Major Additions Completed December, 2008

Quote of the Month:


  If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation,  
  it is that no official, high or petty,  
  can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion,  
  or other matters of opinion  
   or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.  

  - United States Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson   
  (expressing the majority opinion of the Supreme Court on  
  the refusal of Jehovah's Witnesses to salute the flag)  

Edited by Grant M. Bright

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This document is dedicated to my wife, Angela, and my three children, Michael, Deborah and Tony, who have taught me many valuable lessons as I have walked down the pathway of life.

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This document represents a variety of quotations and illustrations that I collected during 35 years of my tenure with IBM and has continued since I retired in 2001. It now contains over 6500 items arranged into 40+ topics and represents over 600+ typewritten pages. Some topics are more comprehensive than others. This is mostly due to my fields of interest (such as "Humor".) Some quotations were hard to catalog - many of these have been placed in "Points to Ponder."

I will be adding to this document as I come across additional pertinent items in the future. You are encouraged to contribute your favorite quote(s) to this document. If you would like to tell me a little about yourself, click HERE.

One quote in the collection states "Most people who put together collections of verse or [quotations] resemble those who eat cherries or oysters: they begin by choosing the best and end by eating everything." Hopefully you will find that I have avoided the "snails" in the bowl and have picked only the highest quality!

The arrangement of the quotes into a number of topics will enable you to quickly find a quote that matches your needs. In addition, many browsers provide a "Find" or "Search" option. Use this option to search a particular topic for an author or quote that contain words or phrases you may be interested in. Make sure that you "click" your mouse somewhere in the frame that contains the quotes before beginning a search.

My thanks to Susan Gerke for allowing me to add her collection of quotes (mostly on "Teamwork".) To visit her website click HERE.

Thanks also to Scott Simmerman for his contributions (click on his website: SquareWheels).

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Changes last made on: 12/10/2008