Thomas Merton Quote – Human Temptation
“The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little.” – Thomas Merton
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Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes quote – Now You Know Why
“Censuring Joseph Stalin at a public meeting, Soviet premier Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was interrupted by a voice from the audience. “You were one of Stalin’s colleagues,” shouted the heckler. “Why didn’t you stop him?” “Who said that?” roared Khrushchev. There was an agonizing silence in the room. Nobody dared moved a muscle. Then, in a quiet voice, Khrushchev said, “Now […]
Read moreHawkeye Quote – I Will Not Carry A Gun
“I will not carry a gun. . . . I’ll caryy your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to old Virginia, I’ll even hari-kari if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” – Hawkeye, in the TV show […]
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – The Responsibility Of Tomorrow
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln
Read moreDesmond Tutu quote – Without Forgiveness, there is no future
“Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, otherworldly activities…. They are realpolitik, because in a very real sense, without forgiveness, there is no future.” – Desmond Tutu
Read moreRita Mae Brown Quote – The Reward For Conformity
“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – Happiness
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
Read moreWarren Buffett Quote – Human Characteristic
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” – Warren Buffett
Read moreWilliam James Quote – Choose One Thought Over Another
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
Read moreVirgilia Peterson Quote – Memory Must Be Selective
“I can understand that memory must be selective, else it would choke on the glut of experience. What I cannot understand is why it selects what it does.” – Virgilia Peterson
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