Our collection of inspiring quotes.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa explains the history of white settlement of his country like this:
When the white man came, we had the land and he had the Bible.
He said, "Let us pray," so we all bowed our heads, closed our eyes, and prayed.
And when we opened our eyes, lo and behold, we had the Bible and he had the land.
But you know, we got the best deal!
When the subject of heaven and hell was broached in conversation one day, Ernest Hemingway politely declined to offer any opinion.
"Excuse me for not answering," he said. "I have friends in both places."
"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important."
- Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
"Here's something that will really make you feel grown up," said a father to his teenage daughter, "Your very own phone bill."
"It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am because the world could use a few people like that."
- Alan Alda
"Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla."
- Jim Bishop
"Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts."
"A mistake is evidence that someone tried to do something."