Now that's called Confidence

John Carpenter reached the last final question of the episode and the question was "Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series Laugh-In?", with the choices being A) Lyndon Johnson, B) Richard Nixon, C) Jimmy Carter, and D) Gerald Ford.

Carpenter used his Phone-A-Friend lifeline to call his father, and had the following conversation:

Host: ...John you've got thirty seconds, starts right now.
John: Uh...Hi, Dad.

Tom: Hi!

John: Um...I don't really need your help, I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna win the million dollars...

Well, the confidence level at that point of time for this man was simply authentic and genuinely take-a-bow one. For here he was with all his controlled composure saying that he wants to call his parents just to let them know that he is going to win the first edition of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" in 1999

If At First We Dont Succeed

First time success may not happen, always. Or rather referring to the times when we say life is not a bed of roses. But being in such stance does gives, if taken, of course, us the will to carry on and see the correct side of things, as they are and not what they seem, at the first instance. It makes us what we ought to be, ideally.

A nice poem to remember and carry on despite hiccups, we may find every now and then :

Failure doesn't mean - "We are a failure,"
It means - We have not succeeded.

Failure doesn't mean - "We accomplished nothing,"
It means - We have learned something.

Failure doesn't mean - "We have been a fool,"
It means - We had a lot of faith.

Failure doesn't mean - "We don't have it,"
It means - We were willing to try.

Failure doesn't mean - "We are inferior,"
It means - We are not perfect.

Failure doesn't mean - "We've wasted our life,"
It means - We have a reason to start afresh.

Failure doesn't mean - "We should give up,"
It means - "We must try harder.

Failure doesn't mean - "We'll never make it,"
It means - It will take a little longer.

Failure doesn't mean - "God has abandoned us,"
It means - God has a better way for us.

Hats Off To Friendship

I wonder what this world would be if we dont have friends. What it would look like when we wont have someone to share our feelings, when we wont have someone to whom we would share our joys and sorrows alike, to whom we can trust to the core of our heart, to whom we can believe to the extent of belief, to whom we dont think twice about helping in need or so, to whom we are Us and not Me alone.

Wonder what had gone into my mind this time. Just now saw the movie Cars and was quite surprised at the sheer simplicity in which the story tells about the basic necessity of friendship in life.

Life is not always about winning the race. Its about enjoying every bit of the race, make things simple for ourselves and for others. And to make friends, live and give the moments for others and share the joyful nature of friendship

Hats off to friendship!!!!

Whether We Think We Can, Or Think We Can't, We're Probably Right

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think that you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win, but you think you can’t,
It’s almost certain you wont.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost;
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a fellow’s will.
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise;
You've got to be sure of yourself before
you can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don’t always go
to the stronger or faster man;
but sooner or later the man who wins
is the man who thinks he can.


Simply awesome, strightforward, revelling and awesome poem

Attitude Does Matter Sometimes

Its somewhat quite different to feel the same always. Sometimes you feel quite ecstatic, sometimes we feel quite less energetic. Why so ? God knows.

But what I do know is that we can let the ecstatic attitude be our USP for as long as we wish it to be. Pray to God that you are always given the power to do the right thing, to behave in the right way, to make things right everytime, when given a chance and most importantly, when not given a chance.

If you really want to maintain ego or have attitude on something, keep the attitude or ego of being correct, no matter what happens or what the situation delves you, suddenly, into.

Pray, if you are feeling weak. Pray, if you are not able to be strong enough to adjust being right. Pray, to listen to your inner voice, wherein we, as God, recides. For He will and Can never be wrong.

Listen to your inner voice always, no matter what the mind and the body says. Therein Attitude matters