"The threshold of insult is in direct relation to the intelligence and security
of the person."--- John Steinbeck
"In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value
is not in its taste, but in its effects." --- J. W. Fulbright
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." ---Victor Borge
"Some people never learn anything because they understand everything too quickly."
---Alexander Pope
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the
affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate
beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed
social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." ---Ralph
Waldo Emerson
"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it." ---Horatius, Roman
poet (65-8 B.C.)
"The simple fact that directness can never be established by indirection, or truth
through lies, or the democratic spirit through authoritarian directives." ---Vaclav Havel
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham
breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." ---Unknown
"I like to occasionally walk through Wal-Mart and experience the different life
forms and unevolved species that exist on this planet. My favorite is the screaming, shoeless child. You can usually find
them in the toy section of the store." ---kmac (real name unknown)
