Gilotti Quotes & Sayings

Oh Ducky!' said Johnny. 'Squeak to me! — David Slonim

The first premise of all human history is, of course, the existence of living human individuals ... Men can be distinguished from animals by consciousness, by religion, or by anything else you like. They themselves begin to distinguish themselves from animals as soon as they begin to produce their means of subsistence, a step which is conditioned by their physical organization. By producing means of subsistence men are indirectly producing their actual material life ... — Anonymous

Fair-minded people avoid zero-sum games in which one-person's win translates into another person's loss. — Frank Sonnenberg

Some men borrow books; some men steal books; and others beg presentation copies from the author. — James Jeffrey Roche

[Benjamin Franklin]identified thirteen virtues he wanted to cultivate
temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility
and made a chart with those virtues plotted against the days of the week. Each day, Franklin would score himself on whether he practiced those thirteen virtues. — Gretchen Rubin