MindlessCode.net: Quotes
Here's a list of some of my favorite quotes:
- “Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.”
—Douglas Adams (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) - “…the wheel, New York, wars and so on…”
—Douglas Adam’s list of human achievements (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) - “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
—Calvin Coolidge - “To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
—Theodore Roosevelt - Ten Rules for Daily Life:
- Have Universal Mind
- Love all creation
- Be grateful
- Do good in secret
- Have merciful eyes and a gentle body
- Be forgiving and big hearted
- Think deep and judge well
- Be calm and determined
- Be positive and vigorous
- Persevere
- “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
—Albert Einstein