Favorite saying

• "With the first link, a chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. -- Captain Picard in Star Trek:The Next Generation The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them. -- Mark Twain Don’t Drink, Don’t Smoke, Die Healthy --Russian Unknown There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, That can circumvent or hinder or control The firm resolve of a determined soul. --Ella Wilcox (1850 - 1919) “The most important things in life really are family, friends, honesty, beauty, and love, and the journey really does matter more than the destination—lessons human beings can evidently learn over and over and never tire of.” --Marguerite Del Giudice. National Geographic Magazine, January, 2007 “Arctic Dreams and Nightmares”"