Virgilia Peterson Quote – Memory Must Be Selective
“I can understand that memory must be selective, else it would choke on the glut of experience. What I cannot understand is why it selects what it does.” – Virgilia Peterson
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C. Northcote Parkinson Quote – Delay is the deadliest form of denial
“Delay is the deadliest form of denial.” – C. Northcote Parkinson
Read moreHawkeye Quote – I Will Not Carry A Gun
“I will not carry a gun. . . . I’ll caryy your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to old Virginia, I’ll even hari-kari if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” – Hawkeye, in the TV show […]
Read moreEmile Henry Gauvreau quote – Strange Race of People
“I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don’t want to buy things they don’t need to impress people they dislike.” – Emile Henry Gauvreau
Read moreMargaret Mead Quote – Never Label A Necessary Evil As Good
“It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.” – Margaret Mead
Read moreAlbert Einstein Quote – I Should Have Become A Watchmaker
“The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking. . . . The solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.” – Albert Einstein
Read moreJulia Butterfly Hill quote – You already do make a difference
“The question is not “Can you make a difference?” You already do make a difference. It’s just a matter of what kind of difference you want to make during your life on this planet.” – Julia Butterfly Hill
Read moreAlbert Einstein Quote – Killing Under The Cloak Of War
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable […]
Read moreSteven Wright Quote – Everything
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? ~ Steven Wright
Read moreJohn Steinbeck Quote – Searching For Security
“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” – John Steinbeck
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