Mark Twain, on courage
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear." —Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Mark Twain, on race
"I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse." —Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.
Mark Twain, on American morality
"The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet." —Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.
Mark Twain, on human nature
"Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody." —Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.
Mark Twain, on keeping good company
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." —Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Al Franken, on George W. Bush
“When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation.” —Al Franken Sign in to see full entry.
Al Franken, addressing Christian voters
“The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.” —Al Franken Sign in to see full entry.
Al Franken, on politicians
“Lies, and The Lying Liars who Tell Them” —Al Franken Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 8, 2006
Josephine Baker, on love
"The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.” —Josephine Baker Sign in to see full entry.
Josephine Baker, on nudity
“I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on.” —Josephine Baker Sign in to see full entry.