2006-09-05 13:44:11 · 21 answers · asked by Ashley B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
My current favorite:
"Shake off all the fears and servile prejudices under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, He must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." - Thomas Jefferson, 1787
2006-09-05 13:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by One & only bob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have many favorite quotes but these are two of them.
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
-1 Corinthians 13:4-7
2006-09-05 21:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by DREAMER 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It changes daily. Today, it's:
“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
John W. Gardner, Secretary,
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1965
Yesterday's was Kahlil Gibran's quote about Jesus of Nazareth meeting Jesus of the Christians once a year on a mountaintop. Each year, says Gibran, "He walks away, shaking his head sadly, saying, 'My friend, I fear we will never, ever agree'".
2006-09-05 21:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Hauntedfox 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige and even his life for the welfare of others.
-- Strength in Love (1963)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2006-09-06 19:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by The Dude... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"
-- Baseball pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige, who at age 47 (+/- ?) assisted the Cleveland Indians in winning the 1948 World Series. Paige did not know the actual date of his birth, but it was estimated to be some time around 1900.
2006-09-05 21:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by sparticle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not herrasy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."-- by Elie Wiesel.
"No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed." Clarence Darrow
2006-09-05 20:51:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"No worldy accomplishment can make up for failure within the home."
-David O. McKay, former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
2006-09-05 20:47:02 · answer #7 · answered by Zeorus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
W.C.Fields - "I was in the wilderness once and I lost my corkscrew, I had to live on nothing but food and water for three days."
2006-09-05 21:07:24 · answer #8 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life is like a long math problem NEVER know how ta solve it!
Raegan K.(ME!)
2006-09-05 20:50:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanna get my kick's before the whole **** house goes up in flames....jim morrison
2006-09-05 20:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by steve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋