Archive for June, 2009

Galbraith Quote

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.
~John Kenneth Galbraith

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there has been a “dramatic increase” in obesity in the United States in the past 20 years. As of 2006, 34% of American adults age 20 or older (over 72 million people) [...]

George Sheehan Quote

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were
meant to be.
~George Sheehan

If you’ve tried slimming down but haven’t succeeded, it’s possible you weren’t determined enough to reach your goal. Determination is a quality that can be exercised and mastered. Having a definite goal and keeping it [...]

Virgil quote

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

The greatest wealth is health.
~Virgil

It doesn’t matter how much money you have or how nice your material things are if you aren’t healthy enough to enjoy them. And if you aren’t materially wealthy right now you are still very fortunate if you have good health.
Many people consider it noble to work themselves to exhaustion and [...]

Aristotle Quote

Monday, June 1st, 2009

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
~Aristotle

A habit is a pattern of behavior that you acquire after frequent repetition. If you do anything enough times—good or bad—it becomes a habit.
The good news is that any bad habit can be broken. The key is to [...]