To keep a bloated ego in check: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” ― Calvin Coolidge And my favorite quote, not exactly sure why, but I guess it holds a special meaning: "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
ouotes & talk Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attraction. Reality can be beaten with enough imagination. Unknown
if there IS to be a brave new world, our generation will have the hardest time living in it. -chancellor gorkon, startrek 6 sir, i protest, i am NOT a merry man. -worf to picard after being tranformed into one of robinhoods merrymen.
hitler is what happens when military genius freaks out. -leopold. women lie as easily as men say i love you. -leopold why are women bitches when men are generals? -leopold
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. - Lao Tzu The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of Life really takes place. - Barbara De Angelis It is better to travel well than to arrive. - The Buddha
ENDURANCE We have not succeeded (until) the job is completed When you have touched the soil you have touched the soul 'It is irreverible and irreplaceable. To waste your time is to waste your life, but to master your time is to master your life and make the most of it'
the idea of life is not to arrive on the other side in a pretty and well preserved body, but to skid in sideways all used up and thoroughly worn out loudly proclaiming WOW, WHAT A RIDE ! -unknown.
" Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition." (Alan Turing 1912-1954) " We have no right to assume that any physical laws exist, or if they have existed up to now, that they will continue to exist in a similar manner in the future."(Max Plank 1858-1947) "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." (Galileo Galilei 1564-1642)
(The problem of apparent altruism) In the ninth century, " Mohammed lbn Al-Jahm Al-Barmaki has been quoted saying "No one deserves thanks from another about something he has done for him or goodness he has done, he is either willing to get a reward from God, therefore he wanted to serve himself, or he wanted to get a reward from people, therefore, he has done that to get profit for himself, or to be mentioned and praise by people, therefore, to it is also for himself, or due to his mercy and tenderheartedness, so he has simply done that goodness to pacify these feelings and treat himself.
There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. - the character Morpheus in the movie The Matrix You must unlearn what you have learned. - the character Yoda in the movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
From the disney versoin, Mad Hatter: Would you like a little more tea ? Alice: Well, I haven't had any yet, so I can't very well take more. March Hare: Ah, you mean you can't very well take less. Mad Hatter: Yes, you can always take more than nothing.
" Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking." --- Dave Barry " Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. " --- Niels Bohr tag: absurd, humour, truth, wisdom " Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. " --- Stephen Hawking tags: humour, science, wisdom
Oh yes, the past can hurt. But, you can either run from it or, learn from it. - the movie The Lion King Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. - Yoda, character in Star Wars movie
