A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
Winston Churchill
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A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
Winston Churchill
"This is my boomstick!" - Bruce Campbell
“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, “Why god? Why me?” and the thundering voice of God answered, There’s just something about you that pisses me off.” - this has been attributed to Stephen King in "Storm of the Century" which I have not read.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnDalglish
I liked the quote from 'On Writing" where he says " Oh, man - who farted, right?" when he is talking about using the passive voice.
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Originally Posted by blunthead
No TRUER words ever spoken!!!! TAKE THAT H'wood!!!
"It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions."
~Thomas Jefferson, letter to Richard M. Johnson, 1808
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
Albert Einstein
"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
~Harper Lee
Cab drivers are living proof that practice does not make perfect.
Howard Ogden
I do not want the peace which pass-eth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
- Helen Keller
"I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves - such an ethical basis I call more proper for a herd of swine. The ideals which have lighted me on my way and time after time given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Truth, Goodness, and Beauty."
~ Albert Einstein