"The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness;
to an opponent, tolerance;
to a friend, your heart;
to your child, a good example;
to a father, deference;
to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you;
to yourself, respect;
to all others, charity."
- Benjamin Franklin
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."
"Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost."
Quote by a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park on why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin that will prevent bears from breaking into it:
"Always clap for your friends, even if their dreams come true before yours."
"May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to do what is right."
"When the phone was tied with a wire, humans were free."
Said the horse, "You can lead a human to knowledge, but you can't make it think."