Monday, October 13, 2008

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Euripides, Phrixus


The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

Andrew Schneider


Men are confused. They're conflicted. They want a woman who's their intellectual equal, but they're afraid of women like that. They want a woman they can dominate, but then they hate her for being weak. It's an ambivalence that goes back to a man's relationship with his mother. Source of his life, center of his universe, object of both his fear and his love.

Greek Proverb


Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Calvin Coolidge, in a telegram, 1919


There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time.

Paxton Hood


Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter.

Nelson Mandela


I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Andrew Old Hickory Jackson


One man with courage makes a majority.

Jack Youngblood


I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It is like having a mental workshop.

Cicero


Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway


A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.

Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, chapter 8


He saw that it was an ironical thing for him to be running thus toward that which he had been at such pains to avoid. But he said, in substance, to himself that if the earth and the moon were about to clash, many people would doubtless plan to get upon the roofs to witness the collision.

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Faith Forward: Should faith effect how you spend? - Savannah Morning News

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:42:00 GMT
On Saturday, I featured spiritual lessons in the economic crisis offered by clergy from local churches and faiths. Here's a couple of quotes: offered by clergy from local churches and faiths. Here's a couple of quotes: "If you're in credit card debt ...

GOP: Barack and Osama's 'Friends Bombed The Pentagon' - New York Daily News

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:07:00 GMT
As mentioned last week on this blog, despite the histrionics of some pundits it was hard to believe that Sen. John McCain meant anything inappropriate when he referred to Sen. Barack Obama as “that one” in the last presidential debate. He was ...

Malaysian Stocks - Factors to watch - Forbes

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:37:00 GMT
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Faith leaders promote peace - Guardian Unlimited

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:11:00 GMT
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to join Christian and Muslim scholars for the start of a conference aimed at promoting understanding between the two faiths. Dr Williams and the Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa will be among ...

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James Barrett Scotty Reston


Half circus and half Supreme Court.

Joe Moore


If you want to make certain a job gets done, give it to somebody who is really busy. They'll have their secretary do it.

Hans Hofmann


The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

Shimon Peres


He altered the image of the Jew from that of rabbi, merchant, wanderer, to that of scientist, farmer and soldier.

Alf Landon, during his speech in his presidential campaign against FDR


Wherever I have gone in this country, I have found Americans.

Alec Bourne


It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.

General Douglas Macarthur


Americans never quit.

Lao-Tzu


Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

H.L. Mencken


Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

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Rabbi asks Pope, synod leaders to speak out to defend Israel - NZ Catholic

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Israeli Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi of Haifa, asked Pope Benedict XVI and top Catholic leaders to continue learning to appreciate the Jewish ...

Quotations of the day - Charleston Gazette

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:33:00 GMT
"We finalized an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil in global financial markets and restore the health of the world economy.'' -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as ...

BRIEF-3Com appoints new corporate treasurer - Forbes

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:26:00 GMT
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IUCN Red List Reveals World’s Mammals In Crisis - Scoop

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:58:00 GMT
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN)– The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of ...

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Jack Handey Deep Thoughts


If aliens from outer space ever come and we show them our civilization and they make fun of it, we should say we were just kidding, that this isn't really our civilization, but a gag we hoped they would like. Then we tell them to come back in twenty years to see our REAL civilization. After that, we start a crash program of coming up with an impressive new civilization. Either that, or just shoot down the aliens as they're waving good-bye.

G. M. Trevelyan


Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Dave Matthews, "Cry Freedom"


The future is no place to place your better days.

Thomas John Watson, Sr.


All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.

Leo J. Burke


People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.

Jim Beggs


Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.

Edward R. Murrow


A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.

Muriel Rukeyser


I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce


History is an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

James Rippe, M.D.


Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly.

Cher


If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life.

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New tool aims to ease online mortgage shopping - CIO.de

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:08:00 GMT
The online broker said the new will infuse transparency into what has traditionally been a confusing process for borrowers. The new tool includes a public lender feedback system ...

mein Yahoo! - Wirtschaftswoche

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:06:00 GMT
“The Americans,” wrote Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, “in their intercourse with strangers, appear impatient of the smallest censure and insatiable of praise.” Writing ...

"Es bleibt bei 151 Mio.Euro" - Hessisch-Niedersächsische Allgemeine

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:53:00 GMT
Das Thema: Alles wird teurer - nur Calden nicht? Gegner des Flughafenausbaus, über den derzeit auch SPD und Grüne verhandeln, befürchten, dass das Projekt teurer wird als ...

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Richard Jeni


It is a sad fact that 50 percent of marriages in this country end in divorce. But hey, the other half end in death. You could be one of the lucky ones!

Trey and Matt Stone Parker


I just realized that there's going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with it the right way.

Napoleon Bonaparte


There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.

Austin Powers International Man of Mystery


Dr. Evil I demand the sum... OF 1 MILLION DOLLARS.

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Accused child killer 'was doused in petrol' - ninemsn

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:41:00 GMT
The British teenager who is accused of shooting dead an 11-year-old boy made his fellow gang members douse him in petrol to remove any evidence, a court has heard. Prosecutors ...

Christians and Muslims face 'demanding search for peace' - yorkshirepost

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:47:00 GMT
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday warned that Christians and Muslims faced an "extensive and demanding" agenda as they searched for peace and understanding. But Dr Rowan ...

Islam: A Religion of Peace?: Part One - Family Security Matters

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:26:00 GMT
The following is a transcript of a debate sponsored by The Harbour League on the subject, “Islam: a Religion of Peace? Is Islamic Law (“Shariah”) Consistent With A Religion ...

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John Haldane


So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible, though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination.

E. M. Cioran


Does our ferocity not derive from the fact that our instincts are all too interested in other people If we attended more to ourselves and became the center, the object of our murderous inclinations, the sum of our intolerances would diminish.

Jerry Coleman


Mike Caldwell, the Padres' right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight.

James Branch Cabell


There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

Nathaniel Hawthorne


In youth men are apt to write more wisely than they really know or feel and the remainder of life may be not idly spent in realizing and convincing themselves of the wisdom which they uttered long ago.

Mark Twain, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Chapter 2


He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.

Bruce Lee


True refinement seeks simplicity.

Victor Hugo


Dream no small dreams. They have no power to stir the souls of men.

Brian Sutton-Smith


The parent who gets down on the floor to play with a child on Christmas Day is usually doing a most remarkable thing -- something seldom repeated during the rest of the year. These are, after all, busy parents committed to their work or their success in the larger society, and they do not have much left-over time in which to play with their children.

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Buddha Hut will have you rubbing your belly with joy - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:59:00 GMT
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. (No liquor license) Parking and On-street parking. Handicap access: Street-level ...

Quotes of the week - Argus Leader

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:50:00 GMT
More than 370 Army National Guard soldiers have received orders to go to Iraq. For almost half of them, the one-year deployment will be their second tour of duty in Iraq or ...

Editorial: Take the high road in the 105th - Daily Gazette

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:30:00 GMT
Democratic Assembly candidate Mark Blanchfield assures us we’ve seen and heard the last of his controversial ads quoting Republican opponent George Amedore out of context on how ...

Quotations of the day - Charleston Gazette

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:33:00 GMT
"We finalized an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil in global financial markets and restore the health of the world economy.'' -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as ...