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- I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.
- Democritus (460 BC - 370 BC)
- War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent.
- George Orwell (1903 - 1950), 1984
- No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.
- Leo Buscaglia (1925 - 1998)
- I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
- Martha Washington (1732 - 1802)
- Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
- Kris Kristofferson, "Me and Bobby McGee"
- He that plants trees loves others beside himself.
- Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
- Money is the sinew of love as well as war.
- Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
- With foxes we must play the fox.
- Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
- Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - - the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones.
- Donald H. Rumsfeld (1932 - ), Department of Defense news briefing, February 12, 2002
- Man: the glory, jest, and riddle of the world.
- Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
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