParentWomenResponsibleDecentRoyal Author:Laura Schlessinger
“All pain in life comes from wishing things were different than they are. Conversely, peace and happiness must come from accepting life as it is and breaking through the barriers of illusion to do so... All things that we label good or bad often hold in them surprises if we stay open. Each of us has choice in how we interpret life's events and in this way we are each responsible for our own reality.” IfsWayDifferentRealityPainChoicesWishAcceptingEventsIllusionAll ThingsResponsibleSurpriseLabelsBarriersPeace And HappinessAccepting LifePain In Life Author:Kristine Carlson
“Do too many executives still indulge in the short-sighted habit of issuing orders without taking the slightest pains to explain to those responsible for carrying them out the whyfor and wherefor of the orders? Where employees come in daily and hourly contact with the public, surely it is important that care be taken to fit them to reply intelligently to courteous questions. ""Because them are orders"" isn't a satisfying reply-even less satisfactory to the management than to the public.” StillsImportantCarePainOrderTakenHabitFitResponsibleManagementContactEmployeeExecutivesSatisfyingIndulgeIndulge InCourteousShort Sighted Author:B. C. Forbes
“There is a beginning and end to all life - and to all human endeavors. Species evolve and die off. Empires rise, then break apart. Businesses grow, then fold. There are no exceptions. I'm OK with all that. Yet it pains me to bear witness to the sixth great extinction, where we humans are directly responsible for the extirpation of so many wonderful creatures and invaluable indigenous cultures. It saddens me to observe the plight of our own species; we appear to be incapable of solving our problems.” HumansEndsProblemPainDiesCultureGrowsBreakWonderfulBearsCreaturesResponsibleSpeciesWitnessEvolveEmpiresExceptionEndeavorIncapableExtinctionIndigenousFoldsInvaluablePlightBeginnings And EndsIndigenous Culture Book:Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
“Ultimately though, we are not responsible for another's happiness. The unhappy person almost always suffers from self-inflicted pain.” PersonsSelfPainSufferingResponsibleUnhappyHappy PersonSelf InflictedUnhappy Person Author:James Dillehay