Mud & Manure

"The stuff of which the future society will be made is Man himself and you cannot build a marble temple with a mixture of mud and manure."

~ Eugene O'Neill

The Poetry of Nature

"It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us."

~ John Ruskin

Your Heart's Desire

"There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it."

~ George Bernard Shaw

Befriend Yourself

"If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone."

~ Maxwell Maltz (1944-, Canadian-born American plastic surgeon, author of "Psycho-Cybernetics")

No Slacking

"Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment."

~ H. Ross Perot, American Businessman/Politician

Newness

"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them."

~ John Updike

The Impure Rust of Inaction

"Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."

~ Leonardo Da Vinci

Set It on Fire

"A mind is a terrible thing to waste, so set it on fire."

~ Thomas Fortenberry