Saturday, February 25, 2006

"To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am." - Bernard Baruch

Thursday, February 23, 2006

"He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all." - Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish Novelist, Dramatist, Poet

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) American Clergyman, Reformer

Sunday, February 12, 2006

U.S. racks up record trade deficit in 2005 - SFGate.com

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Paul Boese

Friday, February 03, 2006

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."William Arthur Ward

Thursday, February 02, 2006

75% of hedge funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands - mondaq.com

Gold continues to strengthen - David Vaughn - Kitco

"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have." - Socrates (469-399BC) Greek Philosopher of Athens

Sunday, January 22, 2006

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with." - Mark Twain

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Man who shot Pope headed back to prison - APNews

"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer

Friday, January 20, 2006

Monday, January 16, 2006

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friday, January 13, 2006

It is official, China to consider gold - David Vaughn - Kitco
Real gold highs? - Adam Hamilton - Kitco

"The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it." - Voltaire (1694-1778) [Francois-Marie Arouet]

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Dow Jones Industrial close above 11,000 - APNews

"The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse." - Jules Renard (1864-1910) French Dramatist, Author.

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Sunday, December 25, 2005

"I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards." - Rudyard Kipling

Thursday, December 22, 2005

"Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others." - H. Jackson Brown

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Here come investible Asian Hedge Fund Indices - FinanceAsia.com

"The music than can deepest reach, and cure all ill, is cordial speech." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friday, December 02, 2005

"When I had youth I had no money; now I have the money I have no time; and when I get the time, if I ever do, I shall have no health to enjoy life. I suppose it’s the discipline I need; but it’s rather hard to love the things I do, and see them go by because duty chains me to my galley. If I ever come into port with all sails set, that will be my reward perhaps." - Louisa May Alcott

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

"There is only one sound method of moral education. It is teaching people to think." - Everett Dean Martin (1880-1941) American Writer, Lecturer

Monday, November 28, 2005

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend." - Charles Caleb Colton

Monday, November 21, 2005

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure." - Colin Luther Powell (1937~) American Military Leader, Secretary of State

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

"Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone, his own burdens, his own way." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) American Aviator, Writer

Friday, October 28, 2005

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Recovery from Wilma begins for millions - APNews

"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." - Confucius

Sunday, October 23, 2005

"Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen, even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind." - Leonardo Da Vinci

Friday, October 21, 2005

"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road." - Henry Ward Beecher

Thursday, October 20, 2005

I AM NOT GUILTY - Newsweek

"Respect yourself and others will respect you." - Confucius

Monday, October 17, 2005

"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility!" - Soren Kierkegaard

Saturday, October 01, 2005

"Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions." - Roger Babson

Friday, September 16, 2005

"Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life’s currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore." - Thomas Szasz

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." - John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Clergyman, Author

Monday, August 01, 2005

Saudi King Fahd, a Key U.S. Ally, Dies - LATimes

"Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do." - Jose Ortega Y Gasset