Tag Archives: Quotes

Make Voting Work – Vote, But Only Once

10 Oct

The ‘democracy gap’ in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the ‘least worst’ every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the ‘least worst’ gets worse.
**Ralph Nader

 

Wait and Hope

7 Sep

“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.

” Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, ‘Wait and Hope.”

~ Alexander Dumas

Hold On Tight

22 Aug

“Right now, the person’s hand that you hold – The chance of meeting that person is like a miracle. Even when you go into the light, don’t let go of that hand.”

~ Nobuta wo Produce

Which Candidate Understands This?

5 Aug

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
**Ronald Reagan

So Annoying

1 Aug

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
**Isaac Asimov

Mirror Glass

17 Jun

“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself. Each man as the other person sees him. And Each man as he really is.

~ William James

Good Times and Bad

15 Jun

“Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who walked into your life and said ‘I’m Here for you.’ And Proved it.”

~ Anonymous

Perfect For This Season

1 Apr

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.

**Jose Maria de Queiroz

Do What you Love

30 Mar

For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know it, you will be able to love it only little or not at all.
**Leonardo da Vinci

Are You Sure It’s Not Worse

28 Mar

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.

**Emma Bombeck