The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth. (Cicero)
The computer is a moron. (Peter Drucker)
The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are. (Henry Louis Mencken)
Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long. (Miguel de Cervantes)
We aim above the mark to hit the mark. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
You can't divorce religious belief and public service ... I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other. (James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.)
I have enjoyed greatly the second bloomingsuddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you. (Agatha Christie)
STAY is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary. (Amos Bronson Alcott)
Our common language is ... English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language. (William John Bennett)
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible. (William James)
He knows nothing and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career. (Sir Walter Besant)
What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient. (Bodie Thoene)
All schools, all colleges have two great functions to confer, and to conceal valuable knowledge. - Notebook, 1908 (Mark Twain)
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. (Socrates)
Life is God's joke on us. It's our mission to figure out the punchline. (John Guarrine)
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment. (Thomas Jefferson)
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. (Isaac Asimov)
Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else (Alex Noble)
The scientific name for an animal that doesn't either run from or fight its enemies is lunch. (Michael Friedman)
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. (Mark Twain)