|
|
|||
  |
|
Courtesy is priceless yet costs nothing. ~ Unknown National Cash Register Advertisement; Image courtesy of Salty Cotton on Flickr.com We’ve all been there…bemoaning the lack of customer service in our modern world. But, it is a two-way street. Have you ever stopped to notice the lack of common courtesy . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Courtesy  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Life, Wise Words of the Day  1950s woman, common courtesy, courtesy, ideal 1950's housewife, Inspiration, Quotes The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. ~ Samuel Butler Clip taken from a Ruud Water Heater advertisement, in the October 1947 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine; Image courtesy of Clotho98 on Flickr.com
I’ve gone on a news fast. Trust me, . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Conviction 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Life, Wise Words of the Day Inspiration, Quotes, Self-confidence, transforming yourself To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation. ~ Unknown
Edison Electric Institute Ad 1963; Image courtesy of jellokitty on Flickr.com There is an old saying, “Loose lips sink ships.” This phrase was originated during World War . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Conversation Comments are closed Wise Words of the Day 1950s woman, conversation, Inspiration, personal transformation, Quotes, Self-confidence No man has a right to expect others to display confidence in him if he has no confidence in himself. ~ Roy L. Smith Grooming Tips, Everywoman's Family Circle, c. 1957; Image courtesy of Alsis35 on Flickr.com Mid-century Pan Am stewardesses seemed to exude beauty and glamor. They traveled the world and . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Confidence One comment - (Comments are closed) Beauty, Wise Words of the Day 1950s woman, confidence, glamorous women, Inspiration, personal transformation, Quotes, Self-confidence, transforming yourself A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. ~ Alexander Pope Hanes hosier advertisement, Life Magazine, September 14, 1959; Image courtesy of Jon Williamson on Flickr.com
“Oops! My bad.” I’ll confess . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Confession 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Wise Words of the Day 1950s woman, Confession, ideal 1950's housewife, Inspiration, Quotes Every human being has a right to be respected as a human being unless he forfeits that right by his own conduct. ~ Manly Hall
On the same team – Enlist in the WAVES ("Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service"). Apply to your nearest Navy Recruiting Station or Office of Naval Procurement. Head-and-shoulders . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Conduct 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Wise Words of the Day ideal 1950's housewife, Inspiration, Quotes, respect It is the customer and the customer alone who casts the vote that determines how big any company should be. ~ Crawford Greenwalt
1954 Kodak Brownie Hawkeye advertisement; Image courtesy of TWM 1340 What was once thought impossible has come to pass. Kodak, the company that enabled us to chronicle our lives on . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: The Power of Customers In love the paradox occurs that two things become one and yet remain two. ~ Erich Fromm Community silverplate advertisement, 1948; Illustration by Jim Whitcomb; Image courtesy of Paul.Malon on Flickr.com According to the popular music I listened to and the movies I watched on television while growing up, people were nothing . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Romantic Love Comments are closed Uncategorized Inspiration, Quotes, relationships, romantic love, Self-confidence Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. ~ C.E. Stowe Be wise, don't play with firecrackers, WPA poster, ca. 1937; Image courtesy of trialsanderrors on Flickr.com Many, many years ago, I was teaching my education students about creating a . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Common Sense Colleges and universities don’t educate the student. The student educates himself. All we do is set up the educational environment. ~ Tracy Strevy Home Economics Students, Iowa State, 1917, Image courtesy of Don O'Brien on Flickr.com I’m going to say something that may be controversial: College students are not customers. . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: College |
|
|
Copyright © 2012 Modern Retro Woman - All Rights Reserved |
|||
Follow Me!