"There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."

“The era of procrastination...is coming to a close...we are entering a period of consequences - Winston Churchill (warning about the danger of appeasement”

“You can't get a body like mine in a bottle unless you push real hard.”

“The man who enters combat encased in solid armor plate, but lacking the essential of selfconfidence, is far more exposed and naked to death than the individual who subjects himself to battle shorn of any protection but his own skill, his own belief in himself and in his wingman. Righteousness is necessary for one's peace of mind, perhaps, but it is a poor substitute for agility . . . and a resolution to meet the enemy under any conditions and against any odds.”

Source : Robert S. Johnson, Martin Caidin “Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace”, Lulu.com

“Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change.”

“Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race”

“If you want to touch the other shore badly enough, barring an impossible situation, you will. If your desire is diluted for any reason, you'll never make it.”

Source : Diana Nyad (1978). “Other shores”, Random House (NY)

“If I have to tell a guy he's got something to do, I consider myself a failure as a manager.”

“Because humans, in effect, created dogs through domestication, the canine mind reflects back to us how we see ourselves through the eyes, ears, and noses of another species.”

Source : "Dogs Experience Emotions Just Like Humans, New Research Says", www.huffingtonpost.com. October 7, 2013.