“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out… without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956 “For every […]
“Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.” ~ Leo Tolstoy 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910 “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure […]
“I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice. But I can do something else. I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.” “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it […]
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” ~ Anna Mary Robertson Moses or Grandma Moses September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961 “A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our […]
“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” ~ Joan of Arc Sept 6 1412 – 30 May 1431 “Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that […]
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” “The only place success comes before work is […]
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” “Let us ask ourselves, ‘What kind of people do we think we are?’ And let us answer, ‘Free people, worthy […]
“I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.” ~ Rocco Francis Marchegiano (Rocky Marciano) September 1, 1923 […]
“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.’” ~ Theodore Samuel Williams, August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002 “Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed […]
“To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.” ~ John Locke 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in […]
“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” ~ Mother Teresa 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Teresa 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 “The biggest […]
“Never a lip is curved with pain that can’t be kissed into smiles again.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902 “A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902 “Man has the possibility of existence […]
“Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call forth in renewed vigour the fainting energies of your […]
“If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.” ~ Orville Wright August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948 “Isn’t it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!” ~ Orville […]
“Give the lady what she wants!” ~ Marshall Field August 18, 1834 – January 16, 1906 “Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.” ~ Marshall Field August 18, 1834 – January 16, 1906 “A man with a surplus can control circumstances, but a man without a surplus is controlled by them, […]
“We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.” ~ David Crockett August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836 “I am at liberty to vote as my […]
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 “Imagination rules the world.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte 15 August 1769 – 5 […]
“There are some principles that cannot be compromised. Either we shall have a society based upon ordered liberty and the initiative of the individual, or we shall have a planned society that means dictation no matter what you call it or who does it. There is no half-way ground. They cannot be mixed.” ~ Herbert […]
“No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not knock those who work with him. Don’t knock your friends. Don’t knock your enemies. Don’t knock yourself.” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892 “‘Tis better to […]
“Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.” ~ Henry Ford July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947 “There is joy in work. […]
“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and […]
“Every moment one lives is different from the other. The good, the bad, hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love, and happiness are all interwoven into one single, indescribable whole that is called life. You cannot separate the good from the bad. And perhaps there is no need to do so, either.” ~ Jacqueline Lee Kennedy […]
“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 26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950 “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The […]
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process, is its own reward.” ~ Amelia Mary Earhart July 24, 1897 – July 2, […]
“It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” ~ Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 “I tried to allow my children to take […]
“Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.” ~ David Ogilvy, 23 June 1911 – 21 July 1999 “Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals.” ~ David Ogilvy, 23 June 1911 – 21 July 1999 “Never […]
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ~ Nelson Mandela 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013 “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ~ Nelson Mandela 18 July 1918 […]
“An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.” ~ John Jacob Astor July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848 “The first hundred thousand – that was hard to get, but afterwards, it was easy to make more.” ~ John Jacob Astor July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848 “Good habits in America make […]
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” ~ Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr., July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006 “Teddy Roosevelt… once said, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick.’ Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly […]
John Quincy Adams was our 6th President and one of the first to be photographed. “Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.” “Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of […]
