Quotes... Some more...

"The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well." ~ Horace Walpole

"If you cannot convince them, confuse them." ~ Harry S Truman

"It is a queer and fantastic world. Why can't people have what they want?
The things were all there to content everybody; yet everybody has got the wrong thing.
Perhaps you can make head or tail of it; it is beyond me." ~ Ford Madox Ford

The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn it. ~ Jacques Barzun

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return. ~ Sarah Orne Jewett

Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. ~ Sarah Bernhardt

I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. ~ Jonas Salk

"As long as the world is turning and spinning,
we're gonna be dizzy
and we're gonna make mistakes..!"
- Mel Brooks

Mumbai will Unplug on Dec 15th!!!

Come with friends, family or alone, and join hands in the war against global warming. Get your building along, your school or your college too. There is space for everyone.

Mumbai Unplug along with HR-MUN stands together in this attempt. Join us at Marine Drive between 4:30p.m and 7:00p.m and help us spread the word and stretch the cause out to people.

Reference: http://www.mumbaiunplug.com/index.html

Batti Bandh is an entirely voluntary event taking place on the 15th of December between 7:30 & 8:30 p.m. This event is aimed at requesting all of Mumbai to stand up for a cause that is greater than all of us. All you need to do is switch off lights and appliances in your home, shop, office, school, college or anywhere you are for 1 hour to take a stand against global warming. Just 1 hour.

What will this 1 hour do? This 1 hour for just 1 day is not our only aim. This 1 hour is to set an example to the world, to every person who witnesses it, to show that together we can make a difference. This 1 hour will save a lot of electricity as well as pollution and if done regularly can go a long way in reducing pollution that is released by electricity plants as well.

We were inspired by a similar event recently held in Sydney, Australia, called Earth Hour. In Sydney, 2.2 million people participated. Their one hour of lights out meant that 24.86 tons of carbon dioxide were not released into the air - the equivalent of taking 48,613 cars off the road. We are a city of more than 20 million people. Let this number be motivation enough to show that we can make a difference. Unplug Mumbai. Do this for every child who otherwise will never have the opportunity to witness snow capped Himalayas or the glorious tigers and lions or the sun kissed beaches of Goa. Because if we dont unplug from our ways now, nothing will remain the same. Batti Bandh.

Check below for more info:

Mumbai Unplug Homepage
About Mumbai Unplug
What is Batti Bandh?
Mumbai Unplug Events
Support Received for Mumbai Unplug
Mumbai Unplug Photo Gallery

Reference: http://www.mumbaiunplug.com/index.html

Check below for more info:

Mumbai Unplug Homepage
About Mumbai Unplug
What is Batti Bandh?
Mumbai Unplug Events
Support Received for Mumbai Unplug
Mumbai Unplug Photo Gallery

Some more quotes...

"Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully." - Graham Greene

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." - Henry David Thoreau

"An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves." - Bill Vaughan

Unfortunately, ability is based on achievement." - K Advani

"It's better to love someone you can't have than to have someone you can't love." - Anonymous

"An amateur built an ark that survived a flood while a large group of professionals built the Titanic." - Bill Swanson

"The best way to predict your future is to create it" -
Peter Drucker

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one."

Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle." ~ Paulo Coelho - Brazilian Author and Lyricist

"One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I'm having a good time." ~ Nancy Astor

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: "Decide what you want."

"Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life — It goes on." ~ Robert Frost

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." ~ George Bernard Shaw

"Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau

"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." - Frank Costello (The Departed)

"I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future." - David Gerrold

"If you live each day as if its your Last, You may most certainly be right one day..!" - Steve Jobs

"I wish I was a kid again, because skinned knees are easier to fix then broken hearts!"

More Quotes...

"Life is strange. If you don't believe me, just live longer." -Andre L. Noel

"Live to love life, and love to live life" - Sammy Gouti

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -George Eliot (1819-1880), English Novelist

"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." - William James

"Memory's are like ash, just the remains of a fire that has faded away..." - [Joel a.k.a PenanCe]

"Everybody has to believe in something... I believe I'll have another drink." - W.C. Fields

"I drink to make other people interesting." - George Jean Nathan

"If you can read this, thank a teacher." - Anonymous

"Life isn't what you want it to be, it's what you make it become." - Anthony Ryan

Life's Little Instruction Book

So here it goes...

Have a firm handshake .

Look people in the eye.

Sing in the shower.

Own a great stereo system.

If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.

Keep secrets.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Always accept an outstretched hand.

Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one
can tell the difference.

Avoid sarcastic remarks.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one
decision will come 90per cent of all your happiness or
misery.

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who
will never find out.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that
they have.

When playing games with children, let them win.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person
you know.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death
matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

Don't allow the phone to interrupt important
moments. It's there for your convenience, not the
caller's.

Be a good loser. Be a good winner.

Think twice before burdening a friend with a
secret.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let
go.

Keep it simple. Be modest. A lot was accomplished
before you were born.

Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many
times you have to cross the same river.

Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets.

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life,
you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the
one's you did.

Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love
them.

Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful
heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped
you.

Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone
else choose it for you.

Visit friends and relatives when they are in
hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.

Begin each day with some of your favorite music.

Once in a while, take the scenic route.

Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, 'Someone
who thinks you're terrific.'

Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your
voice.

Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table.
Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.

Show respect for everyone who works for a living,
regardless of how trivial their job.

Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason
later.

Make someone's day by paying the toll for the
person in the car behind you.

Become someone's hero.

Count your blessings.

Compliment the meal when you're a guest in
someone's home.

Wave at the children on a school bus.

Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job
is based on our ability to deal with people.

Don't expect life to be fair.

Thought for the day…

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.

Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian Author and Lyricist

Quotes...

Some of my Fav quotes...

If you miss an opportunity, do not close your eyes with tears… Keep your vision clear so that you will not miss next one.

Anger is a condition in which
the tongue works faster than the mind.

You can't change the past,
but you can ruin the present
by worrying over the future.

Thank God for what you have,
TRUST GOD for what you need.

If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and
the worries of tomorrow,
you have no today to be thankful for.

We take for granted the things
that we should be giving thanks for.

For every minute you are angry with someone,
you lose 60 seconds of happiness
that you can never get back.

Do what you can, for who you can,
with what you have, and where you are.

Boys to Men - Number Cruncher

From college to work, from amateur to pro, it’s a sequential time line.

What happens when you decide to do both?
Running to work after lectures, while friends sitting at the bus stop share a smoke?

The aimlessness of college life is a celebrated period, but many students are turning professionals.

Number Cruncher
Harish Talreja, 20, Finance

“I finished my Bachelor in Management Studies at HR College this April. And I’ve become permanent at Yahoo! India after working part time with them for two-and-a-half years — that’s all through college. I’m a computer geek. What do you think my aim in life is? To work and learn at Yahoo! is the perfect start. You need some amount of determination to run to work after hours of boring lectures. But you also need a flexible, understanding employer. I was allowed leave for exam weeks. There were times when after college, I would just have two hours to spend at work, out of which half an hour I would be travelling. I could get lazy and decide not to go, but you have to push yourself that extra bit. You learn a lot; I wouldn’t count that over anything else.“

Story writer @ Mid-day.com:- komal.sharma@mid-day.com