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Some "Words" We
Live By
"Those who
cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
George
Santayana
Not: "History
is more or less bunk"
Henry Ford
"Make history
live!"
Ms. Lois
Dawson, North Denver High School history teacher
"It is
stupidity second to none, to busy oneself with the correction of the
world"
Moliere,
French Dramatist
"There is no
sadder sight in the whole world than to see a beautiful theory
killed by a brutal fact"
Thomas H.
Huxley
"That is the
essence of science: Ask an impertinent question,
and you are on
your way to the pertinent answer"
J. Bronoski,
"The Ascent of Man"
"The man who
is a pessimist before 48 knows too much;
if he is an
optimist after it, he knows too little"
Mark Twain
"He who is not
a socialist at twenty has no heart;
he who is not
a conservative at forty has no head"
Gordon
Rattray Taylor
"These
meetings are going to continue until we find out why nothing is
getting done"
Anonymous
"Six phases of
a project: Enthusiasm, Disillusionment,
Panic, Search
for the guilty, Punishment of the innocent,
Praise and
honors for the non-participants"
Anonymous
"We do not go
thru time at our chosen pace;
time goes thru
us at a steady, unswerving speed"
Pat Fancher,
"Moosetown Moos"
The Ouray
County Plaindealer, 1990
A Personal
Prayer
Lord, you know
I am growing older. Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed
with the idea that I must express myself on every subject. Release
me from craving to straighten out everyone's affairs.
Keep me from
the recital of endless detail. Give me strength to get to the
point.
Seal my lips
when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains. They are
increasing with the passing years, and the love to speak of them
grows sweeter as time goes by.
Make me
thoughtful, but not nosy. Helpful, but not bossy.
With my vast
store of wisdom and experiences, it does seem a pity not to use it
at all.
But you know,
Lord, that I want a few friends in the end.
Amen.
Ann Landers
"There are
three problems with growing old---
The first is
that your memory gets worse,
and I can't
remember the other two"
Anonymous
"I didn't
retire; I went on PPV (permanent paid vacation)"
JRRIII,
1990
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