"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law." – Winston Churchill
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” – Winston Churchill
Month: May 2010
"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events." – Albert Einstein
“Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events.” – Albert Einstein
"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time." – Sara Paddison
“Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and …
"This is stunning, an absolute betrayal. I’m reliving everything bad about Kenneth’s death. It’s heartbreaking — I hadn’t realized how much I’d healed. This brought it all back to day one." – Karen Meredith
“This is stunning, an absolute betrayal. I’m reliving everything bad about Kenneth’s death. It’s heartbreaking — I hadn’t realized how much I’d healed. This brought …
"A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human being has nothing else to turn to but the owning of material things" – Enriqueta Longauex-Vasquez
“A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human being has nothing else to turn to but …
"I’m an atheist, and I don’t have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I’m resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it’s a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset – and enjoy what great times one can have." – David Gilmour
“I’m an atheist, and I don’t have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I’m resigned to the fact that this wonderful life …
"Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people." – Napoleon Bonaparte
“Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
"The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs." – Joan Didion
“The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” – Joan Didion
"Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it." – Michel de Montaigne
“Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.” – Michel de Montaigne
"The only source of knowledge is experience" – Albert Einstein
“The only source of knowledge is experience” – Albert Einstein
"The voice of the majority is no proof of justice." – Friedrich von Schiller
“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.” – Friedrich von Schiller
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" – Derek Bok
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance” – Derek Bok
"I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker." – Voltaire
“I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.” – Voltaire
"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced." – Albert Einstein
“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.” – Albert Einstein
"Think before you speak. You might need to remember what you said." – Rain Bojangles
“Think before you speak. You might need to remember what you said.” – Rain Bojangles
"All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field." – Albert Einstein
“All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest …
"Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance." – W. Clement Stone
“Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.” – W. Clement Stone
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." – Thomas Jefferson
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson
"Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness." – William Arthur Ward
“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness …
"If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little" – George Carlin
“If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very …
"I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way" – Mark Twain
“I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way” – Mark Twain
"His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong” – Ralph Waldo …
"There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there." – Albert Einstein
“There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there.” – Albert Einstein
"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have." – James Arthur Baldwin
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” – James Arthur Baldwin
"Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Most of us can forgive and forget; we just don’t want the other person to forget that we forgave" – Ivern Ball
“Most of us can forgive and forget; we just don’t want the other person to forget that we forgave” – Ivern Ball
"There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder" – Ronald Reagan
“There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder” – Ronald …
"I don’t believe in the after life, although I am bringing a change of underwear." – Woody Allen
“I don’t believe in the after life, although I am bringing a change of underwear.” – Woody Allen
"I cannot believe that God would choose to play dice with the universe." – Albert Einstein
“I cannot believe that God would choose to play dice with the universe.” – Albert Einstein
"If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time." – Abraham Lincoln
“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool …
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." – Lewis Carroll
“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.” – Lewis Carroll
"Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned" – Anatole France
“Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned” – Anatole France
"The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one’s clothes" – Mark Twain
“The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one’s clothes” – Mark Twain
"He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose." – John Lyly
“He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.” – John Lyly
"One forgives to the degree that one loves." – François de la Rochefoucauld
“One forgives to the degree that one loves.” – François de la Rochefoucauld
"It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing" – Winston Churchill
“It is my belief, you cannot deal with the most serious things in the world unless you understand the most amusing” – Winston Churchill
"I have some afterlife scenarios for him. On the day he dies, Nancy and all his victims will be waiting with God and watching as he burns in hell." – Beverly Plapp
“I have some afterlife scenarios for him. On the day he dies, Nancy and all his victims will be waiting with God and watching as …
Daily Quote – Confucius
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest. Second, by imitation, which is easiest, and third by experience, which is …