Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2010-01-04 Jan 4, 2010The net poses a fundamental threat not only to the authority of the government, but to all authority, because it permits people to organize, think, and influence one another without any institutional supervision whatsoever.~ John SeabrookThe quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation's development. A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution in spirit, the forces which had produced inequities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration. It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united determination to persevere in the struggle, to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist the corrupting influences of desire, ill will, ignorance, and fear.~ Aung San Suu KyiIn this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.~ Noam Chomsky Jan 1, 2010Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.~ Alfred Lord TennysonThings do not change, we change.~ Henry David ThoreauAs long as you live, keep learning how to live.~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca Dec 31, 2009I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.~ Booker T. WashingtonIf you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.~ Henry David ThoreauFor of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been!~ John Greenleaf Whittier Dec 30, 2009Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect – freedom of thought and freedom of action.~ Frank MurphyIf the wind will not serve, take to the oars.~ Latin ProverbChange your thoughts and you change your world.~ Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Dec 29, 2009The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.~ Bertrand RussellObservation, and not old age, brings wisdom.~ ProverbA man without religion is like a fish without a bicycle.~ Vique's Law Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print