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

  • “If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But for God’s sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.” Thomas Jefferson [1743-1826] 3rd President of the United States

  • “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” Harry S. Truman [1884-1972] 33rd President of the United States

  • “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” Carl Sagen [1934-1996] American astronomer, astrophysicist, and author

  • “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou [1928-2014] American Poet and Civil Rights Activist

  • “Don’t regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with.” Gerard K. O’Neill [1927-1992] American Physicist

  • “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.” Theodore Roosevelt [1858-1919]26th President of the United States

  • “Things seem to work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out.” John R. Wooden {1910-2010] American Basketball Player and CoachWon 10 NCAA National Championships in a 12 year period

  • “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” Henry Ford [1863-1947] American Industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company Chief Developer of the Assembly Line for Mass Production

  • “In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell [1903-1950] English Journalist and Author

  • “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” Dale Carnegie [1888-1955] American Author and Lecturer