What Are We Here For?

''We are here on earth to do good for others. What the others are here for, I don't know.''

- W.H. Auden

Gratitude is the Way to Llive

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

~ John F. Kennedy

Chasing Your Dreams?

I'm tired of chasing my dreams, so I'm just going to ask 'em where they're going and hook up with 'em later.

~ Mitch Hedberg

Why does evil win?

Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

~ Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie

Bumper Sticker

Bumper sticker of the year:

If you can read this, thank a teacher. And because it's in English, thank a soldier!

Creativity is...

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

~ Albert Einstein

Quoters of a feather flock together...

What a coincidence! This was going to be this week's quote and this morning a friend also sent it to me:

Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.

~ Putt's Law

The Words of The Mime

'Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?'

~ Marcel Marceau

Computers Ltd

'The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows.'

~ Frank Zappa

Know your audience, then pitch

If you would stand well with a great mind, leave him with a favorable impression of yourself; if with a little mind, leave him with a favorable impression of himself.

~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Purpose of Autumn

If winter is slumber, and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It's a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials are gone. Mother Earth just closed up the drapes on another year and it's time to reflect on what's come before.

~ Mitchell Burgess

Ignorance

Ignorance of the truth is sad; being proud of your ignorance is simply stupid.

~ Unknown

Truman, on persuasion

If you cannot convince them, confuse them.

~ Harry S Truman

Speak Selectively

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

~ D. H. Lawrence

What are *rules* for?

Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
~ Thomas A. Edison

Let the government take care of us

If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have.
~ Gerald Ford

Quotes, what this country needs and other snippets

I received this quote in an email today that I really liked, although I post it here as reminder that it's what I need, as much as any other part of this country:

What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner
minds.

-- Will Rogers

And speaking of dirtier fingernails, hearsay has it the hydrangea bush in the yard might actually bloom this year, for the first time in memory. Now there is cause for rejoicing! I think the two hydrangeas might each be ....um... 7 years old? I'm not too good with plants, so when anything growing in vicinity performs with aplomb, I'm thrilled! If the bush lives up to its promise, then I'll have to post a photo here.

The Will Rogers one inspired me to mention that I love quotes. I select a different quote for my own personal benefit each week. How about if I post the quote of the week here, as well?

So glad you asked! This week's quote is therefore included:

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

--William James

The best part of this exercise is that when I selected this as the quote of the week, I understood it was anonymous. But now that I've looked it up to share it with you, you can see I have it attributed! Thank you for being my reason to do this.