It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. "They all eat one another!" he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb, said, "They all feed one another," and called it good. - Charlotte Gilman

"My river runs to thee:
Blue sea, wilt welcome me?

My river wants reply.
Oh sea, look graciously!

I'll fetch thee brooks
From spotted nooks, -

Say, sea, take me!"

-Emily Dickinson

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
--J. R. R. Tolkien

Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy, and good with ketchup...
--Anon

Meddle not in the affairs of Dwarves, for they are pissy about their stature and will bite your kneecaps off...
--Anon

Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer.
--Anon

"I love humanity but I hate people." - Vincent Millay

“It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” -Patrick Henry, Orator of the Revolution, from his May 1765 Speech to the House of Burgesses

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"Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to God alone. I inquire after no man's, and trouble none with mine." --Thomas Jefferson to Miles King, 1814. ME 14:198

"If capitalism had never existed, any honest humanitarian should have been struggling to invent it. But when you see men struggling to evade its existence, to misrepresent its nature, and to destroy its last remnants-you may be sure that whatever their motives, love for man is not one of them" ~ Ayn Rand

"Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him." --Thomas Jefferson to Francis Gilmer, 1816. ME 15:24

"Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement." -Ronald Reagan

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Who.... OR...... whome in should I trust?

Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid,
Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade.
Good! Said the baron, while sitting in his hall,
But Iron, Cold Iron, is master of them all.
--Kipling

"Ladies and gentlemen...I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." -Ronald Reagan

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“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”- Charles de Montesquieu

"Wake up and go to sleep!" -Moe

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The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
--Anon

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." Anatole France

None are more enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
--Goethe

"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would be coming into my neighborhood after dark." Dick Gregory

Two gems from Professor Walter E. Williams:

"If a person has a right to something he hasn't earned, that must mean someone else doesn't have a right to something he has earned."

"Reaching into your pocket to help your fellow man in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into another man's pocket to help your fellow man in need is, I believe, despicable and worthy of condemnation."

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"It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action." - Marian Edelman

"Charity and theft are not the same. Charity is of one's own volition, for one's own reasons, to one's desired extent and duration." -fogglethorpe

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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." - Winston Churchill

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
-Buddha

“Bill Clinton is probably even a nasty, bad, naughty boy.” — Sen. Craig, in 1999

"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"
-Pink Floyd

“The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” - Einstein

"Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something." - Plato

“Never argue with a crazy man.........an observer can't tell you apart.”

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." -Stephen Roberts

"Enlightenment is suicide."

"Government is, at best, a necessary evil."

"If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses." -Ecclesiastes 10:4

"Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle
with a whole heart.” -page 119, Ender's Game

“Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same.” - LMO & Rambo

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.“ - Vincent T. Lombardi

"Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" -Mark Twain

“Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” -Adlai Stevenson

“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.”

You arent a sinner... but a child. A child born of love, with love and destined to love. So long as that thread exists in your heart and drive your soul there can be no sin.. only judgements such as this one.

You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no results.
--Gandhi

The best way to get over a man is to get under another one.

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. - Adam Smith

“Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.” -Don Shula

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
matter.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating.” ~ Ron Fairly

"time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a bannana" David Yarbrough

quote Originally posted by serealport: "time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a bannana"

Groucho Marx

Your silence will not protect you.
--Audre Lorde

quote Originally posted by Marvin McInnis: Groucho Marx

thanks