“On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to rest and, resting, died.”
An unidentified poet, cited in Lewis K. Uhler Setting Limits: Constitutional Control of Government
“On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, sat down to rest and, resting, died.”
An unidentified poet, cited in Lewis K. Uhler Setting Limits: Constitutional Control of Government
“the religious worldview conforms to the most successful plot device ever conceived – namely, a happy ending that blossoms from difficulties necessarily confronted and overcome.”
Huston Smith Why Religion Matters
Neddie Seagoon: "Any revenues from it, I'll split in two and keep both."
Dennis Bloodnok: “Well, one doesn’t get an offer like that every day.”
The Goon Show "The Great Regent's Park Swim"
“Stories of magic... express my sense that life is not only a pleasure but a kind of eccentric privilege.”
G.K. Chesterton in “The Ethics of Elfland” in Orthodoxy, quoted in Gilbert Magazine Vol. 11 #3 (Nov.-Dec. 2007)
“History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make.”
Laurence J. Peter, quoted as “Thought du jour” in “Social Studies” in Globe & Mail February 16, 2005