"Gratitude
is not only the greatest of virtues,
but the parent of all the others."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
"The real art of conversation
is not only to say
the right thing at the right place
but to leave unsaid the wrong thing
at the tempting moment."
- Lady Dorothy Nevill
"Leges sine moribus vanae"
(Laws without morals are useless)
- University of Pennsylvania Motto
"If you can’t do great things,
do small things in a great way.
Don’t wait for great opportunities.
Seize common, everyday ones
and make them great.â€
- Napoleon Hill
"It is better to conquer yourself
Than to win a thousand battles."
- from the Dhammapada
"The practice of peace and reconciliation
is one of the most vital and artistic
human actions."
-Thich Nhat Hanh
"Our virtues and our failings
are inseparable,
like force and matter.
When they separate,
man is no more."
- Nikola Tesla
"We should not pretend
to understand the world
only by the intellect.
The judgement of the intellect
is only part of the truth."
- Carl Jung
"To be yourself in a world
that is constantly trying to
make you something else
is the greatest accomplishment."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It is the spirit
and not the form
of law that keeps justice alive."
- Earl Warren
"An eye for an eye
makes the whole world blind."
- Gandhi
"I don't know
that there are any short cuts
to doing a good job."
- Sandra Day O'Connor
"Sometimes I wonder
if we shall ever grow up in our politics
and say definite things
which mean something,
or whether we shall always go on
using generalities
to which everyone can subscribe,
and which mean very little."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on
and do nothing."
- Albert Einstein
"It is not the strongest
of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change."
- Charles Darwin
"I know people who believe in ghosts,
but don’t believe in themselves."
- Mitch Hedberg
"I have learned
silence from the talkative,
tolerance from the intolerant
and kindness from the unkind.
I should not be ungrateful
to those teachers."
- Kahlil Gibran
"A true revolutionary
is guided by great feelings of love."
- Ernesto "Che" Guevara
My new musical muse: Tai Shan and Blue Dawn!
A Useless Bay Production of Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat"
Rest in Peace (12/21/79 ~ 7/4/07)
We Miss You!