We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money. – Davy Crockett
It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellows viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences. – Harry S. Truman
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects. – Herodotus, The History of Herodotus
Science fiction is an amazing literature: plot elements that you would think would be completely worn out by now keep changing into surprising new forms. – Connie Willis
You learn to put your emotional luggage where it will do some good, instead of using it to shit on other people, or blow up aeroplanes. – Margaret Drabble
