Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character. — Heraclitus Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under … Continue reading
Category: Quotations
No Individual Rights? No Democracy (Penn Jillette)
“Democracy without respect for individual rights sucks. It’s just ganging up against the weird kid, and I’m always the weird kid.” — Penn Jillette Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, … Continue reading
The Habits of Others (Mark Twain)
Nothing so needs reforming as other people’s habits. — Mark Twain
Loneliness (Ayn Rand)
The thinking child is not antisocial (he is, in fact, the only type of child fit for social relationships). When he develops his first values and conscious convictions, particularly as he approaches adolescence, he feels an intense desire to share … Continue reading
Children and Authority (Maria Montessori)
“The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.” — Maria Montessori
Democracy Is Not Necessarily Liberty (Mason/Franklin)
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!” — George Mason, co-author of the Second Amendment; also sometimes attributed to Ben Franklin
If (by Rudyard Kipling)
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and … Continue reading
The Best is Yet to Come (Shakespeare)
The golden age is before us, not behind us. — William Shakespeare
Man is Different (Ayn Rand)
Man’s unique reward, however, is that while animals survive by adjusting themselves to their background, man survives by adjusting his background to himself. — Ayn Rand, author of The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and The Virtue of Selfishness
Assets, Liabilities (Robert Quillen)
If you count all your assets, you always show a profit. ~Robert Quillen
Self-Respect is No Fantasy (Walt Disney)
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique. — Walt Disney
He Who Understands Can Explain Simply (Einstein)
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. — Albert Einstein You can follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth … Continue reading