“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” ― Langston Hughes   “Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.” ― Langston Hughes   “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ― Langston Hughes   “I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank.” ― Langston Hughes   “Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought…

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu   “Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.” ― Lao Tzu   “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu   “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.” ― Lao Tzu   “Life is a series of natural…

Bill Clinton is not a hypocrite. If a man believes that it is just and moral to redistribute wealth, there is nothing hypocritical in his attempts to redistribute some of that wealth to himself. -P. J. O’Rourke   Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. -P. J. O’Rourke The great majority of Baghdad is a slum – a lot of it’s new, but it’s still slum. It’s usually this concrete-block, one-room design with a door and a window,…