Discalced Carmelites Quotes & Sayings

Luxury ... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness. — Henri Rousseau

So long as public schools are treated as places that exist to provide guaranteed jobs to members of the teachers' unions, do not be surprised to see American students continuing to score lower on international tests than students in countries that spend a lot less per pupil than we do. — Thomas Sowell

Natural selection is the blind watchmaker, blind because it does not see ahead, does not plan consequences, has no purpose in view. Yet the living results of natural selection overwhelmingly impress us with the appearance of design as if by a master watchmaker, impress us with the illusion of design and planning. — Richard Dawkins

You can literally force yourself to be courteous, happy and enthusiastic with every person you meet. After you have forced yourself to be so for a short period of time ...
the habit takes over. — Zig Ziglar

These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible. — Lou Reed