Quotes:

Some thoughts to start the new year

These reflect how I see the world:

Despite what they tell you, there are simply no moral absolutes in a complex world.
   -Berkeley Breathed

For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong.
   -H. L. Mencken

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
   -Gloria Naylor

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
   -Dolly Parton

Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we are, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment.
   -Harlan Ellison

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
   -George Santayana

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.
   -Anthony J. D'Angelo