"If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That's the single most important thing you could do... Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty." —Sir Paul McCartney "When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find peace of mind is waiting there" - The Beatles
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused, but on a higher level. - Enrico Fermi
" The Government can help the motoring industry in four ways: First reduce excise on petrol, Second put up the price of bus and train tickets, thirdly put down thousands of square kilometres of tarmac, and fourthly encourage the building of large supermarkets in remote areas." Arthur Daley at a motor dealers conference.
"I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." - Henry David Thoreau Peace, poor_old_dad
The most significant fact of our Iraq War and occupation (and war), which can't be repeated too many times, is that the Bush administration busted into the country without an exit strategy for a simple reason: They never planned to leave -- and they still don't. Tom Engelhardt
"if you always do what youve always done then you will always get what youve always gotten" Unknown (but I really like that one)
"The power of man has grown over every sphere, except over himself." - Winston Churchill "This is what knowledge really is. It is finding something out for oneself with pain, with joy, with exultancy, with labor, and with all the ticking breathing moments of our lives." - Thomas Wolfe "Once you stop, you can go." - my driving instructor atta stop sign...
"I urge all those who honor Terri Schiavo to continue to work to build a culture of life where all Americans are welcomed and valued and protected, especially those who live at the mercy of others," George W. Bush
Next time you see someone wanting to be a moderator, consider what some writer once said, " Anyone loves power cannot be trusted with it".
"Whats your road man? - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road, its an anywhere road for anybody anyhow" - Neal Cassidy "Dare to dream" - Unknown
"On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence and return to the ways of peace. You may claim to seek justice. I too believe in justice and seek justice. But violence only delays the day of justice. Violence destroys the work of justice." - Addressing "all men and women engaged in violence," Pope John Paul II: Drogheda, Ireland, Sept. 29, 1979.
"Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to the people of your culture, you'll never stop being concious of it. Wherever you go for the rest of your life, you'll be tempted to say to the people around you, 'How can you listen to this stuff and not recognize it for what it is?' And if you do this, people will look at you oddly, and wonder what the devil your talking about." -Excerpt from 'Ishmael'