Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. – Michel de Montaigne Category: Veterans Day
When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. – Chinese Proverb Category: Veterans Day
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. – G.K. Chesterton Category: Veterans Day
[L]ongevity in itself is not a basis for evolutionary selection — natural selection is not interested in us after we have finished child-bearing. – Russell G. Foster and Leon Kreitzman, Seasons of Life: The Biological Rhythms th Category: Health
When youre a young English person who wants to be an actress and you have dreams, you dream of being Vanessa Redgrave or Judi Dench. – Janet McTeer Category: Dreams
Charm is… a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. – Albert Camus, The Fall, 1956 Category: Charm