Quotes
Humanity
"Humanity is divided into three parts:
1.Those who make things happen
2. Those who watch things happen and
3. Those who don't know what's happening."
Travail
His brothers and sisters worked just as hard, lest his mother remind them of their standing. "Elle nous a pas garder pour notre haleine!" he explained. "She didn't keep you for your breath"? I had never heard such an expression but it didn't take a dictionary of idioms to understand the harsh reality behind it: the mother had mouths to feed! All members of the household were required to be industrious. She wasn't keeping the kids "for their breath", or for her amusement. She had work to do!
Life
'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO, What a Ride'
Aim High
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. - C. S. Lewis