Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. ~Doug Larson
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. ~Steven Kloves, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)
Laws are only words written on paper, words that change on society's whim and are interpreted differently daily by politicians, lawyers, judges, and policemen. Anyone who believes that all laws should always be obeyed would have made a fine slave catcher. Anyone who believes that all laws are applied equally, despite race, religion, or economic status, is a fool. ~John J. Miller, And Hope to Die
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. ~Anatole France
There are three religious truths: 1) Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. 2) Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith. 3) Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters. ~Author Unknown
The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby. ~Natalie Wood
The large print giveth, but the small print taketh away. ~Tom Waits, Small Change
Christian fundamentalism: the doctrine that there is an absolutely powerful, infinitely knowledgeable, universe spanning entity that is deeply and personally concerned about my sex life. ~Andrew Lias
If you do not agree with the prevalent point of view, be ready to explain why. ~Martin H. Fischer
If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be barred from any public office in the United States and the families of the breed would be shipped off to the white slave corrals of Argentina. ~H.L. Mencken
Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich. ~William Bolitho
We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. ~Albert Schweitzer, The Philosophy of Civilization
Our land is everything to us.... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember our grandfathers paid for it - with their life. ~John Wooden Legs, "Back on the War Ponies," 1960, quoted in We Are the People: Voices from the Other Side of American History, edited by Nathaniel May and Clint Willis (Thanks, Jamie)
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. ~Charles R. Swindoll, The Strong Family
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves. ~Abbe Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928
Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose. ~Albert Einstein
There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more. ~Woody Allen
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. ~Epicurus
When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves. ~David Orr
Truth will sooner come out of error than from confusion. ~Francis Bacon
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. ~Erica Jong
The worst fate of a poet is to be admired without being understood. ~Jean Cocteau, Le Rappel a l'ordre, 1926
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