Favorite Quotes

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.

-- Kahlil Gibran

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has.

-- Margaret Mead

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.

-- Lily Tomlin

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

-- Herm Albright

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

-- Kurt Vonnegut

Do the right thing in life but don't look for any rewards. There might not be any.

-- Hugh Thompson, US Army helicopter pilot who helped expose the My Lai massacre in Vietnam

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

-- Hubert Humphrey

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

-- Martin Luther King Jr.

First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they attack you; then you win.

-- Mahatma Gandhi

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrowmindedness... and many of our people need it solely on these accounts.

-- Mark Twain

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

-- Nelson Henderson

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

-- Benjamin Franklin

If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders.

-- Hal Abelson

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

-- Mahatma Gandhi

Our house is starting to look like a real house. You know, like a house on television.

-- Bo Henderson, age 6, as the renovations on our 130 year old farm house start to come to an end.

Where the hell are YOU going.

-- Thomas Henderson, age 4, as his mother walked by (after watching the movie That Darn Cat and right before getting a taste of soap).

Anyone who thinks time is money is greatly overestimating the value of money.

-- Rob Henderson

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.

-- Booker T. Washington

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

-- John Lennon, Imagine

There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted.

-- Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.

-- Joseph Heller, "Catch-22"

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.

-- Plato

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-- George Bernard Shaw

There is enough for the need of everyone in this world, but not for the greed of everyone.

-- Mahatma Gandhi

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.

--- Mark Twain

The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small.

-- Witter Bynner

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

-- Ken Olson, President, Chairman, and Founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

-- Sir Winston Churchill

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

-- Abraham Lincoln

Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus. I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it's a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us. And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.

-- Al Franken