Wit & Wisdom
From Robert H. Jackson, James Fallows, William James, Bertrand Russell, Erma Bombeck, Mahatma Gandhi, Joseph Campbell
“Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.”
Former U.S. Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, quoted in the Associated Press
“What looks like tomorrow’s problem is rarely the real problem when tomorrow rolls around.”
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Journalist James Fallows, quoted in TheMotleyFool.com
“All our life...is but a mass of habits.”
William James, quoted in NPR.org
“War never determines who’s right, just who’s left.”
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Bertrand Russell, quoted in the Victoria, British Columbia, Times Colonist
“Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.”
Erma Bombeck, quoted in The Buffalo News
“The difference between what we are doing and what we are capable of doing would solve most
of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
Joseph Campbell, quoted in WashingtonPost.com