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This is a random collection of interesting quotes and thoughts that my father has collected over several years. It includes just about everything from philosophy, faith, ideology, and government, to general observations on life and humorous one-liners that he didn't want to forget. I hope you enjoy and perhaps glean something of value.

Where possible, we have endeavored to accurately source all quotations.

Food for Thought

  • Another point to ponder – 9/29/2026

    “It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.” Ronald Reagan [1911-2004] 40th President of the United States

  • Something to gnaw on… 8/24/26

    “Worrying works. 97% of the things I worry about never happen.” Anonymous

  • Food for thought – 8/20/26

    “Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life.” Robert Baden-Powell [1857-1941] Lieutenant General in the British ArmyFounder of the world-wide Boy Scout movement

  • A little brain candy – 5/7/26

    “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead [1901-1978] American cultural anthropologist

  • Something new to chew on – 4/20/26

    “My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to always be ready, no matter when it may overtake me.” Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson [1824-1863] Confederate General during the American Civil War

  • Today’s Brain Food – 4/14/26

    “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use.” Galileo Galilei [1564-1642] Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer Oft called “The father of modern science.”

  • A point to ponder – 4/10/26

    “I’m tired of pretending everything’s fine just so I can please everyone else.” Spencer Tracy [1900-1967] American actor from “Hollywood’s Golden Age”

  • Brain candy – 4/8/26

    “Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.” George Bernard Shaw [1856-1950] Irish playwright and political activist

  • Some intellectual nourishment – 4/7/26

    “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Aldous Huxley [1894-1963] English writer and philosopher

  • Something to chew on – 4/6/26

    “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle [384-322 BC] Greek Philosopher and Polymath Founder of the Lyceum