If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.
Abraham Lincoln

Fatigue is the best pillow.
Benjamin Franklin

Two kinds of people kill animals for a living: the ones who want to and the ones who don’t. Do we really want either kind of person killing animals?
Elaine Vigneault

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
Friedrich Nietzsche

A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghanistan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the object, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand selling ties.

The Taliban asked, "Do you have water?"

The Jewish man replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $5."

The Taliban shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an overpriced tie. I need water! I should kill you, but I must find water first!"

"OK," said the old Jewish man, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie and that you hate me. I will show you that I am bigger than that. If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a lovely restaurant. It has all the ice-cold water you need. Shalom."

Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over the hill.

Several hours later he staggered back, almost dead, and said to the Jewish man, "Your brother won't let me in without a tie."

Fortune sides with him who dares.
Virgil

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Voltaire

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Will Rogers

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Winston Churchill

A lady was walking down the street to work and she saw a parrot on a perch in front of a pet store. The parrot said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly."

Well, the lady is furious! She stormed past the store to work.

On the way home she saw the same parrot and it said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly."

She was incredibly ticked now. The next day the same parrot again said to her, "Hey lady, you are really ugly."

The lady was so angry she went into the store and threatened to sue if they didn't shut the bird up.

The store manager said, "That's not good," and he promised the parrot wouldn't say it again.

When the lady walked past the store the next day, the parrot called to her and said, "Hey lady."

She paused and said, "Yes?"

The bird replied, "You ... know."

I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.
Theodore Roosevelt

Taste cannot be controlled by law.
Thomas Jefferson

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?
Thornton Wilder

Think of me tonite
For that which you savor
Did it give you something real,
or could you taste the pain of my death in its flavor?
Wayne K. Tolson

His request approved, the CNN videographer quickly used his cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.

He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.

Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.

He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, "Let's go."

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.

Once in the air, the videographer instructed the pilot, "Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take shots of the fires on the hillsides."

"Why?" asked the pilot.

"Because I'm a videographer for CNN and I need to get some close up shots."

The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, and then he stammered, "So, what you're telling me is ... you're not my flight instructor?"

Never trust anyone who claims they know the truth - trust only those who are searching for the truth!
Jordon Maxwell

Beauty without expression tires.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Money can't buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories.
Ronald Reagan

A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Abigail Van Buren

A big-game hunter went on safari with his wife and mother-in-law. One evening, while still deep in the jungle, the wife awoke to find her mother gone. Rushing to her husband, she insisted they head out together in search of her mother.

The hunter picked up his rifle, took a swig of whiskey, and started to look for her. In a clearing not far from the camp, they came upon a chilling sight: the mother-in-law was backed up against a thick bush and a large male lion stood facing her.

The wife said, "What are we going to do?"

"Nothing," said the husband, "The lion got himself into this mess, let him get himself out of it."

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.
Oscar Wilde

Time is the moving image of eternity.
Plato

Character is simply habit long enough continued.
Plutarch

Many common problems are caused by wrong attitudes. People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them. Naturally you won't be happy that way. You can only be happy when you see things in proper perspective: all human beings are of equal importance in God's sight, and have a job to do in the divine plan.
Peace Pilgrim

Harry's Vegan Pancake

I don't like to stand up for 20 minutes flipping pancakes, so I just make one big one instead. This recipe
will work in a stove top skillet. (Just pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake and they will all be the same size.

SERVES 2 , 6 -8 pancakes
1 cup flour (whichever kind you prefer)
1 tablespoon sugar (I used organic cane sugar)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup soymilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
optional: 2 tsp. cinnamon

Smear Crisco on the inside of your pan or skillet.
Combine the 4 dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, salt) in a bowl.
Add the soy milk and vegetable oil to your mixture.
Mix until smooth.
Pour into  a pan that will fit inside your toaster oven and bake at 350 degrees for approx.       20-25 minutes.
When it is brown on the top, its done. Then divide it into serving size squares.
(You can put it in a pan in your regular oven if you wish and the times will be approx. the same.)