Dave’s Daily Quotes

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. ~ Nelson Mandela  

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. ~ Nelson Mandela  

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. ~ Nelson Mandela  

Money won’t create success, the freedom to make it will. ~ Nelson Mandela  

There is no passion to be found playing small–in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela  

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ~ Nelson Mandela  

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr  

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.  

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.  

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.  

You can’t hire someone to practice for you. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.  

You either make dust or eat dust. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.  

When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don’t let anyone persuade you to say it. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr  

Remember, every commercial transaction stems from a disagreement in something’s worth. When you buy a loaf of bread for a dollar from a grocer, you’re saying the loaf is worth more to you than the dollar; the grocer is saying the dollar is worth more to him than the loaf. ~ John Brewer  

…each gravestone has a few things on it:  a date of birth, a dash, and a date of death.  Well, that dash is our life. ~ Lt. Terry Roberts, U.S.N.  

Resistance isn’t futile, it’s voltage divided by amperage.  

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, / the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ ~ John Greenleaf Whittier  

We accept the love we think we deserve. ~ Stephen Chbosky  

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. ~  Bob Marley  

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. ~ Mother Teresa  

The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be. ~ Douglas Adams  

He who thinketh he leadeth and has no one following is only taking a walk. ~ Shannon O’Del  

I’ve known many beings who were perfectly human, but no perfect human beings. ~ F. Paul Wilson  

Those who are easily shocked…should be shocked more often. ~ Mae West