The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion. ~Lewis Mumford, in…

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.…

Eighteen holes of match or medal play will teach you more about your foe than will 18 years of dealing with him across a desk. ~Grantland Rice Golf appeals to…

It is better to rise from life as from a banquet - neither thirsty nor drunken. ~Aristotle I soon found out you can't change the world. The best you can…

Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed. ~Robert H. Schuller Every evening I turn my worries over to…

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~Henry Ford Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.…

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet What is bought is cheaper…

Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age. ~Napoleon Bonaparte, Discours de Lyon, 1771 A genius is one who shoots at something no…

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going. ~J.B.…

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~H. Fred Dale (Thanks, Anne) Gardening…