We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC) It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give really unbiased opinions, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always valueless. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclev Havel I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Ralph Ellison, "The Invisible Man" Nothing, at last, is sacred; but the integrity of your own mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882) From the age of six, I have known that I was sexy. And let me tell you it has been hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it. Bette Davis US movie actress (1908 - 1989) The quality will remain when the price is forgotten. Henry Royce We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. Aristotle Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC) We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 - 1680) |