The refreshing1 pleasure from the first view of nature, after the pain of illness, and the confinement2 of a sick-chamber, is above the conceptions, as well as the descriptions, of those in health. Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries...

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, Is there a meaning to music? My answer would be, Yes. And Can you state in so many words what the meaning is? My answer to that would be, No. Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) After silence,...

No moral system can rest solely1 on authority. A. J. Ayer (1910 - 1989), Humanist Outlook Ethics2, too, are nothing but reverence3 for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintain...

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated1 thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations2. It cannot rob u...

Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless its a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. Al Franken, Oh, the Things I Kn...

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865 Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. John Gay (1685 - 1732) We shall show me...

There can be no spirituality, no sanctity, no truth without the female sex. Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Revelations, 1993 Im just a person trapped inside a womans body. Elayne Boosler How close the sexes sometimes...

[Memory is] a mans real possession...In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor. Alexander Smith (1830 - 1867) Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag....

One has a greater sense of intellectual degradation1 after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. Alice James Lets not kid ourselves. Whatever we diagnose, most patients, if they dont die, get well by themselves. Our job...

What I look forward to is continued immaturity1 followed by death. Dave Barry (1947 - ) The purpose of life is to fight maturity2. Dick Werthimer Theres no point in being grown up if you cant be childish sometimes. Doctor Who By the time Id...