Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. Bertrand Russell, Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 1 British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970) Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live on in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941 32nd president of US (1882 - 1945) First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, Mar. 4, 1933 32nd president of US (1882 - 1945) Well, all I know is what I read in the papers. Will Rogers, New York Times, Sept 30 1923 US humorist & showman (1879 - 1935) There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education. Will Rogers, Autobiography (1949) chapter 6 US humorist & showman (1879 - 1935) We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we all take a little of each other everywhere. Tim McGraw Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the worst poverty of all. Mother Teresa Indian humanitarian & missionary (1910 - 1997) Assassins! Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), To his orchestra So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Christopher Reeve, From speech at Democratic National Convention, August 1996 |