ALEX de TOCQUEVILLE 1805-1859 “Democracy in America” LIFE IS TO BE ENTERED UPON WITH COURAGE. ONE OF THE MOST ORDINARY WEAKNESSES of the human intellect is to seek to reconcile contrary principles and to purchase peace at the expense of logic. … Read more
BEATRIX POTTER, MARCEL DUCHAMPJACKIE KENNEDY—–1929-1994——FORMER FIRST LADY YOU HAVE TO BE DOING SOMETHING YOU ENJOY. THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS. WE SHOULD ALL DO SOMETHING to right the wrongs that were see and not just complain about them. ONCE YOU CAN EXPRESS YOURSELF, you can tell the world what … Read more
NORMAN LEAR 1922—-“ALL IN THE FAMILY”“The Jeffersons” SUCCESS IS HOW YOU COLLECT YOUR MINUTES. WE JUST MAY BE the most well-informed, yet least self-aware, people in history. LIFE IS ABOUT HAVING A GOOD TIME. … Read more
LEO BUSCAGLIA “Living, Loving & Learning” I EXIST, I AM HERE, I AM BECOMING, I MAKE MY OWN LIFE AND NO ONE MAKES IT FOR ME. I must face my own shortcomings, mistakes, transgressions. No one can suffer my non-being as I do, but tomorrow is another day, … Read more
HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN 1882-1927 “The Mysticism of Sound” “The Dance of the Soul” “Philosophy, Psychology” “The Art of Being” “The purification of the body leads to the purification of the breath, the purification of the breath leads to the purification of them mind, and the purification of the mind leads to the purification of the heart.” ONE … Read more
CHIEF DAN GEORGE1899-1981 Accomplished performer, poet, philosopher, champion of First Nations peoples. THERE IS A LONGING among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. to satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other. MAY THE STARS carry your sadness away, may the flowers … Read more
WOODY HARRELSON 1961—“TRIANGLE OF SADNESS” THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM IS TERRORISM. A GROWUP IS A CHILD WITH LAYERS ON. I THINK MY BEST SKILL in this whole deal is as a conduit to try to bring … Read more
Philip Neri 1515-1595 Patron Saint of Joyful Hearts THE BEST WAY to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. FIRST let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will … Read more
ROBIN WILLIAMS. “Mrs Doubtfire” 1951-2014 YOU’RE ONLY GIVEN A LITTLE SPARK OF MADNESS. YOU MUSN’T LOSE IT. NO MATTER what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. THERE’S NO SHAME IN FAILING. The only shame is … Read more
CORMAC McCARTHY. 1933-2023 “THE BORDER TRILOGY” I’VE SEEN THE MEANNESS OF HUMANS TILL I DON’T KNOW WHY GOD AIN’T PUT OUT THE SUN AND GONE AWAY. THE WORLD IS QUITE RUTHLESS in selecting between the dream and the reality even when we will not. SCARED MONEY … Read more
