Saturday, July 30, 2011

Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)

Happy Birthday, Henry Ford!


"As long as we look to legislation to cure poverty or to abolish special privilege we are going to see poverty spread and special privilege grow." Henry Ford

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)


Debt is the prolific mother of folly and of crime. Benjamin Disraeli

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Bible Battle

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)


"Follow the wandering, the distraction, find out why the mind has wandered; pursue it, go into it fully. When the distraction is completely understood, then that particular distraction is gone. When another comes, pursue it also. "
— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Ignatius of Loyola (1491 -1556)


"Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God."
— St. Ignatius of Loyola

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)


Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart. Edward Abbey

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama


There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

Friday, July 22, 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Margaret Thatcher


Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.
Margaret Thatcher

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Francis of Assisi (1181/82 - 1226)

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
Francis of Assisi