Zeitz Foundation Quotes & Sayings

Smile! It takes thirty-four muscles to frown and only thirteen to smile. Why make the extra effort? — Dorothea S. Kopplin

Power is the great enemy of freedom — Henry Wallich

In nature, disease-causing strains of avian influenza rarely spread far because the birds sicken and die before they can fly to spread it to others. — Michael Greger

We all find ourselves involved in projects or activities that confound us-when or why did I say I would do this? What was I thinking? I needed a poem for myself that said-pause longer. Think again. — Naomi Shihab Nye

When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it just wouldn't fit me. — William P. Smith

The viewless air seemed to be flocking with hidden listeners. The very clearness and the crystal silence were their ambush. He alone seemed to be the target of cold and hostile scrutiny. There was not a breath to breathe in this crisp, pale sunshine. It was all too rare, too thin. The shadows lay like wings everlastingly folded. — Walter De La Mare