Al’s Quotes and Quips for September

• “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch)
• “A student learns what his teacher knows. A disciple becomes what his master is.”
• “Science cannot answer the deepest questions. As soon as you ask why there is something instead of nothing, you have gone beyond science.  I find it quite improbable that such order came out of chaos.  There has to be some organizing principle.  God to me is the explanation for the miracle of existence—why there is something instead of nothing.” (Cosmologist Allan R. Sandage, quoted in Reader’s Digest)
• “Familiarity breeds contempt … and children.” (Mark Twain, quoted in BBCNews.com)
• “Self-pity is our worst enemy, and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” (Helen Keller, quoted in the Fontana, Calif., Herald News)
• “No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.”
• “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — That’s why we recommend it daily.” (Zig Ziglar, quoted in the Weekly Economic Update)
• “If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.” (Catherine Aird, quoted in the Savannah Morning News)
• “Education has produced a vast population able to read, but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.” (Historian, George M. Trevelyan, quoted in The Sword of the Lord.)
• “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” (Albert Einstein, quoted in Ad Age)
• “You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.” (Gatorade)