576 Kbyte Quotes & Sayings

In rural and struggling Lexington, Virginia, Lee's new postwar home, one writer joked darkly dollars were so scarce that they had to be introduced to one another when they met on Main Street. — Charles Bracelen Flood

My class is not a three ring circus. — Hetty King

In our society, growing food yourself has become the most radical of acts. It is truly the only effective protest, one that can-and will-overturn the corporate powers that be. By the process of directly working in harmony with nature, we do the one thing most essential to change the world-we change ourselves! — Jules Dervaes

Their origin is commonly unknown; for the practice often continues when the cause has ceased, and concerning superstitious ceremonies it is in vain to conjecture; for what reason did not dictate, reason cannot explain. — Samuel Johnson

Through effort you will cross any raging flood, through energy you will pass any sorrow. — Gautama Buddha

Our current plight is not made inevitable by human nature. What once was could be again - in a new way. — Gloria Steinem

My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy. — Richard Gere

The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world, our earth, to be like a school, and our life, the classrooms. Sometimes on our planet life school, the lessons often come dressed up as detours and road blocks and sometimes as full blown crises. And the secret I've learned to getting ahead is being open to the lessons. — Oprah Winfrey

Another big mistake you women make, never underestimate the cunning of a killer — Mia Moore

There is no way to peace, peace is the only way — Mahatma Gandhi

Would they not fear that citizens not less tenacious than conscious of their rights would flock from the remotest extremes of their respective states to the places of election, to overthrow their tyrants, and to substitute men who would be disposed to avenge the violated majesty of the people? — Alexander Hamilton

Like clouds in rain, like seas
Exultant as they roll,
We mix in ecstasies,
And, as breeze melts in breeze,
Thy soul becomes my soul. — Aleister Crowley

The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man. — James Madison