Ten 'Cannots' make for cleaner campaign. (Publisher's Notebook).As the gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern debates begin between Bill Simon William Edward Simon, Jr. (born June 20, 1951), best known as Bill Simon, is an American businessman and politician. In 2002, Simon campaigned unsuccessfully for Governor of California as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Gray Davis. and incumbent Gov. Gray Davis, we need to brace ourselves for the onslaught of comments, slams and attacks between the two. The things I wish both men would take into consideration as they proceed through the campaign are the words of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln: "Ten Cannots" "You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift." "You cannot help small men by tearing down big men." "You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong." "You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer." "You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich." "You cannot establish security on borrowed money." "You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than income." "You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred." "You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence." "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves." -- Abraham Lincoln Wouldn't it be wonderful if both campaigners took President Lincoln's words to heart? Speaking of words, I want to share a few with you about how we as individuals can improve our lives both personally and professionally. All of us need to be reminded from time to time about how we can strive for greatness. "Just for Today" "I will live through the next 12 hours and not try to tackle all of life's problems at once." "I will improve my mind. I will learn something useful. I will learn something that requires effort, thought and concentration." "I will be agreeable. I will look my best, speak in a well-modulated voice, be courteous cour·te·ous adj. Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See Synonyms at polite. [Middle English corteis, courtly, from Old French, from cort, court; see and considerate con·sid·er·ate adj. 1. Having or marked by regard for the needs or feelings of others. See Synonyms at thoughtful. 2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate. ." "I will not find fault with friends, relatives or colleagues. I will not try to change or improve anyone but myself." "I will have a program, I might not follow it exactly, but I will have it." "I will save myself from two enemies -- hurry and indecision Indecision Buridan’s ass unable to decide between two haystacks, he would starve to death. [Fr. Philos.: Brewer Dictionary, 154] Cooke, Ebenezer his irresolution usually leads to catatonia. [Am. Lit. ." "I will do a good turn and keep it a secret. If anyone finds out, it won't count." "I will do two things I don't want to do, just for the exercise." "I will believe in myself I will give my best to the world and feel confident that the world will give its best to me." -- Author Unknown To the balance sheet. Credit: To the city of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. for being named the seventh-best city for single people out of the 40 largest metropolitan areas according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Forbes magazine last month. We ranked 11th last year. The magazine summarized voters' comments with the following statement: "What's not to like about San Diego? This sprawling Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, city has perfect weather with an average temperature of 70 degrees, miles of beaches and handsome people." The magazine also recently named San Diego as the best city in the nation for business and careers. Last but not least, the city was named as the third-most creative city in the country in a recent book titled, "The Rise of the Creative Class" by Dr. Richard Florida Richard Florida (1957, Newark NJ) is an American economist and urban studies theorist. Professor Florida's focus is on social and economic theory. He is currently a professor and head of the Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management and the MaRS Discovery who is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). in Pittsburgh. The professor claims the future growth of any region is tied to the rise of knowledge and creativity-related workers. This is a pretty nice list of acknowledgements, wouldn't you say? |
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