Ray Kroc, founder of Mc Donald’s, didn’t became rich overnight. He was a persistent and patient man.

Sam Walton worked for years to build his company, Wal-Mart.

Thomas Edison tried 1,000 different filaments before he was able to create the first incandescent light. He worked very hard to get it.

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent.”

President Calvin Coolidge

Obama laid out a new vision of high-speed rail. When recession ends oil prices will go up again to high levels.
We must embrace high-speed rail because it will reduce our dependence on oil and besides, the air pollutant emissions down. We want a cleaner future for our children.
High-speed rail is a reality in France, Spain, China and Japan and it has brought a strong development in areas where it has been implemented.
The development of this infrastructure will take many years and should be planned so that it can be a reality in the future.

This is it…this is the end…

I saw Watchmen today. Well, technically, it was last night. Great movie, and just what I needed after the week I had. This is the only spoiler — the ending’s slightly different, but in a way that wraps everything up nicely.

The only gripe that I have about the movie is this: this movie is DARK. I know, there’s guys running around in masks and stuff, but this is most definitely not a kids’ superhero movie. This is an adult movie in the best sense of the word. Moms, dads — don’t do what I’ve already seen a few do, and take your kid to go see this movie. There’s a reason why this movie has the rating it has. Please respect that, and let your kids, you know, be kids.

I’m not kidding. If you’re a Republican, and you’re not denouncing this clown as LOUDLY as possible RIGHT NOW, you hate babies and want them to have AIDS. You also probably hate puppies, kittens, and sunshine, but we’ll get to that eventually.

Last night, Sean Hannity made the ridiculous claim that the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) “has called for Mexico to annex Southwestern states”.

Today, Janet Murgia, the executive director of NCLR, said this:

“NCLR has never made the statement and does not support the views Mr. Hannity attributes to us, as even a cursory review of our public statements or website would substantiate. Such conspiracy theories would be silly if they were not so often used to create fear and distrust of all Hispanics living in America. While Mr. Hannity is well within his rights to disagree with the views of our organization, he is not entitled to lie about us. In light of this, we are asking in the strongest terms possible for an immediate on-air correction.”

What she said. Then again, what else can you expect from the folks who literally hate babies?

The difference between a decent organizer and a great organizer is not how they organize. It’s whether they can communicate their ideas, and get others to adopt them as their own.