Quotes

Events

  Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them.   Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD) Epictetus (A.D. c. 55 – 135) was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis,… Read More ›

Utility

  The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.   Edwin Way Teale (June 2, 1899 – October 18, 1980) was an American naturalist, photographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. Teale’s… Read More ›

Courage

One man with courage is a majority.    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13  1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States… Read More ›

Views

  The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.   Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali ,born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.;  is an American former professional boxer, generally considered… Read More ›