I shouted, and earned a hard thump on my head for my trouble.
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
We inhereit from our ancestors gifts so often taken for granted... Each of us contains within... this inheritance of soul. We are links between the ages, containing past and present expectations, sacred memories and future promise.