We are lonesome animals. We spend all of our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say-and to feel-

People in cities may forget the soil for as long as a hundred years, but Mother Nature's memory is long and she will not let them forget indefinitely.

Henry Cantwell Wallace

He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.

Charles Lamb

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.

James Madison

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.

Trisha Yearwood

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

Dorothy Thompson

There's a fine line between fishing, and standing on the shore like an idiot.

Steven Wright

Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.

Arabic Proverb

I hear of a convention to be held at Baltimore, or elsewhere, for the selection of a candidate for the Presidency, made up chiefly of editors, and men who are politicians by profession; but I think, what is it to any independent, intellegent, and respectable man what decision they may come to? Shall we not have the advantage of his wisdom and honesty, nevertheless? Can we not count upon some independent votes? Are there not many individuals in the country who do not attend conventions? But no: I find that the respectable man, so called, has immediately drifted from his position, and despairs of his country, when his country has more reason to despair of him. He forthwith adopts one of the candidates thus selected as his only AVAILABLE one, thus proving that he is himself AVAILABLE for any purposes of the demagogue. His vote is of no more worth than that of any unprincipled foreigner or hireling native, who may have been bought.

Henry David Thoreau

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Address

Both the Obama and Romney campaigns said they pulled all their political ads today in observance of the September 11th anniversary. But politics wasn't very far offstage. The Obama campaign sees foreign policy as an advantage this year.

Mara Liasson

The hours that we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowned with success.

Oliver Goldsmith

A long dispute means both parties are wrong

Voltaire