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A Bit of Wisdom from Sir Isaac Newton |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/04/2023 11:30 PM
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“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“To every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“What goes up must come down.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
“Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation” ~ Sir Isaac Newton 4 January 1643 - 31 March 1727
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A Bit of Wisdom from J. R. R. Tolkien |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/03/2023 11:12 AM
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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
John R. R. Tolkien 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973
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A Bit of Wisdom from Isaac Asimov |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2023 11:15 AM
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"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
"Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
"All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is." ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992
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A Bit of Wisdom from Louis Pasteur |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/27/2022 10:47 AM
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“whatever your career may be, do not let yourselves become tainted by a deprecating and barren scepticism, do not let yourselves be discouraged by the sadness of certain hours which pass over nations. Live in the serene peace of laboratories and libraries. Say to yourselves first : ' What have I done for my instruction ? ' and , as you gradually advance, 'What have I done for my country?' until the time comes when you may have the immense happiness of thinking that you have contributed in some way to the progress and to the good of humanity. But, whether our efforts are or not favoured by life, let us be able to say, when we come near the great goal, ' I have done what I could” ~ Louis Pasteur December 1822 – 28 September 1895
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” ~ Louis Pasteur December 1822 – 28 September 1895
“A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.” ~ Louis Pasteur December 1822 – 28 September 1895
“Chance favors only the prepared mind.” ~ Louis Pasteur December 1822 – 28 September 1895
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A Bit of Wisdom from Lady Bird Johnson |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/22/2022 01:28 PM
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"Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within." ~ Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
"It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you." ~ Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
"Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor." ~ Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
"Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them." ~ Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
"The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom." ~ Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
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A Bit of Wisdom from Branch Rickey |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/21/2022 12:53 PM
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"I don't care if I was a ditch-digger at a dollar a day, I'd want to do my job better than the fellow next to me. I'd want to be the best at whatever I do." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
"Luck is the residue of design." ~ Wesley Branch Rickey December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965
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A Bit of Wisdom from John Greenleaf Whittier |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/19/2022 11:28 AM
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“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit”
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A Bit of Wisdom from J. Paul Getty |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/16/2022 10:46 AM
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“The conformist is not born. He is made. I believe the brainwashing process begins in the schools and colleges.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“There is, however, hope for any person who wants to remain an individual. He can assert himself and refuse to conform. He'll be on his own, that's true, but while he will not have the security enjoyed by those who do conform, there will be no limits to what he may achieve.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“It shouldn't be very difficult for anyone to resist the temptation to force himself into the pattern of the structured man. One needs only to remember that a groove may be safe--but that, as one wears away at it, the groove becomes first a rut and finally a grave.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“The majority is by no means omniscient just because it is the majority. In fact, I've found that the line which divides majority opinion from mass hysteria is often so fine as to be virtually invisible.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“In some respects, a society in which the members reach a universal level in which they are anonymous drones by choice is even more frightening than one in which they are forced to be so against their will. When human beings relinquish their individuality and identity of their own volition, they are also relinquishing their claim to being human.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.” ~ Jean Paul Getty Sr. December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976
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A Bit of Wisdom from General Jimmy Doolittle |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/14/2022 11:19 AM
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“I am not a very timid type. It’s very important to some people, but not to me. I have a simple philosophy: worry about those things you can fix. It you can’t fix it, don’t worry about it; accept it and do the best you can.” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993
“To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman’s eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993
“If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993
“I have been luckier than the law of averages should allow. I could never be so lucky again.” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993
“Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer.” ~ James Harold Doolittle December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993
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A Bit of Wisdom from Frank Sinatra |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/12/2022 11:52 AM
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"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
"The best revenge is massive success." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
"Cock your hat - angles are attitudes." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
"Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
"Oh, I just wish someone would try to hurt you so I could kill them for you." ~ Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
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