Thursday, September 11, 2008

thoughts on the eleventh of September

Fighting terrorism is like being a goalkeeper. You can make a hundred brilliant saves but the only shot that people remember is the one that gets past you. - Paul Wilkinson (b. 1937), British scholar, author on terrorism _Daily Telegraph_ (London, 1992Sep1)
Thanks to our leadership and especially to all those behind the scenes for the seven years without another incident on our shores when everyone was expecting many more in the aftermath of 2001Sep11. - tftd

Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. - H. H. Williams

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. - Ralph Waldo Emerson q.the other TFTD 2001Dec18

All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them. - Walt Disney

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Harold R. McAlindon

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. - Jonathan Winters

Maturity won't come with age... it comes with the acceptance of responsibility.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller

The difference between a dream and a goal is that a goal has a deadline. - Dr. Phil

The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it. - Colin Wilson

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. - Duguet

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Dispel the darkness, Light one candle

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