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                           Life's
                           journey is not to arrive at the grave
                           safely in a well preserved body, But
                           rather to skid in sideways, totally worn
                           out, shouting, "Holy shit, what a ride!"
                           -- author unknown
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                           To
                           do the useful thing, to say the courageous
                           thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing:
                           that is enough for one man's life. -- T.
                           S. Eliot (1888-1965) American
                           Poet
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                           When
                           you cannot make up your mind which of two
                           evenly balanced courses of action you
                           should take - choose the bolder. -- W.J.
                           Slim
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                           Maturity
                           is achieved when a person postpones
                           immediate pleasures for long-term
                           values.-- Joshua L.
                           Liebman
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                           The
                           mind is not a vessel to be filled but a
                           fire to be kindled. -
                           Plutarch
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                           Have
                           the courage and the wisdom and the vision
                           to raise a definite standard that will
                           appeal to the best that is in man, and
                           then strive mightily toward that goal. --
                           Harold E. Stassen
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                           Never
                           tell people how to do things. Tell them
                           what to do and they will surprise you with
                           their ingenuity. -- General George S.
                           Patton
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                           A
                           large part of altruism, even when it is
                           perfectly honest, is grounded upon the
                           fact that it is uncomfortable to have
                           unhappy people about one. - H. L.
                           Mencken
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                           It
                           should be noted that children's games are
                           not merely games; one should regard them
                           as their most serious activities. - Michel
                           de Montaigne
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                           Life
                           is a banquet, and most poor suckers are
                           starving to death. - Auntie
                           Mame
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                           "If
                           I had an hour to solve a problem and my
                           life depended on the solution, I would
                           spend the first 55 minutes determining the
                           proper question to ask, for once I know
                           the proper question, I could solve the
                           problem in less than five minutes." --
                           Albert Einstein
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                           I
                           awake in the morning, somewhere between a
                           desire to save the world, and a desire to
                           savor the world. That makes it hard to
                           plan the day." E.H. White
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                           "If
                           anyone disproves Darwin, it's going to be
                           your neighbors, not indignant
                           evangelists." -Frazz
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