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The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.-Will Rodgers Ned's Note-Have you voted for a joke, or have ALL your votes been perfect?

"Respect is how you treat everyone, not just those you want to impress."-Richard Branson Ned's Note-Have you shown respect to the little guy this week?

Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.-Dwight D. Eisenhower Ned's Note-Have you sat in your employees' or students' chairs lately? You might want to give it a try before you write that next memo.

The rich invest their money and spend what's left; the poor spend their money and invest what's left.-Jim Rohn Ned's Note-Great leaders spend time with their team and then on their work, poor leaders spend time on their work and if then on their team.

"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves."-Abraham Lincoln Ned's Note-Grace and courage to do this comes to mind.

Show me your horse and I will show you who you are.-Old English saying Ned's Note-Given the right chance, we will show our true colors. What colors are you?

Take calculated risks--that is quite different from being rash.-George S. Patton Jr. Ned's Note-For you non-risk-takers out there, take notice and calculate!

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.-Confucius Ned's Note-Experience will happen like it or not. Do you waste the experience or do you...

"There are two ways of spreading the light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."-Edith Warton Ned's Note-Either way is fine, just don't put the light out.

Never let your doubt blind your goals, for your future lies in yourability, not your failure.-Anonymous Ned's Note-Doubt is a good thing when you use it to learn, just don't let it become a barrier.