I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the rights of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. -James Madison-

Human beings, who are almost unique in their ability learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams-

It’s best to give while your hand is still warm. -Philip Roth-

A long talk with a great friend is a beautiful thing! -Nyla-Jean de Boer-

I’ve never had a conflict between teaching and research as some people do because when I’m teaching, I’m doing research. -Raymond Smullyan-

We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes. -Fred Rogers-

A page of history is worth a volume of logic. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.-

BOHICA: Bend over. Here it comes again.

Just once in my life, I’d actually like to see a liar’s pants catch on fire.

The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be. -Douglas Adams-