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MickeyD · 03-07-2005, 10:02 PM

Nothing in the world takes the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” ~Calvin Coolidge

Betty · 03-08-2005, 08:09 AM

"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are."

-Milton Berle

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

-Nelson Henderson

"In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards."

-Mark Twain

Gemini Cricket · 03-08-2005, 08:54 AM

"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style."

~ Quentin Crisp

Motorboat Cruiser · 03-08-2005, 09:21 AM

Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.

Bertrand Russell

sleepyjeff · 03-08-2005, 09:59 AM

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

--- Aristotle

Ghoulish Delight · 03-08-2005, 10:12 AM

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
-George Carlin

Ghoulish Delight · 03-08-2005, 10:14 AM

"Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it."
-George Carlin

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-08-2005, 11:44 AM

"There is no reason, at all, to believe that the flow of our country's history will always be in the direction of more and greater democracy." ~Another Editorial Cartoon

MerryPrankster · 03-08-2005, 02:15 PM

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells and constellations."

-- Anais Nin

Not Afraid · 03-08-2005, 03:42 PM

Pretty is as pretty does - My Mother

Or, the grown up version:

... If you want self esteem, do esteemable acts

03-07-2005, 10:02 PM	#1
MickeyD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mooby's Posts: 488	Nothing in the world takes the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” ~Calvin Coolidge __________________ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
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03-08-2005, 08:09 AM	#2
Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	"I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are." -Milton Berle "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." -Nelson Henderson "In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards." -Mark Twain
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03-08-2005, 08:54 AM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	"If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style." ~ Quentin Crisp
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03-08-2005, 09:21 AM	#4
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position. Bertrand Russell
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03-08-2005, 09:59 AM	#5
sleepyjeff Go Hawks Go! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parkrose Posts: 2,632	"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." --- Aristotle
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03-08-2005, 10:12 AM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	"What if there were no hypothetical questions?" -George Carlin __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-08-2005, 10:14 AM	#7
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	"Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it." -George Carlin __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-08-2005, 11:44 AM	#8
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	"There is no reason, at all, to believe that the flow of our country's history will always be in the direction of more and greater democracy." ~Another Editorial Cartoon __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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03-08-2005, 02:15 PM	#9
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells and constellations." -- Anais Nin __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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03-08-2005, 03:42 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Pretty is as pretty does - My Mother Or, the grown up version: ... If you want self esteem, do esteemable acts
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