Bontempo Family Quotes & Sayings

We think of 1789 as the date of the French Revolution, and the storming of the Bastille as its defining event. Yet as late as halfway through 1792, most of the familiar images of the revolution had yet to occur. Louis XVI was still king, and the Assembly was negotiating a new constitutional arrangement for the monarchy, not so different from Britain's Glorious Revolution of 1688. — Mike Jay

I find it helpful to buy near the low of the last few years. — Walter Schloss

He who holds balance ... has attained the highest post in the world. — Laozi

My wife is so fat that when she lays on the beach the people feel sorry for her and try to roll her back into the water. — Rodney Dangerfield

It's only by taking myself away from clutter and distraction that I can begin to hear something out of earshot and recall that listening is much more invigorating than giving voice to all the thoughts and prejudices that anyway keep me company twenty-four hours a day. — Pico Iyer

Resistance is NOT futile. — Jay Inslee