Category Archives: Numbers

“Your past is just a story. And once you realize this, it has no power over you.” —Chuck Palahniuk

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these … Continue reading →

“Poverty is spiritual halitosis.” – George Orwell from ‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying‘

“Lead by example… The greatest adventures have nothing to do with life… and everything to do with living… “ – Henry David Thoreau

“Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.” -Carl Schurz

“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his … Continue reading →

“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to … Continue reading →

“The past is never completely lost, however extensive the devastation. Your sorrows are the bricks and mortar of a magnificent temple. What you are today and what you will be tomorrow are because of what you have been.” – Gordon … Continue reading →

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” – Edward Abbey

“March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path.” -Kahlil Gibran

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Carl Buechner

“I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” -Anne Frank

“We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.” – Benjamin Franklin