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"The pine stays green in
winter... wisdom in hardship."
- Norman Douglas

Change is the constant,
the signal for rebirth,
the egg of the phoenix.
- Christina Baldwin

"Science may set limits to knowledge, but
should not set limits to imagination."
- Bertrand Russell

"When you have a dream, you've got
to grab it and never let go."
- Carol Burnett

If you are planning for a year, sow rice;
if you are planning for a decade, plant trees;
if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
- Chinese Proverb

"You know you've read a good book
when you turn the last page and
feel as if you've lost a friend."
- Anonymous

Quotaria

The trouble with having an open mind, of course,
is that people will insist on coming along and
trying to put things in it.
- Terry Pratchett

'And he goes around killing people?' said Mort.
He shook his head. 'THERE'S NO JUSTICE.'
Death sighed. NO, he said, THERE'S JUST ME.
- Mort, Terry Pratchett

Every person has the choice between
Good and Evil. Choose Good, and stand
against those who would choose Evil.
- Friedrich Kellner

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't
change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
- Maya Angelou

"Better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought
a fool than to open it an remove all doubt."
- Chinese proverb (? maybe Voltaire instead)

A new idea is delicate.
It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn;
it can be stabbed to death by a joke
or worried to death by a frown on the
right person's brow.
- Charles Brower

Quotes

"I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war.
I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm
glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I
hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood."
- Tom Hanks

Barbara Wilson: Partners?
Dick Grayson: Partners.
Bruce Wayne: Partners.
Alfred: We're going to need a bigger cave.
- Batman & Robin (1997)

"I wish people who had
trouble communicating
would just shut up."
- Tom Lehrer

Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: I am Nature's arm. Her spirit.
Her will. Hell, I am Mother Nature, and the time has
come for plants to take back the world so rightfully
ours! 'cause it's not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
- Batman & Robin (1997)

He who asks is a fool for five
minutes, but he who does not ask
remains a fool forever.
- Tom J. Connelly

The man who strikes first admits
that his ideas have given out.
- Chinese Proverb