Bunch of Quotes
"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."
--Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931)
"The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look Death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides."
--Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions
"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears."
-- Glenn Clark
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
--Lao-Tzu, philosopher (6th century BCE)
"To superficial minds the vices of the great seem at all times agreeable."
--Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
"Nature does nothing uselessly."
--Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
"Time changes all things: there is no reason why language should escape this universal law."
--Ferdinand de Saussure, linguist, (1857-1913)
???"A woman does not want the truth; what is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to woman than the truth - her great art is the lie, her highest concern is mere appearance and beauty."???
--Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"Art is a house that tries to be haunted."
--Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886)
"Nine out of Ten Would be Adequate
'Researchers at Alabama's Auburn University say they have determined what men want in the "ideal woman": she is sexually inexperienced but likes sex, has a career but is a full-time homemaker, has a slim build, is athletic, and has pretty eyes, dark hair, good complexion and a firm butt. Large breasts are nice, but not all that important. The study's lead author, Erica Gannon, says the specifications are similar to what is found in the Bible. "Our participants, whether knowingly or unknowingly, espouse a view of the ideal woman that is very similar to the views held by individuals thousands of years ago." However, she adds, "It's hard to be this woman."
(United Press International) ...About as hard as being the ideal man: strong yet gentle, powerful yet sensitive, has a great career yet helps clean the house and raise the children, in control yet cries, and a sex expert who's only been with one woman."
--Thomas Edison, inventor (1847-1931)
"The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look Death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides."
--Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions
"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears."
-- Glenn Clark
"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
--Lao-Tzu, philosopher (6th century BCE)
"To superficial minds the vices of the great seem at all times agreeable."
--Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
"Nature does nothing uselessly."
--Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
"Time changes all things: there is no reason why language should escape this universal law."
--Ferdinand de Saussure, linguist, (1857-1913)
???"A woman does not want the truth; what is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to woman than the truth - her great art is the lie, her highest concern is mere appearance and beauty."???
--Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"Art is a house that tries to be haunted."
--Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886)
"Nine out of Ten Would be Adequate
'Researchers at Alabama's Auburn University say they have determined what men want in the "ideal woman": she is sexually inexperienced but likes sex, has a career but is a full-time homemaker, has a slim build, is athletic, and has pretty eyes, dark hair, good complexion and a firm butt. Large breasts are nice, but not all that important. The study's lead author, Erica Gannon, says the specifications are similar to what is found in the Bible. "Our participants, whether knowingly or unknowingly, espouse a view of the ideal woman that is very similar to the views held by individuals thousands of years ago." However, she adds, "It's hard to be this woman."
(United Press International) ...About as hard as being the ideal man: strong yet gentle, powerful yet sensitive, has a great career yet helps clean the house and raise the children, in control yet cries, and a sex expert who's only been with one woman."