Archived Quotes

Often it does seem such a pity

that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

There is nothing deep down inside us

except what we have put there ourselves

Richard Rorty

All the armies of Europe,

Asia and Africa combined,

with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted)

in their military chest;

with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force,

take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge,

in a trial of a thousand years.

Science is more than a body of knowledge;

it is a way of thinking,

a way of skeptically interrogating the universe.

Be proud of who you are,

and not ashamed of how someone else sees you.

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

Vision is not enough;

you must act upon it.

I can,

therefore I am

Simone Weil

You don’t live in the past,

you live in the moment.

Try not to become a man of success,

but rather try to become a man of value.

This is a competition,

not a recital.

Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing

off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you.

It is different with us.

Here it is every fellow for himself,

or he doesn't get there.

Knock me down nine times,

but I get up ten.

What happens to a dream deferred?

If it’s flipping hamburgers at McDonald’s,

be the best hamburger flipper in the world.

The only failure is not to try.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

We all get depressed,

but we can’t let it control us.

A little more persistence,

a little more effort,

and what seemed hopeless

failure may turn to

glorious success.

I came from a real tough neighborhood.

I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand.