********************************************************************************************** * Notes/General Collected Created by: T Amirtharaj * * Created on: 27 Nov 2001, Modified on: 29 Nov 2002 * ********************************************************************************************** # - To do, * - Notes, ? - Doubt/findout, ** - Important, - - Info - I plan to start this preparation on 27 Nov 2001 at TCS, Trivandrum Library. 29 Nov 2002 ----------- * "If you want to gain self-respect... equality... independence... change your religion... Because we have the misfortune of calling ourselves Hindus, we are treated thus (like untouchables). If we were members of another faith, none would dare treat us so. Choose any religion which gives you equality of status and treatment. I had the misfortune of being born with the stigma of an untouchable. However, it is not my fault; but I will not die an Hindu, for this is in my power... '' -Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, October 13, 1935. 03 Nov 2002 ----------- * "Man created Religions; both Man and Religion created God (kadavul); Man, Religion and God together divided the world" - a line taken from a Malayalam song * "Yanai in palam thumpikail, manith in palam avan thannambikka il (Elepent's strength is in it's nose, man's strenght is in his self confidnece)" 19 Oct 2002 ----------- * You are wealthy when you have more than what you "need" * "Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value." - Albert Einstein 11 Dec 2001 ----------- - An article on "Do not criticise" at 1233, CSR, Nov 2001 * The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind - William James * Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence - Helen Keller * Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony - Mahatma Gandhi * Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it - George Elliot * When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal - Napoleon Hill Napoleon's Words of Wisdow: --------------------------- * A society without religion is like a vessel without compass * Know how to listen and be sure that silence often produces the same effects than science. * Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich * My motto has always been: A career open to all talents, without distinctions of birth * I was born and made for work * Circumstances? I make circumstances! * Be successful! I judge men only by the results of their actions. * I like honest men of all colors. * I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest. * The word 'impossible' is not in my dictionary * We are what we repeatedly do. - Aristotle * We must be the change we wish to see - - Gandhi * I hate quotations. Tell me what you know - Ralph Waldo Emerson * A day without sunshine is, you know, night - Shannon * For everything you have missed, you have gained something else - Ralph Waldo Emerson 03 Dec 2001 ----------- * No woman can call herself free, who does not own and control her own body. - Margaret Sanger * Dont't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against -not with- the wind. - Hamilton Mabie * If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success - John D.Rockefeller, Sr. * There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job - Dr. George W. Crane * If you have something to do that is worthwhile doing, don't talk about it but do it. After you have done it, your friends and enemies will talk about it - George W. Blount * "I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything; "I will try" has performed wonders - George P. Burnham * Expect victory and you make victory - Dr. Preston Bradley * If you wish to be loved, first you must love * When you are good to others you are best to yourself - Dr.Louis L.Mann * Impossible is the word to be found only in the dictionary of fools - Napoleon Bonaparte * What we see depends mainly on what we look for - John Lubbock 27 Nov 2001 - Your Next IT Strategy, HBR Oct 2001 ----------- * The IT companies in future will buy services on Internet rather than owning -propritory * ERP failure - they are in flexible and so are not able to adopt quickly to market changes * SOAP -Simple Object Access Protocol communication protocol 01 Mar 2002 ----------- * There is nothing to be afraid of * Change can only come through you making a decision and acting on it * Do no harm ******************************* END OF DOCUMENT ******************************