The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate1 to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and...

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Albert Camus (1913 - 1960), The Myth of Sisyphus No man deserves punishment for his thoughts. Anonymous1 When I only begin to read, I forget Im on this world. It lifts me o...

The world is round; it has no point. Adrienne E. Gusoff I think the world is run by C students. Al McGuire The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) In the fight betwe...

This only is denied to God: the power to undo1 the past. Agathon (448 BC - 400 BC), from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics2 Those who cannot remember the past are condemned3 to repeat it. George Santayana (1863 - 1952), The Life of Reason, Volu...

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes. Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) The future w...

Good habits result from resisting temptation. Ancient Proverb Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life. Bible, New Testament2, James, Chapter 1, Verse 12 I never resist temptation...

Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing1 in the corners of our rooms. Alan Corenk Seeing a murder on television... can help work off ones antagonisms2. And if you havent any antagonisms, the...

For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three. Alice Kahn Any sufficiently1 advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), Profiles of The Future, 1961...

I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Experience teaches only the teachable. Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) The true teacher defends his pupils against his own...

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed) He who builds a better mousetrap these days runs into material shortages, patent-infringement suits, work stoppages, collusive biddi...