Quote of the Week
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Photographic Wisdom
“Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.” –Walker Evans The seminal 20th-century photographer reminds us all that to really learn anything, you have to be an active participant. This is especially true when it comes to your investments. If you want to know how best to take care of your […]
My Favorite 2009 Quote
“The system worked.” — Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano on the Christmas Day airliner attack These days, the absurdity that comes out of Washington is almost too common to notice. But even I was taken aback by the truly contemptible words uttered by the head of our nation’s Department of Homeland Security. If Secretary Napolitano […]
The Size of Your Christmas Tree
“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” –Larry Wilde It’s nice to be reminded that size doesn’t always matter. In the case of Christmas, it’s the size of the love that you have for friends and family that matters most, and not […]
Don’t Give up Your Mind
“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” –Thomas Paine In one of his many brilliant and pithy quotes, the great Thomas Paine reminds us that failure to uphold reason is a sure prescription for tyranny. Indeed, they are words to live by — given the current […]
Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark
“Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right?” –Jean-Baptiste Say On Monday, the big Copenhagen climate change conference got under way. I doubt, however, that we’ll hear much about the questionable science being used to argue in favor of increased regulation on carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. As Say […]
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Thoughts on Victory
"In war there is no substitute for victory." –Douglas MacArthur As our nation escalates the war in Afghanistan, let’s hope that Gen. MacArthur’s wise words aren’t lost on the political powers that be. Wisdom about money, investing and life can be found anywhere. If you have a good quote you’d like me to share with […]
JFK on Gratitude
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy As the late president so poignantly put it, gratitude is much more about action than mere words. This Thanksgiving, don’t just merely speak about the things you’re grateful […]
‘Paine’-ful Wisdom
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” –Thomas Paine I think the great Thomas Paine said it all with this famous quote, so I’ll refrain from any further elaboration other than to say that if you haven’t read any of this incredible thinker’s work, […]
I Think, Therefore I Win
While the enemy sleeps, I lay awake While he licks his wounds, I taste his scars As he waits for me to strike, I define my attack I will out think my enemy, Therefore I will win –Jim Woods, "I Think, Therefore I Win" This provocative poem is just one of many in the soon-to-be […]
Happy Birthday, Carl
"Each of us is a tiny being, permitted to ride on the outermost skin of one of the smaller planets for a few dozen trips around the local star… The longest-lived organisms on Earth endure for about a millionth of the age of our planet… They barely set foot on the world stage and are […]
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