Monthly Archives: September 2013

Burns, George (1896 – 1996), US actor & comedian If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age. It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I … Continue reading →

Burke, Edmund (1729 – 1797), Irish orator, philosopher, & politician Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair. No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Our … Continue reading →

Bujold, Lois McMaster (b. 1949), US science fiction author His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently: when you desired … Continue reading →

Buffett, Warren (1930 – ), US financier & investment businessman It’s only when the tide goes out that you discover who’s been swimming naked. Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is … Continue reading →

Buddha (563 BC – 483 BC), Indian philosopher & religious leader If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. Hatred does not cease … Continue reading →

Browning, Robert (1812 – 1889), English poet Grow old along with me the best is yet to be. Ignorance is not innocence but sin. What’s the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth – Compared with love, found, gained, … Continue reading →

Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769 – 1821), French general & politician Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. Victory belongs to the most persevering. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making … Continue reading →

Bohr, Niels (1885 – 1962), Danish physicist Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think. Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. Your theory is crazy, but it’s not crazy enough to be true. (To a … Continue reading →

Blake, William (1757 – 1827), English engraver, illustrator, & poet I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man’s. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. If the sun and moon would ever … Continue reading →

Bierce, Ambrose (18) – US author & satirist (1842 – 1914) Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. The Devil’s Dictionary Admiration: Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to … Continue reading →