There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. -- Oliver Goldsmith He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. -- Ben Jonson One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. -- James Russell Lowell You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. -- Jeannette Rankin When friends ask, there is no tomorrow. -- Proverb When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work. -- George Bernard Shaw Before all else, each of us must take a fundamental risk -- to be true to ourselves. -- Jim Webb BONUS QUOTE: Call intuition cosmic fishing. You feel a nibble, then you've got to hook the fish. -- Buckminster Fuller