"I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."
~Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745)

'There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will provide in plentiful abundance food for all her children if they will but cultivate her soil in justice and in peace.'
~ Mr. Bourke Cockran

"I had a feeling once about Mathematics - that I saw it all. Depth beyond depth was revealed to me - the Byss and Abyss. But it was after dinner and I let it go."
— Winston Churchill

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our soul blossom."
---Marcel Proust

"ask the wind,
the wave,
a star,
the clock,
all that which flees,
all that which groans,
all that which rolls,
all that which sings,
all that which speaks,
ask them what time it is;
and the wind,
the wave,
the star,
the bird
the clock will reply:
it is time to get drunk!;
get drunk,
and never pause for rest!
with wine,
with poetry,
or with virtue,
as you choose!"

-- Baudelaire

"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, 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 errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
~ Theodore Roosevelt

"The true Axis of evil is the genius of our marketing people combined with the stupidity of our people."
~ Bill Maher

"Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies — "God damn it, you've got to be kind."
~ Kurt Vonnegut

"Stand in your own light. Make it shine.
- Fortune Cookie

“The colour of truth is gray.”

" People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.
Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."

Maya Angelou

"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.