A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anythingMax Eastman (1883-?)
An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides
John H. Patterson
The Bible is not my book, and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion
George Washington (1732-1799)
The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance
Marcus Tullius Cicero, 55 BC
For every problem there is a solution which is simple, obvious, and wrong
Albert Einstein
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life
Bertolt Brecht
A liberal is someone who won't take his own side in an argument
When you find yourself in the majority, it is time to pause and reflect
Mark Twain
We cannot be free men if this is, by our national crisis, to be a land of slavery. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves
Abraham Lincoln
All conservatives are such from personal defects. They have been effeminated by position or nature, born halt and blind, through luxury of their parents, and can only, like invalids, act on the defensive
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation
Oscar Wilde
The problems of this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics, but only by men who can dream of things that never was
John F. Kennedy
Sunnt folkevett er en samling av fordommer som er tileget i en alder av 18 år
Albert Einstein
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us
Marcel Proust
En vis mann ser så mye som han bør, ikke så mye som han kan
Montaigne
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness
Aristotle
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different
Goethe
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Oscar Wilde
Bli den du er
Nietzshe
Life is like the Olympic games; a few men strain their muscles to carry off a prize, others sell trinckets to the crowd for a profit; some just come and see how everything is done
Pythagoras
If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, "Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number?" No. "Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence?" No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion
David Hume
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced
Leo Tolstoy
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers
Pablo Picasso
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved
Aristotle
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish
Michelangelo
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it
George Bernard Shaw
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education
George Bernard Shaw
Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels
Goya
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason
Oscar Wilde
Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities
Aristotle
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual
Nietzsche
Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it
Laurence J. Peter
Wagner has lovely moments but awful quarters of an hour
Gioacchino Rossini
To *you* I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition
Woody Allen
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of
Clarence Darrow
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life
Immanuel Kant
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened
Winston Churchill
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
Goethe
The aim of education is the wise use of leisure
Aristotle
For å stimulere kreativitet, må man utvikle en barnslig tilbøylighet for lek og en barnslig tilbøylighet til behovet for anerkjennelse
Albert Einstein
Mote er en form for styggedom så uutholdelig at vi er nødt for å bytte den ut hver sjette måned
Oscar Wilde
Minds are conquered not by arms but by greatness of soul
Spinoza
Et folk som setter privilegier høyere enn prinsipper, vil snart miste begge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Enten eksisterer Gud, eller så gjør han det ikke. Enten tror jeg på Gud eller så gjør jeg det ikke. Av de fire alternativene er det kun en som kan virke ufordelaktig for meg. For å unngå den muligheten, tror jeg på Gud
Blaise Pascal
Min ateisme, slik som Spinozas, er oppriktig gudfryktighet for universet og fornekter kun guder som er skapt i menneskets bilede for kun å tjene menneskets interesser
George Santayana
Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. What have we to offer in exchange? Uncertainty! Insecurity!
Isaac Asimov
Science does not promise absolute truth, nor does it consider that such a thing necessarily exists. Science does not even promise that everything in the Universe is amenable to the scientific process.
Isaac Asimov
True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others
Voltaire
Each of us visits this Earth involuntarily, and without an invitation. For me, it is enough to wonder at the secrets
Albert Einstein
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise
Sigmund Freud
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man
Francais Bacon
Har den som ikke kan telle, men finner en firkløver, også rett til lykken?
Stanislav J.Lec
The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965
I vår øredøvende tid, må man misunne de hørselsskadde
Arne Stav
Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice
Stephen R. Covey
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.
Jim Rohn
A WINNER knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a LOSER wants to be considered an expert by others before he has even learned enough to know how little he knows. A WINNER knows what to fight for, and what to compromise on; a LOSER compromised on what he shouldn't, and fights for what isn't worthwhile fighting about. A WINNER shows he's sorry by making up for it; a LOSER says "I'm sorry," but does the same thing the next time. A WINNER respects those who are superior to him, and tries to learn something from them; a LOSER resents those who superior to him, and tries to find chinks in their armor. A WINNER has a healthy appreciation of his abilities, and a keen awareness of his limitations; a LOSER is oblivious both of his true abilities and his true limitations. A WINNER focuses, a LOSER sprays. A WINNER is sensitive to the atmosphere around him; a LOSER is sensitive only to his own feelings. A WINNER admits his prejudices, and tries to correct for them in making judgments; a LOSER denies his prejudices, and thus becomes their lifelong captive. A WINNER recognizes that the only true authority is moral authority; a LOSER having little inner respect, tries to assume more external authority than his character can handle. A WINNER stops talking when he has made his point; a LOSER goes on until he has blunted his point.
Harris, J. Sydney
The possibility of stepping into a higher plane is quite real for everyone. It requires no force or effort or sacrifice. It involves little more than changing our ideas about what is normalDeepak Chopra
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it
Lou Holtz
If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails
Leo Buscaglia
