. : POLITICS & ECONOMICS : .

“Democrats go left, Republicans go right, progress goes forward.” -Me in early high school

“Power does not corrupt men; fools …corrupt power.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“Usury once in control will wreck the nation.” ~ William Lyon Mackenzie King

“It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” ~ Henry Ford

“Always vote for principle, and though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” ~ John Quincy Adams

“Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.” ~ Ambrose Bierce

“Democracy [in the U.S.] is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.” ~ E.B. White

“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?” ~ Robert Orben

. : WISDOM & SPIRITUALITY: .

“Egotism/Narcissism/etc. is the root of all misery and evil.”

“Live your life as if you were a guest, and treat all those around you as if they were guests also.”

“Pay it forward.” ~ Pay it Forward

“Spread a measure of grace.” -My father

“Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.” -Garth Brooks

“If you’re going through hell, keep on going, don’t slow down, if you’re scared, don’t show it…
…Keep on moving, face that fire, walk right through it, you might get out before the devil even knows you’re there.” -Rodney Atkins

“Religion is blind without science, but science is lame without religion.” -Thomas Edison (I’d like to replace the second religion with “spirituality”)

“Change is inevitable, growth is optional.” ~ A bumper sticker I saw

. : HUMOR & AWESOMENESS : .

“My name is Iñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” -Iñigo Montoya in the Princess Bride

“It’s bad luck to be supersTiTious.” -A Hooter’s napkin package *slaps knee*

“I’m so stupid, I fall UP staircases!” -Myself every time I fall up a staircase