Thursday, November 30, 2006

Freedom


Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can't go hand in hand, I don't want to go. ~Hazel Scott

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Writing


When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. ~Gao Xingjian

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Have We Made It?


When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it. ~Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Monday, November 27, 2006

Find Your Place


Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there. ~Gary Snyder

Friday, November 24, 2006

Wise One


Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, "I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice? ~Bette Midler

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Thanksgiving


An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day. ~Irv Kupcinet

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

A Gift


When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it. ~Yo-Yo Ma

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Friendship


I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
~Katherine Mansfield

Monday, November 20, 2006

If it happens....


If it happens, it happens... We can't stop living ~Walter Reed

Friday, November 17, 2006

Roots and Wings


There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings. ~Hodding Carter

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Waste


You can tell how high a society is by how much of its garbage is recycled. ~Dhyani Ywahoo

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Sincerity


You can play a shoestring if you're sincere. ~John Coltrane

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Overcome


Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. ~Helen Keller

Monday, November 13, 2006

Brood


Don't brood. Get on with living and loving. You don't have forever. ~Leo Buscaglia

Friday, November 10, 2006

Real Facts


I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts. ~Abraham Lincoln

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Agreeing


One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds. ~Frank Zappa

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Vote


Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. ~Hillary Clinton

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Forgiveness


The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Monday, November 06, 2006

Cleaning House


Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.
~Phyllis Diller