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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - John Adams

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams Our founding fathers are …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Mark Twain on Advertising

"Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising." -Mark Twain. Its Wit & Wisdom Wednesday here at The Specialist Works US and we are focusing on the importance of …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Guillemets on Goals

Visualize your long-term goals to paint your short-term action on the canvas of now. -Terri Guillemets Setting a goal is important with any plan. However, it is the constant strives and …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Susan B. Anthony

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Steve Jobs on Teamwork

"Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people." -Steve Jobs.Its Wit and Wisdom Wednesday here at The Specialist Works US and we love this Steve Jobs quote …

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Sometimes it’s a Doodle

What art offers is space a certain breathing room for the spirit. -John UpdikeToday is Wit and Wisdom Wednesday at The Specialist Works US and we are trying to push through hump day.Things can get …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Francis Quarles on Rest

"Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest."-Francis Quarles It is Wit and Wisdom Wednesday at The Specialist Works US and today …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Chinese Proverb on the Proactive

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." - Chinese Proverb It is Wit and Wisdom Wednesday at The Specialist Works US, the first of its kind ever to be …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Jean-Paul Satre on Honesty

The worst part about being lied to is knowing you weren't worth the truth. - Jean-Paul Satre. Telling the truth is a two way street. For the teller, there is a certain intangible moral capital that …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Burns on Being Scottish

"Dare to be honest and fear no labor." Robert Burns. July 27th is National Scotch Day in the United States. It is also Wit and Wisdom Wednesday at The Specialist Works US and in honor of our …

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Wit and Wisdom Wednesday - Riley on Problem Solving

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out. Bob Riley It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at the …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Dali on Ambition

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." Salvador DaliIt is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we chose to highlight this Salvador Dali quote. Dali certainly pushes the …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Faulkner on Pouring Out Liquor

"Pouring out liquor is like burning books." - William Faulkner It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we are in a mellow and reflective mood. It is a perfect mood to indulge in some …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Dr Seuss on Going Wiith The Flow

"And when things start to happen, don't worry. Don't stew. Just go right along. You'll start happening too!" - Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990) It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Caldwell on Storytelling

"Many Southern writers must have learned the art of storytelling from listening to oral tales. I did. It gave me the knowledge that the simplest incident can make a story." Erskine Caldwell It is …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Failure is not Fatal

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we love this Winston Churchill quote …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Le Petit Prince

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupery It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we anticipate in the …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Twain on Facts

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please." Mark Twain It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and in our minds you can't go wrong with a quote from Mark …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Washington Irving on Spell-Casting

"He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart." Washington Irving It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and in honor of …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Patton on Decision Making

"No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair." George S. Patton It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we love this quote. We don't hate swivel chairs, but we do recognize that …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Caldwell on Listening

"I was not a writer to begin with; I was a listener." Erskine Caldwell We love Southern literature at Elarbee Media. Erskine Caldwell's God's Little Acre was the first "First Edition" purchase we …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Yogi Berra

"It ain't over till it's over" Yogi Berra It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and today we want to highlight one of the best quotes ever. Keep pushing forward in business and in life …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Franklin on Diligence

It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we can always count on Ben Franklin for a dose of truth. In business, sitting back and waiting doesn't make the phones ring or the money roll in …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Edison on Execution

"Vision without execution is hallucination." Thomas Edison It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we love this quote from Thomas Edison. Ideas are great, but when not put into …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - George Orwell on Faces

"At 50, everyone has the face he deserves." George Orwell It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. We are not spring chickens here. Although we are not yet 50 we have "been around the …

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Wit& Wisdom Wednesday Jim Henson on the Child Inside

"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children." Jim Hensen It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we can't think of a better person to quote than Jim Hensen. As …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Riding Ahead of the Herd

If you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there. -- Old West Proverb It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. We love this Old West …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Batman

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me." Batman It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we pulled this Batman quote to continue our bat theme for the week …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Kipling on Fear

"Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears." ― Rudyard Kipling It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we thought we would share a Rudyard Kipling quote …

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Wit& Wisdom Wednesday Faulkner on Clocks

"Clocks slay time. Time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life."William Faulkner. It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - E.M. Forster on Spoon Feeding

"Spoon feeding in the long run teaches nothing but the shape of the spoon." E.M. Forster It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we wanted to share this classic quote from E.M. Forster …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Alexander Hamilton on Mistakes

"A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous." Alexander Hamilton It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media and we are focusing on this quote …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday -Thomas Edison on Not Failing

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas A. Edison It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. This quote from Thomas Edison speaks volumes to us as Direct …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Churchill on Listening

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." Winston Churchill It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we are pulling a …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday on Cowboys

"Any cowboy can carry a tune. The trouble comes when he tries to unload it." – Old West Proverb It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we are so excited to be once again in …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - AA Milne on More for Less

"It was Lord Northcliffe who killed the penny dreadful: by the simple process of producing a ha'penny dreadfuller. " A. A, Milne It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and this week we …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Kipling on work

"Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade." Rudyard Kipling At Elarbee Media, we love old books, the touch and feel of the thick yellowed pages is comforting …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Ronald Reagan on Siimple

"They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong." Ronald ReaganThis Wit & Wisdom Wednesday we have decided to view things through the Ronald Reagan lens. Sometimes …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Adam Smith

"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. " Adam Smith It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Rudyard Kipling on Failing

"We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse." Rudyard KiplingIt is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and past time for a little Kipling. Often being direct and …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday - Churchill Hell

“If you are going through hell, keep going.” Winston ChurchillIt is Wit and Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media, and we all occasionally have a day like the photographer of the picture below. An …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday James Joyce on Planning

"I am tomorrow what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday." James Joyce It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday again at Elarbee Media. This week we are fully staffed, and there is no …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Nonsense and Beauty E.M. Forster

"Nonsense and beauty have close connections." - E.M. ForsterIt is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. This quote from E. M. Forster, one of our favorite authors, is so much fun. It can be …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Jeannette Rankin

"You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go." Jeannette Rankin It is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. On these Wednesday, we look to the past to have …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Will Rogers Stop Digging

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. - Will RogersIt is Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. Will Rogers seems to have an incredible ability to state the …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Mark Twain on the Majority

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark TwainIt's Wit & Wisdom Wednesday at Elarbee Media. Mark Twain offers us both on a platter with …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Warhol on Art and Business

“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” Andy WarholStunning as it is, Andy Warhol, pictured here in …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Will Rogers The Right Track

“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.” Will RogersSometimes when you hear the truth, it smacks you in the face. Hard. This quote represents to me the keen …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday John Wayne

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” John WayneWell, doesn’t that say it all? It becomes very easy in life to fail by simply not starting. The reasons for delay are too …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Napoleon

“A leader is a dealer in hope.” Napoleon Bonaparte. While I compulsively credit the French on all thing culinary and all things wine, it is a rare day when I credit the French on business. While …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Maggie Thatcher

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” - Margaret Thatcher Many times when companies tell you how great their product is, how great their …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Sam Walton on Leadership

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” - Sam WaltonIt’s Wisdom …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Patton

“Lead me, follow me or get out of my way.” General George Patton, U.S. Army General Setting the direction and plowing through all obstacles to follow that path can make you unpopular as a leader …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday MacArthur on Quitting

“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” - Douglas MacArthur In business, it can be difficult to want to keep moving forward. When I am in need of inspiration, I look to people who …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Henry Ford on Details

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.” Henry Ford Who would not have wanted to sit around the campfire with Ford and Edison? Imagine the …

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Wit & Wisdom Wednesday Patrick Roy

Being that I am both a business owner and mom, I try and find inspiration in different places. I don’t watch a lot of TV outside of PBS, and I don’t follow sports (besides baseball and hockey …

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