We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought by the military-industrial complex. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. – Oliver Stone (1946 – ): Platoon More »
What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart. – Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953) More »
Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst. More »
We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion. – T. S. [Thomas Stearns] Eliot (1888 – 1965) More »
When I am dead and buried, on my tombstone I would like to have it written, “I have arrived.” Because when you feel that you have arrived, you are dead. – Yul Brynner (1920 – 85) More »
Writing good editorials is chiefly telling people what they think, not what you think. – Arthur Brisbane (1864 – 1936) More »
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent (Willem) van Gogh (1853 – 90) More »
Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation. – Bette Davis [Ruth Elizabeth Davis] (1908 – 89) More »
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What you do not wish for yourself, do not impose on others. – Confucius (551? – 479B.C.): Lun Yü [The Analects (of Confucius)] / Do (to others) as you would be done by. [Whatever you would have people do for… More »
![IMAGE: Nothing is hard to a willing mind. [Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.] / Who likes not his business, his business likes not him.](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/keyboard-417093_417090_417092_417095_640-200x133.jpg)
Nothing is hard to a willing mind. [Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.] / Who likes not his business, his business likes not him. More »
![IMAGE: The usefulness of (the) useless. [Everyone knows the usefulness of useful things, but no one knows the usefulness of useless things. / Everyone knows the use of the useful, but not the use of the useless.] (Even if something did not bring immediate benefit, it could still turn out to be valuable.)](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/place-name-sign-822236_640-100x71.jpg)
![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
