Quote of the day

[Chasplaya]

I was always taught to respect my elders and I've now reached the age when I don't have anybody to respect.

George Burns (1896 - 1996)

[Chasplaya]

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand

Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)

[jim56]

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Gautama Siddhartha 563-483 B.C.

[AcousticAl]

jim56 wrote:

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Gautama Siddhartha 563-483 B.C.

Thanks for sharing that, Jim. Hadn't heard it before.

[Chasplaya]

The word 'meaningful' when used today is nearly always meaningless.

Paul Johnson

[jim56]

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

Gautama Siddharta 563-483 B.C.

[Chasplaya]

Never answer a critic, unless he's right.

Bernard M. Baruch (1870 - 1965)

[jim56]

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

Gautama Siddharta 563-483 B.C.

[Chasplaya]

Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.

Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)

[Chasplaya]

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.

Doug Larson