I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I told him if he had stolen a railroad he would be a United States Senator.
-Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones), schoolteacher, dressmaker, organizer, and activist (1 Aug 1837-1930)
Kind words, kind looks, kind acts, and warm hand-shakes, -- these are means of grace when men in trouble are fighting their unseen battles.
-John Hall, pastor (31 Jul 1829-1898)
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
-Marcel Duchamp, artist (28 Jul 1887-1968)
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.
-Aldous Huxley, novelist (26 Jul 1894-1963)
Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
-Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author (25 Jul 1902-1983)
Only the stupid steal from the rich. The clever steal from the poor. The law usually protects the rich.
-Carsten Jensen, author (b. 24 Jul 1952)
