Tis true my form is something odd,
But blaming me is blaming God;
Could I create myself anew
I would not fail in pleasing you.
If I could reach from pole to pole
Or grasp the ocean with a span,
I would be measured by the soul;
The mind's the standard of the man.

Jonh Merrick (The Elephant Man)

"Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the
stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground."

Teddy Roosevelt quoted at The Groton School, Groton, MA, May 24, 1904

"This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in
unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in."
Teddy Roosevelt quoted in Chicago, IL, June 17, 1912

"I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have
envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well."
Teddy Roosevelt quoted in Des Moines, Iowa, November 4, 1910

"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is
made of " Benjamin Franklin

"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the
shade" Benjamin Franklin


"Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its
nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead
of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles
and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man,
rely upon it"; "Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great
treasure, and trouble therewith."

Benjamin Franklin


"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of comprehending the man who refuses
to bow blindly to convential prejudices, and chooses instead to express his
opinions courageously and honestly."
Albert Einstein