I’m just glad it will be Clark Gable who is falling on his face and not Gary Cooper. -Gary Cooper (deciding not to take the leading role in “Gone With The Wind”)-

Vague and insignificant forms of speech, and abuse of language have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard and misapplied words, with little or no meaning, have, by prescription, such a right to be mistaken for deep learning and height of speculation, that it will not be easy to persuade either those who speak or those who hear them, that they are but the covers of ignorance, and hindrance of true knowledge. -John Locke, “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690)-

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. -Ronald Reagan-

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. -Dave Barry-

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!

I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm’s way. -Captain John Paul Jones, USN-

On the other hand, we have different fingers. -Jack Handey-

Living our brief lives between the scales much bigger than an atom, yet much smaller than a galaxy, we forge our tools out of electricity, magnetism, and mathematics, and try to figure out how the whole thing works. We reach deep into the heart of matter for clues about the origin of the universe, and look to energetic messengers from the depths of space for reassurance that our curiosity will do us no harm, puzzling at the wonder and the unity of it all. -Stephen Reucroft and John Swain, Globe Correspondents (10/11/99)-

May there be such a oneness between you that when one weeps, the other tastes salt. -M. Buxbaum-

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -C. S. Lewis-