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Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025

“Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.”—‘The Pale Horse’, Agatha Christie, English mystery writer, 1890-1976

Posted on July 9, 2025

“The Congress shall have Power To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts….”—Article I, Section 8, Clause 8; U.S. Constitution

Posted on March 20, 2025

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”—Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479

Posted on March 10, 2025

“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1928-2017

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

“In quoting others, we cite ourselves.”—Julio Cortázar, Argentine-French author, 1914-1984

Posted on August 27, 2024November 18, 2024

“IN QUOTING OTHERS, WE CITE OURSELVES.”—Cortázar

Posted on December 27, 2023December 26, 2023

“For God’s sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself.”—Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, 1850-1894

Posted on November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

“The only really valuable thing is intuition.”—Albert Einstein, German-born American theoretical physicist, 1870-1955

Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

“I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I’ll be okay.”—Maya Angelou, American poet, 1928-2014

Posted on October 9, 2023October 8, 2023

“A truly wise man has an inner joy that is like a fire; it warms the world.”—The Dalai Lama, Head of State of Tibet, 1935–

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