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Bill Gates Speech at Harvard

But I also want to be recognized as the guy who got Steve Ballmer to drop out of business school. I�m a bad influence. That�s why I was invited to speak at your graduation. If I had spoken at your orientation, fewer of you might be here today. One of my biggest memories of Harvard came in January 1975, when I made a call from Currier House to a company in Albuquerque that had begun making the world�s first personal computers. I offered to sell them software. I worried that they would realize I was just a student in a dorm and hang up on me. Instead they said: �We�re not quite ready, come see us in a month,� which was a good thing, because we hadn�t written the software yet. From that moment, I worked day and night on this little extra credit project that marked the end of my college education and the beginning of a remarkable journey with Microsoft. But humanity�s greatest advances are not in its discoveries � but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity. Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity� reducing inequity is the highest human achievement. You graduates came to Harvard at a different time. You know more about the world�s inequities than the classes that came before. In your years here, I hope you�ve had a chance to think about how � in this age of accelerating technology � we can finally take on these inequities, and we can solve them. We were shocked. We had just assumed that if millions of children were dying and they could be saved, the world would make it a priority to discover and deliver the medicines to save them. But it did not. For under a dollar, there were interventions that could save lives that just weren�t being delivered. I am optimistic that we can do this, but I talk to skeptics who claim there is no hope. They say: �Inequity has been with us since the beginning, and will be with us till the end � because people just � don�t � care.� I completely disagree. I believe we have more caring than we know what to do with. All of us here in this Yard, at one time or another, have seen human tragedies that broke our hearts, and yet we did nothing � not because we didn�t care, but because we didn�t know what to do. If we had known how to help, we would have acted. If we can really see a problem, which is the first step, we come to the second step: cutting through the complexity to find a solution. Finding solutions is essential if we want to make the most of our caring. If we have clear and proven answers anytime an organization or individual asks �How can I help?,� then we can get action � and we can make sure that none of the caring in the world is wasted. But complexity makes it hard to mark a path of action for everyone who cares � and that makes it hard for their caring to matter. Cutting through complexity to find a solution runs through four predictable stages: determine a goal, find the highest-leverage approach, discover the ideal technology for that approach, and in the meantime, make the smartest application of the technology that you already have � whether it�s something sophisticated, like a drug, or something simpler, like a bednet. Pursuing that goal starts the four-step cycle again. This is the pattern. The crucial thing is to never stop thinking and working � and never do what we did with malaria and tuberculosis in the 20th century � which is to surrender to complexity and quit. The final step � after seeing the problem and finding an approach � is to measure the impact of your work and share your successes and failures so that others learn from your efforts. You have to have the statistics, of course. You have to be able to show that a program is vaccinating millions more children. You have to be able to show a decline in the number of children dying from these diseases. This is essential not just to improve the program, but also to help draw more investment from business and government. But if you want to inspire people to participate, you have to show more than numbers; you have to convey the human impact of the work � so people can feel what saving a life means to the families affected. Sixty years ago, George Marshall came to this commencement and announced a plan to assist the nations of post-war Europe. He said: �I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by press and radio make it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation.  At the same time, for every person in the world who has access to this technology, five people don�t. That means many creative minds are left out of this discussion � smart people with practical intelligence and relevant experience who don�t have the technology to hone their talents or contribute their ideas to the world. We need as many people as possible to have access to this technology, because these advances are triggering a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities, corporations, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches, and measure the impact of their efforts to address the hunger, poverty, and desperation George Marshall spoke of 60 years ago. My mother, who was filled with pride the day I was admitted here � never stopped pressing me to do more for others. A few days before my wedding, she hosted a bridal event, at which she read aloud a letter about marriage that she had written to Melinda. My mother was very ill with cancer at the time, but she saw one more opportunity to deliver her message, and at the close of the letter she said: �From those to whom much is given, much is expected.� In line with the promise of this age, I want to exhort each of the graduates here to take on an issue � a complex problem, a deep inequity, and become a specialist on it. If you make it the focus of your career, that would be phenomenal. But you don�t have to do that to make an impact. For a few hours every week, you can use the growing power of the Internet to get informed, find others with the same interests, see the barriers, and find ways to cut through them. Read the full article

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Things To Remember In Life:

No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have. You will never have it all together. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it. If you don�t start, it�s certain you won�t arrive. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints. Success is getting up one more time. Read the full article

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How to be happy with your life:

How To Live A Happy Life � 45 Simple Ways To Get Started Now Give people more than they expect and do it happily and cheerfully. Memorize your favorite poem. Don�t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. When you say, �I love you�, mean it. When you say, �I�m sorry�, look the person in the eye. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. Believe in love at first sight. Never laugh at anyone�s dreams. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it�s the only way to live life completely. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. Don�t judge people by their relatives. Talk slowly but think quickly. When someone asks you a question you don�t want to answer, smile and ask, �Why do you want to know?� Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. Call your mom. Say �bless you� when you hear someone sneeze. When you lose, don�t lose the lesson. Remember the three R�s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions. Don�t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. When you realize you have made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. Spend some time alone. Open your arms to change, but don�t let go of your values. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Read more books and watch less TV. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you�ll get to enjoy it a second time. Trust in God but lock your car. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don�t bring up the past. Read between the lines. Share your knowledge. It�s a way to achieve immortality. Be gentle with the earth. Pray. There�s immeasurable power in it. Never interrupt when you are being flattered. Mind your own business. Don�t trust a man/woman who doesn�t close his/her eyes when you kiss. At least once a year, go someplace you�ve never been before. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth�s greatest satisfaction. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck. Learn the rules then break some. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. Remember that your character is your destiny. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. Read the full article

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Love Poems

  The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring, And who will call the wild-briar fair? And deck thee with the holly�s sheen, . Bloom,Friendship,Love,Rose,Sweet,friends to lovers poems, poems about friendship turning into love, poem on love and friendship in hindi Read the full article

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Life Quotes:

You don�t actually have to take the quiz. Just read the post straight through, and you�ll get the point, an awesome one, that it is trying to make! Take this quiz: Name the five wealthiest people in the world. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress Name the last decade�s worth of World Series winners. How did you do? The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.   Here�s another quiz. See how you do on this one: List a few teachers who aided your journey through school. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you. Easier? The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care! Read the full article

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Positive attitude activities worksheets

If your child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. If your child learns to feel shame, he learns to feel guilty. If your child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate. If your child lives with approval, he learns to like himself. The remarkable thing is you have a choice every day regarding the attitude you embrace for that day. You cannot change our past� you cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. Read the full article

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Life Of Regret:

There was this guy who believed very much in true love and decided to take his time to wait for his right girl to appear. He believed that there would definitely be someone special out there for him, but none came. Every year at Christmas, his ex-girlfriend would return from Vancouver to look him up. He was aware that she still held some hope of re-kindling the past romance with him. He did not wish to mislead her in any way. So he would always get one of his girl friends to pose as his steady whenever she came back. That went on for several years and each year, the guy would get a different girl to pose as his romantic interest. So whenever the ex-girlfriend came to visit him, she would be led into believing that it was all over between her and the guy. The girl took all those rather well, often trying to casually tease him about his different girlfriends, or so, as it seemed! In fact, the girl often wept in secret whenever she saw him with another girl, but she was too proud to admit it. Still, every Christmas, she returned, hoping to re-kindle some form of romance. But each time, she returned to Vancouver feeling disappointed. Finally, she decided that she could not play that game any longer. Therefore, she confronted him and professed that after all those years, he was still the only man that she had ever loved. Although the guy knew of her feelings for him, he was still taken back and have never expected her to react that way. He always thought that she would slowly forget about him over time and come to terms that it was all over between them. Although he was touched by her undying love for him and wanted so much to accept her again, he remembered why he rejected her in the first place-she was not the one he wanted. So he hardened his heart and turned her down cruelly. Since then, three years have passed and the girl never returned anymore. They never even wrote to each other. The guy went on with his life� still searching for the one but somehow deep inside him, he missed the girl. On the Christmas of 1995, he went to his friend�s party alone. �Hey, how come all alone this year? Where are all your girlfriends? What happened to that Vancouver babe who joins you every Christmas?�, asked one of his friends. He felt warm and comforted by his friend�s queries about her still, he just surged on. Then, he came upon one of his many girlfriends whom he once requested to pose as his steady. He wanted so much to ignore her �.. not that he was impolite, but because at that moment, he just didn�t feel comfortable with those girlfriends anymore. It was almost like he was being judged by them. The girl saw him and shouted across the floor for him. Unable to avoid her, he went up to acknowledge her. The girl saw him and shouted across the floor for him. Unable to avoid her, he went up to acknowledge her. �Hi� how are you? Enjoying the party?� the girl asked. �Sure� yeah!�, he replied. She was slightly tipsy� must be from the whiskey on her hand. She continued, �Why�? Don�t you need someone to pose as your girlfriend this year?� Then he answered, �No, there is no need for that anymore�� Before he can continue, he was interrupted, �Oh yes! Must have found a girlfriend! You haven�t been searching for one for the past years, right?� The man looked up as if he has struck gold, his face beamed and looked directly at the drunken girl. He replied, �Yes� you are right! I haven�t been looking for anyone for the past years.� With that, the man darted across the floor and out the door, leaving the lady in much bewilderment. He finally realized that he has already found his dream girl, and she was� the Vancouver girl all along! The drunken lady has said something that awoken him. All along he has found his girl. That was why he did not bother to look further when he realized she was not coming back. It was not any specific girl he was seeking! It was the perfection that he wanted, and yes� perfection! A Relationship is something both parties should work on. Realizing that he had let away someone so important in his life, he decided to call her immediately. His whole mind was flooded with fear. He was afraid that she might have found someone new or no longer had the same feelings anymore� For once, he felt the fear of losing someone. As it was Christmas eve, the line was quite hard to get through, especially an overseas call. He tried again and again, never giving up. Finally, he got through�. precisely at 1200 midnight. He confessed his love for her and the girl was moved to tears. It seemed that she never got over him! Even after so long, she was still waiting for him, never giving up. He was so excited to meet her and to begin his new chapter of their lives. He decided to fly to Vancouver to join her. It was the happiest time of their lives! But their happy time was short-lived. Two days before he was supposed to fly to Vancouver, he received a call from her father. She had a head-on car collision with a drunken driver. She passed away after 6 hours in a coma. The guy was devastated, as it was a complete loss. Why did fate played such cruel games with him? He cursed the heaven for taking her away from him, denying even one last look at her! How cruel he cursed! How he damned the Gods�!! How he hated himself� for taking so long to realize his mistake!!  That was in 1996. Moral: Treasure what you have� Time is too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grief, Too short for those who rejoice, But for those who love� Time is Eternity. For all you out there with someone special in your heart, cherish that person, cherish every moment that you spend together that special someone, for in life, anything can happen anytime. You may painfully regret, only to realize that it is too late. 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Moral Stories For Students:

The Dean thought for a minute and said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they will be ready by that time. The Test consisted of only 2 questions with the total of 100 Points. Options � (a) Front Left (b) Front Right (c) Back Left (d) Back Right Moral: Be Responsible else you too will learn your lesson! Read the full article

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Keep a Promise:

Ever since the beginning The girl�s family member disagree her relationship with the boy. Saying that because of family background, if she insist of being together with the boy, she�ll suffer for her whole lifetime. Because of the pressure applied by family members, she frequently quarrel with him. The girl does love the boy, she used to ask him, �How much do you love me?� Because the boy is not good with words, he used to make her angry. With additional comment from her parents, her mood get even worse. The boy, has become her �anger releasing target�. And the boy, just silently allowed her to continuously release her anger on him. Later, the boy graduated from University. He plan to further study overseas but before he left. He proposed to the girl� � I, don�t know how to say nice words but I do know that, I love you. If you agree, I am willing to take care of you, the whole life. About your family members, I will work hard to convince them and agree on us.� �Marry me, will you?�, the girl agreed. And her parents, looking at the effort shown by the boy, agreed with them. Finally, before the boy go oversea, they are engaged. The girl stay back in the hometown, step into the working society where as the boy continuing his study oversea. They maintained their relationship through telephone and letters. Although time is difficult to get through with, but both of them never give up. One day, the girl left home for work as usual on her way to the bus stop, a car lose control and knock her down. As she awake from unconsciousness, she saw her parents and realize how seriously she got hurt and how fortunate of her, not to get killed. Looking at her parents, with their faced got all wet by their tears, she tried to comfort them. But then, she found out that She can�t even spell out a word, she tried her best to make some voice but all she managed, was to breath without any voice. She�s mute. According to the doctor, the injury affected her brain, and that cause her to be mute for the rest of her life. Listening to her parents persuade, but can�t even reply with a single word, the girl collapsed. Throughout the days, others than crying silently, still it is crying. Later, the girl discharged from hospital. Returning to her home, everything is still like before. Except that the phone ring, has turned into the worst nightmare of hers. Ring after ring, continuously stimulate her, stimulating her pain But she can�t tell the boy. She don�t want to be a burden to him, and wrote him a letter telling him that she no longer want to wait, the relationship between them ended, and even returned him the engagement ring. Facing the letters and telephone from the boy, all she can do, is to allow tears falling from her eyes. Her father decided to move, after seeing the pain she is suffering. Hoping that she could forget everything and be happier into a new environment, the girl started to learn, slowly picking up sign language and start over again. Also telling herself to forget the boy. One day, her best friend tell her that the boy�s back. He�s searching all around for her, she asked her best friend not to tell him about her and asked her to tell him to forget her. After that for more than a year there was no news of boy. One day her best friend tells her, that the boy is getting married soon, and passed the Wedding Card to her. She open the card sadly, but she found her name on the card. The moment she want to ask her best friend, the boy appear in front of her. With an unfamiliar sign language, he told her �I spent more than a year�s time, to force myself to learn sign language, in order to tell you, I have not forgot our promise, give me an opportunity, let me be your voice. I love you.� Looking at the slow sign language by the boy, and the engagement ring she gave back to him, She finally smiled. Moral: Do not be a coward and run away whenever there is a problem, remember that every problem has a solution, never ever break someone�s heart, you may not know when it will happen to you. Read the full article

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Career success tips

How To Be Successful In Career And Move Ahead At Work  Don�t talk negatively about people behind their backs. If you gossip, people won�t confide in you. Mind your own business. Try to work for someone who�ll challenge your powers.You�ll learn more in a year than 4 years of college. Successful bosses have good communication skills. They learn from people, including their employees. Work in such a way that makes your boss look good. It�s not flattery. On downsizing, the first to go are those with few friends. Bosses prefer competent people whom they respect really. Dress for the job you want, not the one you have. Let your dress reflects  the professionalism. Workout to get in good physical shape. Unless exceptionally skilled and the unhealthy are at a comparative disadvantage. Personal integrity is crucial. Tell nothing but the truth. Bosses can forgive mistakes  but if you lie, you�re gone. Be on time. Try to arrive few minutes early. It will save you from stress. You�ll be much relaxed & work better. Strive your best to keep you a deadline. If you cannot meet it, then apologize & ask for an extension Don�t take things personally. If some people are unhappy with you, it�s their problem. But always strive to give your best for others. If you must correct someone, don�t get personal about it. Do it never in front of others. Spend some time alone everyday. What�s the mission of my life? What do I want to be? And how to go about it. As you move along Plan A of your career,  maintain a Plan B as well � there is an alternative course to rely. Always remember that the secret of success is passion. Always think big. Spread love & joy. You�ll have happy and blissful years ahead Read the full article

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Moral Stories:

Lion and Poor Slave-Life based moral story A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn gently. The lion without hurting him goes away. Some days later, the slave�s master comes hunting to the forest and catches many animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by the masters� men who catch him and bring him to the cruel master. The master asks for the slave to be thrown into the lion�s cage. The slave is awaiting his death in the cage when he realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals. Moral: One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. Read the full article

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Inspirational Stories About Honesty:

Bhola owns a donkey called Khandya. Bhola is a very tolerant and kind master. The donkey is lazy and is always finding ways to avoid work. Once while returning with loads of salt on his back, Khandya falls in the river. He realizes that the fall has lessened the weights of the sacks as the salt has dissolved in the water. The next few days Khandya purposely falls into the water everyday. Bhola is unhappy at the way Khandya is behaving because he is losing money in the process. He decides to teach Khandya a lesson. The next day instead of salt bags he loads Khandya with bags of cotton. Khandya is unaware of the change. As planned, he falls into the water and gets the bags wet. He is surprised to find the load unbearable. His otherwise master also starts beating him. Khandya learns his lesson and starts behaving.. Moral: Work with honesty and sincerity because laziness will ruin you. Read the full article

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Monkey And Crocodile Story In English:

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The Truth:

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Inspirational Moral Stories:

  A mother and a baby camel were lying around, and suddenly the baby camel asked, �mother, may I ask you some questions? The mother said, �Sure! Why son, is there something bothering you? Baby said, �Why do camels have humps?� The mother said, �Well son, we are desert animals, we need the humps to store water and we are known to survive without water�. Baby said, �Okay, then why are our legs long and our feet rounded?� The mother said, �Son, obviously they are meant for walking in the desert. You know with these legs I can move around the desert better than anyone does!� Baby said, �Okay, then why are our eyelashes long? Sometimes it bothers my sight�. Mother with pride said, �My son, those long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. They help to protect your eyes from the desert sand and wind�. Baby said, �Okay, then why are our legs long and our feet rounded?� The mother said, �Son, obviously they are meant for walking in the desert. You know with these legs I can move around the desert better than anyone does!� Baby said, �Okay, then why are our eyelashes long? Sometimes it bothers my sight�. Mother with pride said, �My son, those long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. They help to protect your eyes from the desert sand and wind�. Baby after thinking said, �I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eye lashes protect my eyes from the desert then what in god�s name are we doing here in the Zoo!?� Moral: Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. Read the full article

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True Motivational Stories:

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Mother Sacrifice Short Story:

One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, �My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.� His mother�s eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to her child, �Your son is a genius. This school is too small for him and doesn�t have enough good teachers for training him. Please teach him yourself.� Many years after Edison�s mother had died, Edison had become one of the greatest inventors of the century. One day he was going through the old closet and he found a folded letter which was given to him by his teacher for his mother. He opened it. The message written on the letter was, �Your son is mentally ill. We can not let him attend our school anymore. He is expelled.� Edison became emotional reading it and then he wrote in his diary, �Thomas Alva Edison was a mentally ill child whose mother turned him into the genius of the century.� Moral: A Mother�s love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child. Read the full article