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.........Ken Stehr: The Ant
The ant has made himself illustrious
Through constant work industrious
So what, would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid? --Ogden Nash



........Four from Reid Dabney:
"Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism." - Earl Warren

"The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." - John Kenneth Galbraith

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison



........Ann McKeown Glass:
"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen........

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr.



........Robert Nelson: "The report of my death was an exaggeration." - Mark Twain........



........Cristie Marcus: "My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." - Dave Barry........



.........Judy Rau Puckett: "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene



.........Leslie Bowman Marcus: “To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but know that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.” -President Barack Obama, Inaugural Speech, 1/20/09



.........Christina Hope (Tina Smith): "There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, an quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open." - Martha Graham

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