" To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. "

Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

" I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. "

Albert Einstein US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

" My friends, your people have both intellect and heart; you use these to consider in what way you can do the best to live. "

Spotted Tail (Sioux Indian)

" I ask you to look both ways. For the road to a knowledge of the stars leads through the atom; and important knowledge of the atom has been reached through the stars. "

Sir Arthur Eddington, Stars and Atoms (1928), Lecture 1 English astronomer (1882 – 1944)

" When you are in any contest you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower US general & Republican politician (1890 – 1969)

" The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. "

Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”, 1854 US Transcendentalist author (1817 – 1862)

" The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me. "

George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 – 1950)

" Evil is relative

" I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery. "

James Dean

" Conversation is food for the soul. "

Mexican Proverb

" My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there. "

Charles F. Kettering US electrical engineer & inventor (1876 – 1958)

" Living is having ups and downs and sharing them with friends. "

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Prehistoric Ice Man, 1999

" Be polite to all, but intimate with few. "

Thomas Jefferson 3rd president of US (1743 – 1826)

" Every year, back come Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. "

Dorothy Parker US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 – 1967)

" The great thing about democracy is that it gives every voter a chance to do something stupid. "

Art Spander

" A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. "

Josh Billings US Humorist (1818 – 1885)

" Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. "

Samuel Johnson English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

" A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. "

Dorothy C. Fisher, quoted in O Magazine, May 2003 US novelist (1879 – 1958)

" Criticism is the disapproval of people, not for having faults, but having faults different from your own. "

Author Unknown

" Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive. "

Eric A. Burns, Gossamer Commons, 08-12-05

" To save your world you asked this man to die;
Would this man, could he see you now, ask why? "

W. H. Auden, Epitaph for an Unknown Soldier US (English-born) critic & poet (1907 – 1973)

" Science is the record of dead religions. "

Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

" We never learn to pray, really pray- until we are in a situatioin where there is nothing left to do but pray. "

Victoria Damon

" With love and patience, nothing is impossible. "

Daisaku Ikeda

" Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. "

Chinese Proverb

" Cultivate the habit of early rising. It is unwise to keep the head long on a level with the feet. "

Henry David Thoreau US Transcendentalist author (1817 – 1862)

" Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins. "

Mae West US movie actress (1892 – 1980)

" Efficiency is intelligent laziness. "

David Dunham

" Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. "

Arthur C. Clarke English physicist & science fiction author (1917 – )

" God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the nest. "

Swedish Proverb

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