Quotes to ponder...

[HopsBrewster]

When a clown moves into a palace, the clown does not become a king, but the palace becomes a circus.

[SailorSam]

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. ~Cassius

[AnotherMike]

THE BUDDHA WAS ASKED "WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE WE MAKE IN LIFE?

THE BUDDHA REPLIED:

“THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IS, YOU THINK VOU HAVE TIME.
TIME IS FREE, BUT PRICELESS.
YOU CAN'T OWN IT,
BUT YOU CAN USE IT.
YOU CAN’T KEEP IT,
BUT YOU CAN SPEND IT.
AND ONCE IT IS LOST,
YOU CAN NEVER GET IT BACK.”

Mike

[SailorSam]

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people is a chimerical idea. ~James Madison

[TexasJeff]

"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."

~ Jane Goodall

[AJMike]

Originally Posted by SailorSam

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. ~Cassius

Actual Shakespeare in the play Julius Caesar.

[allenb12]

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. Charlotte Whitton

[SailorSam]

..., the idea that all bad acting which takes place in society is the responsibility of those providing the raw material and not of those doing the acting is an idea that will undermine the entire strength and will of our culture over time. Such a view of moral agency overturns traditional values and makes victims of perpetrators. ~David L. Bahnsen

[TexasJeff]

"It is inhumane to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity."

— Dave Barry

[allenb12]

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci

[HopsBrewster]

"You've got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."
Yogi Berra

[TexasJeff]

“It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin.”

~ Dave Barry

[SailorSam]

If we could fully grasp two truths, the scam that higher education has become would die: (1) a college degree doesn't guarantee success, and (2) not having a college degree doesn't guarantee failure. Inverting those two statements is what has fed the current college monster. ~David L. Bahnsen

[Old Mud]

."When they pry them from my cold dead hands"

My President, Charlton Heston