A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying to others and to yourself.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Quote of the Day

  • Posted by davonwf
  • October 22, 2008

“Someone called me a ‘redneck woman’ once. You know what I said back? ‘Thank-you very much.’“ — Sarah Palin, at a rally
Hat tip, Hot Air.

Quote of the Moment: Reid Bryson - “the father of the science of modern climatology.”


Hat tip to Small Dead Animals…from WECN, May 2007:
Reid A. Bryson holds the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education. Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin Department of Meteorology—now the Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences—in the 1970s he became the first director of what’s now […]

Louis L’Amour quotes: Bendigo Shafter

  • Posted by davonwf
  • September 3, 2007

From Bendigo Shafter:
There can be no living together without understanding, and understanding means compromise. Compromise is not a dirty word, it is the cornerstone of civilization, just as politics is the art of making civilization work. Men do not and cannot and hopefully will never think alike, hence each must yield a little in […]