Politcs, again

He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
-George Bernard Shaw

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself.
-Mark Twain

Life

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.
-Rita Mae Brown

By the way, we have only 10 days to go! Soon Michael Anthony will be here! And of course today is Isaac's 3rd birthday. Three long years ago.... So much was different.... If only he'd potty-train!!!

How very true...

There are three ways to get something done; do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it.
-Mona Crane

Of all the things...

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
-Mark Twain

Great Minds

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. -Eleanor Roosevelt

Why we homeschool...

"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom." (Albert Einstein)

A thought...

A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
-Napoleon

Something to think about...

Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent.
-Ronnie D. Laing

News

I always turn to the sports page first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.

-Earl Warren

Hmm...

• Bureaucratic time, which is slower than geologic time but more expensive than time spent with Madame Claude's girls in Paris.

• When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
  

-P. J. O'Rourke

Wise Words

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
-Elbert Hubbard

Veni, Vidi, Vici

-Julius Caesar


*Rough Translation: We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! -Bill Murray

Yet Another...

Communism is like prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work.
-Will Rogers

Quote

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.

-Mark Twain

Quote of the Day

"If Heaven's a banquet, do I have to do dishes?"
-Susie Lloyd

Quote of the Day

I usually take a two hour nap from one to four.
-Yogi Berra

A Quote

How can it be a large career to tell other people's children about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one's own children about the universe?
How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No. A woman's function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. I will pity Mrs. Jones for the hugeness of her task; I will never pity her for its smallness.
~G.K Chesterson

A Preacher I Can Appreciate!

"...As a Christian communicator he believed that emotion-lifting oratory was beneath the dignity of the Christian, who didn't need technique when handling the eternal truths of God."

Regarding St. Augustine of Hippo, in the forward before "The Confessions of St. Augustine- Modern English Version."

Audrey Hepburn?

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.