Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. – W. Somerset Maugham, The Summing Up, 1938 Category: Wise Words
The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail. – Ramakrishna Category: Wise Words
The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety. – Edward Young Category: Trust
It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home. – Carl T. Rowan Category: Martin Luther King Day
Complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives and the sincerest part of our devotion. – Jonathan Swift Category: Prayer
I have a simple life. I mean, you just give me a drum roll, they announce my name, and I come out and sing. In my job I have a contract that says Im a singer. So I sing. – Tony Bennett Category: Simplicity