We all of us waited for him to die. The family sent him a check every month, and hoped he'd get on with it quietly, without too much vulgar fuss.

Of all the means which wisdom acquires to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is friendship.

Epicurus

Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity, and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.

George Bernard Shaw

A contemporary man who has not participated intimately in actual work in science is, in my opinion, not a modern man. I believe that this experience in science should come early in the life of all of our pupils.

Edwin H. Land

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin; whereby being often cheated, she will thenceforth trust nothing but the common copper

Thomas Carlyle

Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government.

Harry S Truman

The soul, by an instinct stronger than reason, ever associates beauty with truth.

Tuckerman

You live in this shadow that you're going to burn in Hell until you're saved. And I still worry about it a little. I don't believe in Heaven, but I do still fear Hell.

Beth Ditto

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.

Casey (Charles Dillon) Stengel

They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What's funny about that?

Casey Stengel

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.

Stanislav Grof

Forgive yourself before you die. Then forgive others.

Mitch Albom

Most fear stems from sin to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

Marvin Gaye