An army marches on its stomach. Napolean Bonaparte This is why I loved the support groups so much. If people thought you were dying, they gave you their full attention. If this might be the last time they saw you, they really saw you… People listened instead of just waiting for their turn to speak. And when they spoke, they weren’t telling you a story. When the two of you talked, you were building something, and afterward you were both different than before. Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club US writer (1962 - ) Clearly he had his own strange way of judging things. I suspect he acquired it from the gospels. Victor Hugo, Les Miserables French dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885) Advertising is tax deductible, so we all pay for the privilege of being manipulated and controlled. Noam Chomsky US activist & linguist (1928 - ) I was working in a parking lot, which is a great place to learn the guitar. I sat in the booth and practiced all day long. And only two cars were stolen while I worked there. John Flansburgh VICTORY - Champions have it deep inside of them - a dream, a desire, a vision. They have the last minute stamina. They have to be a little faster. They have to have the will and the skill. But the will must be greater than the skill. Muhhammad Ali The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. Robert G. Ingersoll There is only one person who can measure your success. That person is you. David McCullough US biographer & historian (1933 - ) That man has missed something who has never left a brothel at sunrise feeling like throwing himself into the river out of pure disgust. Gustave Flaubert, 1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said French realist novelist (1821 - 1880) I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. Helen Keller US blind & deaf educator (1880 - 1968) |