The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure. Hermann Hesse Swiss (German-born) author (1877 - 1962) Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment R. Buckminster Fuller US architect & engineer (1895 - 1983) Drinking without being thirsty and making love at any time, Madame, are the only things that distinguish us from other animals. Beaumarchis Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. Samuel Smiles Where there is no hope, there can be no endeavor. Johnson My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope. Herbert Hoover US mining engineer & politician (1874 - 1964) Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired. Erik H. Erikson There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977 US computer engineer & industrialist (1926 - ) Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln. Bruce Barton The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever. Plutarch Greek biographer & moralist (46 AD - 120 AD) |