Things to Think About

“Democracy is not about what can be done for us, but by us.” Annon

"It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought."       John Kenneth Galbraith

“There are some who only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.”   Voltaire

"The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously."   Henry Kissinger

"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd."      Voltaire

"Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work." -- Chuck Close

"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something."   Wilson Mizner

"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him."     Henry Stimson

"It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem."  Malcolm Forbes

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." -- Steve Jobs