Intentions: " It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done. " Oscar Wilde

 A Woman of No Importance: "All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction...Nothing survives being thought of. " Oscar Wilde

"Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. " G. Bernard Shaw

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. "  G. Bernard Shaw

"The sum of the matter is that unless Woman repudiates her womanliness, her duty to her husband, to her children, to society, to the law, and to everyone but herself, she cannot emancipate herself. " G. Bernard Shaw

"The liar's punishment is, not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe any one else. " G. Bernard Shaw

"To me the sole hope of human salvation lies in teaching." G. Bernard Shaw

" I really don't like to use the word spiritual. But if there is such a thing, then I'm connected to it. " Van Morrison

"Hearing the blues changed my life. " Van Morrison

" It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach. " Van Morrison

"What you see is what you get. " Van Morrison

"You still have to compromise and play some sort of game to stay in the game. " Van Morrison


Okay....after that good dose of Irish philosophy, I'm in the mood to go to Ireland (I am 50% Irish, after all)..and the beauty is, I can, and will, and I leave in 2 days.

"May you have the hindsight to know where you've been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far. " Irish blessing

"If you bring up what is within you, what you bring up will set you free. If you do not bring up what is within you, what you do not bring up will destroy you." -Dave Stringer

"Santa Claus has the right idea; visit people once a year. " - Victor Borge

" All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. " - Mark Twain

"If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative. " - Woody Allen