Quotes

Quotes from famous people

When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us.
-Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

He that cannot reason is a fool; he that will not is a bigot; he that dare not is a slave.
-Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)

Be like a duck, calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
-Michael Caine

Quotes from friends

...sparks make it easy for things to catch on fire, but they also go out with the smallest breath of wind.
-H (taken from Cathy's away message on 2/1/03)

Do crematoriums give discounts on burn victims?
-Beth Webster (away message on 12/16/02)

Retirement is like sex. You may not have finished, but you know in the end it's going to be good!
-Phil Becker - neighbor (12/18/02)