The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
- Mark Twain

The only thing I like about rich people is their money.

Nancy Astor
British politician (1879 - 1964)

But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer.

Martha Nussbaum, O Magazine, November 2003

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.

Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine, September 2002

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln
16th president of US (1809 - 1865)

I just realized that there's going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with it the right way.
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Raisins, 2003

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), message for Jefferson Day, April 13, 1945


Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.
- Arthur Rubinstein (1886 - 1982)