Some of My Favorite Quotes

What stands in the way, is the way.  – Marcus Aurelius

There is but one thing of real value, to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.  – Marcus Aurelius

It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.  – Mark Twain 1897

Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.  – Mark Twain

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the public morals. – Mark Twain 1906

Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.  – Will Rodgers 1947

Don’t count the days, make the days count.  – Muhammad Ali

“The key is to keep asking yourself the same question, again and again and again: this is your life—what do you want to pay attention to?”  — Catherine Price

“Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005 at Emory, real life is not college; real life is not high school. Here is a secret that no one has told you: Real life is junior high. The world that you’re about to enter is filled with junior high adolescent pettiness, pubescent rivalries, the insecurities of 13-year-olds, and the false bravado of 14-year-olds.” — Tom Brokaw, Emory University Commencement Address (2005)

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.  – Plato

Partnership is the damnedest ship that ever sailed. – GJ Schmitz, Jr. (my Dad)

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Author: Tim Schmitz

I am a retired network engineer and scuba instructor presently self-unemployed as a real estate investor. I love to scuba dive, hike, bird watch, kayak, and drink beer. Sometimes all at once. I am a fairly avid reader and enjoy talking and writing about stuff I've learned and experienced. I live in Charleston, SC with my cat Jack London.

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