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- Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)
- God creates men, but they choose each other.
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469 - 1527), quoted in O Magazine, November 2003
- First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.
- Kristin Hunter, O Magazine, November 2003
- Memory is a giggling sprite and will not be tamed. She takes flight the moment the present becomes the past.
- Gordon Atkinson, weblog, 04-29-04
- I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.
- John Adams (1735 - 1826)
- Doubting God's existence is okay and perfectly acceptable within Christianity as long as the person doubting remains obedient and committed to the Christian path.
- Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 06-10-04
- The only place you will be accepted is the place you make for yourself.
- Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992
- Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.
- Paul Graham, September 2004
- Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."
- Paul Graham, September 2004
- In Ethiopia during the famine, I saw stuff there that reorganized how I saw the world. I didn't quite know what to do about it. At a certain point, I felt God is not looking for alms. God is looking for action.
- Bono (1960 - ), Oprah Winfrey Show, 2002
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