[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. – Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History
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Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point. – Mahatma Gandhi
It has been said that figures rule the world; maybe. I am quite sure that it is figures which show us whether it is being ruled well or badly. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1830, translated
Ive never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadnt made money with it. – Laurie Anderson