“I would give the greatest sunset in the world
for one sight of New York’s skyline.”

—Ayn Rand, author, in her book The Fountainhead, 1943

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which
way the wind blows.”

—Bob Dylan, in his song “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” 1967

"Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued
dark overnight, with widely scattered light by
morning."

—George Carlin, comedian

“Great deeds are usually wrought at great
risks.”

—Herodotus, historian

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not
ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."

—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress

“Society in every state is a blessing, but
Government, even in its best state, is but a
necessary evil; in its worst state, an
intolerable one.”

—Thomas Paine, political theorist and writer, in Common Sense, 1776

“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the
bone shared with the dog, when you are just
as hungry as the dog.”

—Jack London, author

"In Hollywood a marriage is good if it outlasts
milk."

—Rita Rudner, comedian, writer

"You can't hold a man down without staying
down with him."

—Booker T. Washington, educator, author