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Quote of June 2010

A man always has two reasons for doing anything. A good reason and a real reason. J.P. Morgan

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason. Ashley Montagu

There is no substitute for hard work. Thomas Alva Edison

Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. Sir James Dewar

I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding that brings peace. Helen Adams Keller

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell

To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything. Anatole France

Damn the torpedoes – full speed ahead! David Glasgow Farragut – At the battle of Mobile Bay (5 August 1864)

First ponder, then dare. Helmuth von Moltke

You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side. William Ewart Gladstone – Speech on the Reform Bill (1866)