Favorite Quotes

[Boerseun]

"You know your god is man-made when he hates all the same people you do."

[Turtle]

the only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. ~ voltaire

[pamela]

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

a. adams

[Turtle]

bitterness is like cancer.

it eats upon the host.

but anger is like fire.

it burns it all clean.

~ maya angelou ~

[Moontanman]

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein

[pamela]

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

k. gibran

[Boerseun]

"You don't make a dangerous corner in the road any less dangerous by building a hospital there."

[coldcreation]

...

 

 

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”

 

 

Buddha

(Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

 

 

 

 

 

CC

[pamela]

Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.

c.s. lewis

[Turtle]

earth laughs in flowers. ~ ralph waldo emerson

[pamela]

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

a. camus

[Turtle]

there are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being. ~ buddha

[pamela]

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

k. gibran

[Turtle]

property is a nuisance. ~ paul erdos

[pamela]

Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom.

b. russell

[Turtle]

it is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly. ~ oscar wilde

[Pyrotex]

"The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it."

 

~ P.J. O’Rourke

American political satirist