Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream. Anatole France French novelist (1844 - 1924) Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes...<br> Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind<br> Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind. John Dryden English dramatist & poet (1631 - 1700) An aim of an argument should be progress, but progress ultimately means little without victory. Gary L. Francione, (American Legal Philosopher), Reaction to quote by Joseph Joubert I am more afriad of an army of 100 sheep lead by a lion than an army of 100 lions lead by a sheep. Tallyrand What we have to do is to be forever curiously testing new opinions and courting new impressions. Walter Pater, 1873 English critic & essayist (1839 - 1894) Its embarrassing, you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on a Best Sellers List. Abbie Hoffman, In response to the success of his book; Steal this Book US radical activist (1936 - 1989) The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly. Henry David Thoreau, Walden, Chapter 1: Economy US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862) Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country did to you. KMFDM, from "Dogma" The revolution is not a tea party. Mao Tse-tung Chinese Communist politician (1893 - 1976) It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Voltaire French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778) |