"Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will." – Nelson Mandela
“Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will.” – Nelson Mandela
Month: May 2010
"Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.” – Johann Wolfgang von …
"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." – Francis Bacon
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.” – Francis Bacon
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." – Edgar Allan Poe
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” – Edgar Allan Poe
Man wird vom Schicksal hart oder weich geklopft, es kommt auf das Material an. ~~~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Man wird vom Schicksal hart oder weich geklopft, es kommt auf das Material an. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
"Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body." – Pythagoras
“Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.” – Pythagoras
"It’s none of my business what people say about me." – Madonna
“It’s none of my business what people say about me.” – Madonna
"What I’m trying to do with most of my work is establish this new modernism, … If people don’t walk out of theatres saying, ‘Yes, something is possible,’ then you’ve failed." – Isaac Newton
“What I’m trying to do with most of my work is establish this new modernism, … If people don’t walk out of theatres saying, ‘Yes, …
"If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry." – Dalai Lama
“If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there …
"But they sense … that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, … They know we can do better. And they want that choice." – Barack Obama
“But they sense … that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at …
"It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than ‘try to be a little kinder" – Aldous Huxley
“It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and find at the end that one has no …
"I wouldn’t give myself any advice, because advice is kinda bullshit. Take a deep breath and don’t take any of it too seriously." – Cher
“I wouldn’t give myself any advice, because advice is kinda bullshit. Take a deep breath and don’t take any of it too seriously.” – Cher
"A prudent question is one half of wisdom." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“A prudent question is one half of wisdom.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. -Balzac, Honore De
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls. -Balzac, Honore De
"Which would cause the fire to burn back on itself where there’s no fuel since its already been burned." – John Wayne
“Which would cause the fire to burn back on itself where there’s no fuel since its already been burned.” – John Wayne
"can give you a whole-souled answer" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“can give you a whole-souled answer” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Die Freiheit der Phantasie ist keine Flucht in das Unwirkliche; sie ist Kühnheit und Erfindung. ~~~ Eugène Ionesco
Die Freiheit der Phantasie ist keine Flucht in das Unwirkliche; sie ist Kühnheit und Erfindung. Eugène Ionesco
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young." – Henry Ford
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep …
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday." – John Wayne
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in …
"I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night" – Galileo Galilei
“I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night” – Galileo Galilei
"Consider your origins: you were not made that you might live as brutes, but so as to follow virtue and knowledge" – Dante Alighieri
“Consider your origins: you were not made that you might live as brutes, but so as to follow virtue and knowledge” – Dante Alighieri
"A central lesson of science is that to understand complex issues (or even simple ones), we must try to free our minds of dogma and to guarantee the freedom to publish, to contradict, and to experiment. Arguments from authority are unacceptable." – Carl Sagan
“A central lesson of science is that to understand complex issues (or even simple ones), we must try to free our minds of dogma and …
"Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do." – Bruce Lee
“Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.” – Bruce Lee
"Erik pinched a nerve in a routine training session last weekend." – Paul Kristofic
“Erik pinched a nerve in a routine training session last weekend.” – Paul Kristofic
"Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune." – Socrates
“Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.” – Socrates
"One of life’s best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference." – Robert Fulghum
“One of life’s best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have …
"They intoxicate themselves with work so they won’t see how they really are" – Aldous Huxley
“They intoxicate themselves with work so they won’t see how they really are” – Aldous Huxley
"The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go" – Galileo Galilei
“The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go” – Galileo Galilei
"When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty." – W. C. Fields
“When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.” – W. C. Fields
"Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has …
"For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense." – Dante Alighieri
“For where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defense.” – Dante Alighieri
"I really adore people who can look at bullshit and see fertilizer." – Bobby W. Miller
“I really adore people who can look at bullshit and see fertilizer.” – Bobby W. Miller
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. -Thompson, Joseph P.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. -Thompson, Joseph P.
"When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together" – Robert Fulghum
“When you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together” – Robert Fulghum
"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right." – Nelson Mandela
“We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.” – Nelson Mandela
"When I’m hungry, I eat. When I’m thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it." – Madonna
“When I’m hungry, I eat. When I’m thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.” – Madonna
"When students participate in debate, they learn to study issues in depth and from perspectives, a skill I use everyday in the Senate." – Barack Obama
“When students participate in debate, they learn to study issues in depth and from perspectives, a skill I use everyday in the Senate.” – Barack …
"the pride of the local draghounds" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“the pride of the local draghounds” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others." – Peace Pilgrim
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” – Peace Pilgrim
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." – Leonardo da Vinci
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci