Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron English poet & satirist (1788 - 1824) It is better to die standing on your feet, than live the rest of your life on your knees Emiliano Zapata The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities, but to know that there is someone who, though distant, thinks and feels with us -- this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden. Johan Wolfgang von Goethe I have made this letter long because i have not the time to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal, Lettres Proviciales (1657) French mathematician, physicist (1623 - 1662) I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm’s way. John Paul Jones Thank God I have done my duty. Horation Nelson, Admiral British Navy, dying words Hit hard, hit fast, hit often. William "Bull" Halsey, Admiral, USN Mystery is underrated, and understanding is overrated. Larry McMurtry, "Flim Flam - Essays on Hollywood" US author (1936 - ) We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. George W. Bush, Speech after 9/11 attacks 43rd President of US (1946 - ) We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can. Will Rogers US humorist & showman (1879 - 1935) |