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- The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we live.
- Mortimer Adler
- There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time when we were happy.
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
- A commentary on the times is that the word "honesty" is now preceded by "old-fashioned."
- Larry Wolters
- If you are not an idealist by the time you are twenty you don't have a heart, but if you are still an idealist by thirty you don't have a head.
- Randolph Bourne
- When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.
- R. C. Sherriff
- I sometimes marvel at the extraordinary docility with which americans submit to speeches.
- Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (1900 - 1965)
- People who take time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve.
- John Miller
- There is no greater sorrow than to recall, in misery, the time win we were happy.
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
- Hoaxes are nothing new. News media isn't hard to fool. It's fun to fool and people like to mess with people. It all goes to show you that we're not all that hard to fool. I think we should just accept that and trust people anyway.
- Hank Green, Vlogbrothers, The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time, 10-22-09
- Sometimes they say, ‘He doesn’t act presidential.’ And I say, with the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that’s held this office. That I can tell you. It’s real easy.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), Speech, July 25, 2017
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