Submitted by Liz on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 1:09pm
"Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of."
--Benjamin Franklin
“It's better to light a candle then to curse the darkness.”
--Carl Sagan
"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
--Stephen Hawking
"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion."
--Thomas Paine
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.
Thomas Jefferson
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
Bill Gates
"If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice."
Meister Eckhart
"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
"Without music life would be a mistake."
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
"God respects me when I work; but God loves me when I sing."
Rabindranath Tagore
Someone once told me that they had lost all respect for her when it came out about her struggle with faith. I told them that made me love her even more; she was human just like anyone else, not a saint, and yet even through her inner turmoil she was ceaseless in her compassion.
“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.” Lyndon B Johnson
"I can't take much more of this campaign. It's like waiting for the results of a biopsy."
--Some guy named BuffaloJoe at another site
I don't know that BuffaloJoe qualifies as a "great thinker," but he sure nailed my sentiments about this presidential race. My productivity has been sliding for weeks because I've been increasingly glued to CNN hoping for some major event that would end the suspense.
"Life is too important to be taken seriously."
-- Oscar Wilde
Good one! I love Oscar Wilde. He cemented my affection by telling a New York customs inspector that he had nothing to declare except his genius. Now, that's confidence. *G*