Archive for April, 2008

Dwight L. Moody on Age

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one’s teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.

- Dwight L. Moody

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Albert Einstein on Science

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

- Albert Einstein

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Mohandas Gandhi on Change

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

- Mohandas Gandhi

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Paul Sweeney on Society

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?

- Paul Sweeney

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Ralph Waldo Emerson on Intelligence

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Mary Ellen Mark on Art

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

I just think it’s important to be direct and honest with people about why you’re photographing them and what you’re doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.

- Mary Ellen Mark

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Gerald R. Ford on Forgivness

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought forgiveness for their trespasses, to join in rehabilitating all the casualties of the tragic conflict of the past.

- Gerald R. Ford

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John Cleese on Politics

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking ‘Do you want fries with that?’

- John Cleese

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Ambrose Bierce on Marriage

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

- Ambrose Bierce

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John Updike on Art

Monday, April 28th, 2008

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

- John Updike

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