“A friend of mine asked why I could not invent something that everybody would use and throw away afterwards, and then come back for more. Except pins, I could think of nothing. The next day I dropped my razor and damaged the edge. Then the idea came.” ~ King Camp Gillette January 5, 1855 – […]
“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 “Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 “What we know is a drop, what we don’t […]
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again […]
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” ~ Isaac Asimov January […]
“whatever your career may be, do not let yourselves become tainted by a deprecating and barren scepticism, do not let yourselves be discouraged by the sadness of certain hours which pass over nations. Live in the serene peace of laboratories and libraries. Say to yourselves first : ‘ What have I done for my instruction […]
“Art is the window to man’s soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.” ~ Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007 “It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your […]
“I don’t care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I’d want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I’d want to be the best at whatever I do.” ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965 “Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and […]
“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer […]
“The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976 “There is, however, hope for any person who wants to remain an individual. He can assert himself and refuse to conform. He’ll be on […]
“I am not a very timid type. It’s very important to some people, but not to me. I have a simple philosophy: worry about those things you can fix. It you can’t fix it, don’t worry about it; accept it and do the best you can.” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September […]
“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family – and I don’t think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.” ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998 “The best revenge is massive success.” ~ […]
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ William C. Durant December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947 “Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos.” ~ William C. Durant December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947 “To speak ill of others is a […]
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” ~ Walt Disney December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966 “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” ~ Walt Disney December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966 “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” ~ Walt Disney December […]
“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.” ~ Sir Winston Churchill 30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965 “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue […]
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 […]
“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” ~ Charles M. Schulz November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000 All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ~ Charles M. Schulz November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000 Life is like […]
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955 “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept […]
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard” ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963 “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any […]
“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly – that is the first law of nature.” “Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on […]
“Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs.” “Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up […]
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” ~ George Washington February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ~ Martin Luther ~ 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546 “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.” […]
“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” ~ Billy Graham November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018 “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but […]
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” ~ Zig Ziglar November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012 “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” ~ Zig Ziglar November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012 “You can have everything in life you want, if you […]
“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.” ~ Bob Feller November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010 “I’m no hero. Heroes don’t come back. […]
“You see now how little nature requires, to be satisfied. Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things, and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatsoever state he is. This consists in a full resignation […]
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” ~ John Keats 31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821 “I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest. ~ John Keats 31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821 “My imagination is a monastery and I am […]
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” ~ Oliver Napoleon Hill October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970 “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” ~ Oliver Napoleon Hill October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970 “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the […]
