Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing. Sylvia Plath US novelist & poet (1932 - 1963) Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path. Edgar Allan Poe, From a letter to Frederick W. Thomas (February 14, 1849). US short story author, editor, & poet (1809 - 1849) We never regret having eaten too little. Thomas Jefferson 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. Mae West, Klondike Annie (1936 film) US movie actress (1892 - 1980) I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens. Dwight D. Eisenhower US general & Republican politician (1890 - 1969) When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about. Albert Einstein, The World as I See It. US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. Thomas Mann German writer (1875 - 1955) The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. Edward M. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention, 1980 US Democratic politician (1932 - ) Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms. Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4 I just bought a microwave fireplace. You can spend an evening in front of it in only eight minutes. Steven Wright, Standup Comedy Routine US comedian and actor (1955 - ) |