Schultz-Monday Follies
December 28th, 2008
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1 Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2 Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3 Name the last five winners of the Miss America.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5 Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6 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:
1 List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2 Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3 Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4 Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5 Think of five people you enjoy spending time with .
Easier?
The lesson:
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 .
‘Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today.
It’s already tomorrow in Australia
(Charles Schultz)
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December 28th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
aint that the truth
December 28th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
1 Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
-Warren Buffett (USA, investor) - $62bn
-Carlos Slim (Mexico, industrialist) - $60bn
-Bill Gates (USA, Microsoft) - $ 58bn
-Lakshmi Mittal (India, steel) $45bn
-Mukesh Ambani(India, manufacturing) - $43bn
(readingshouts.wordpress.com)
2 Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma (Quarterback)
2007 Tim Tebow Florida (Quarterback)
2006 Troy Smith Ohio State (Quarterback)
2005 Reggie Bush USC (Running Back)
2004 Matt Leinart USC (Quarterback)
(nationalchamps.net)
3 Name the last five winners of the Miss America.
2008 Kirsten Haglund Michigan
2007 Lauren Nelson Oklahoma
2006 Jennifer Berry Oklahoma
2005 Deidre Downs Alabama
2004 Ericka Dunlop Florida
(mistupid.com)
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
Nobel winners (off the top of my head)
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Gore
Jimmy Carter
The Dalai Lama
Mother Teresa
Martin Luther King Jr
Cordell Hull
Pulitzer winners (off the top of my head and my bookshelf)
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Independence Day by Richard Ford
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
5 Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood (2007)
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote (2005)
Jamie Foxx, Ray (2004)
Sean Penn, Mystic River (2003)
Adrien Brody, The Pianist (2002)
(wiki.answers.com)
6 Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
doesn’t matter because nobody watches baseball anymore
December 28th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Without Google Dave. You need a job!
December 29th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I didn’t use google for all of it. I did know the nobel winners, and I have read 3 of the pulitzer books in the past month (middlesex, Independence day, and to kill a mocking bird), the rest are on my bookshelf