Friday, June 3. 2005
"There is no cure for stupid." Anonymous but famous psychiatric quote
Wednesday, June 1. 2005
"Generally, in battle, use the normal forces to engage; use the extraordinary to win." Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
Tuesday, May 31. 2005
"At the end, it's not the words of your enemies but the silence of your friends that you will remember." Dr. Martin Luther King
Monday, May 30. 2005
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. --Declaration of Independence
Sunday, May 29. 2005
from Psalm 46: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
Friday, May 27. 2005
"A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice." Edgar Watson Howe
Thursday, May 26. 2005
From a church bulletin: This week's Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 pm. Please use the back door.
Wednesday, May 25. 2005
"In much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow."
Ecclesiastes
Tuesday, May 24. 2005
The Golden Rule of Flattery: "Enjoy it, but don't inhale." Anon.
Monday, May 23. 2005
"Insanity in individuals is something rare--but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."
Friedrich Nietzsche
Sunday, May 22. 2005
But concerning the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do love all the brethren thoughout Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to do so more and more, to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you, so that you may command the respect of outsiders, and be dependent on nobody. From Paul's (chastising but encouraging) Letter to the Thessalonians, 4:9
Friday, May 20. 2005
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then . . . . I contradict myself; I am large . . . . I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman
Wednesday, May 18. 2005
"You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers." John J. Plomp
Tuesday, May 17. 2005
"You can fool too many of the people too much of the time." James Thurber
Monday, May 16. 2005
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do." Dale Carnegie
Friday, May 13. 2005
"Any ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." Grace Murray Hopper
Thursday, May 12. 2005
"Battle is not a terrifying ordeal to be endured. It is a magnificent experience wherein all of the elements that make man superior to the beasts are present: courage, self-sacrifice, loyalty, help to others, devotion to duty." Gen. George Patton
Tuesday, May 10. 2005
"A cynic is someone who, when he smells flowers, looks for a coffin"
H. L. Mencken
Monday, May 9. 2005
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will always find a way around the law." Plato
Sunday, May 8. 2005
All things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23
Friday, May 6. 2005
"I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." Winston Churchill
Wednesday, May 4. 2005
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." Pablo Picasso (Bird Dog comment: I get Mr. P's point, but that was in the pre-blog era.)
Tuesday, May 3. 2005
"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it." Proverbs 15
Monday, May 2. 2005
"The less you know, the smarter you think you are." Bird Dog
Friday, April 29. 2005
"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it also will make a better soup." H.L. Mencken
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