I'm Gina Smith

The difference between achievement and success (Says Helen Hayes)

"Achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important." Helen Hayes.

Says Albert Camus (on friendship)

"Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves." Albert Camus.

Says Christopher Vinski: On religion.

"Religion is a necessary evil.  Indeed,our enemies kill in the name of religion, but a lot of good does come out of it. If some people did not have something to believe in, they'de be lost and dangerous. Personally, I don't care if they worship a ham and cheese sandwich,as long as the sandwich doesn't tell them to kill anyone but to respect others and treat them like you'd want to be. Blind faith in politics or religion is a dangerous thing. Too much faith in anything is dangerous. God is the original "Big Brother." Fine. The first Santa! Someone to keep you in line when you're alone. A great tool to keep children in line. As for the question: "Why are we here?" Simple. We're food for the space aliens." Chris Vinski.

Says Alan Watts on it being only money.

"The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it's only money... they don't know how to enjoy it, because they have no imagination." Alan Watts

Says Elvis Presley on those Elvis moves ...

"Ma'am, I'm not tryin' to be sexy. Ah didn't have any clear idea of trying to sell sex. It's just my way of expressin' how I feel when I move around. It's all leg movement. I don't do nothin' with my body." Elvis Presley, speaking to reporters in 1956.

Says Edith Lovejoy Pierce on the NEW YEAR.

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." Edith Lovejoy Pierce.

 

Says Tony Manero (John Travolta's character in Stayin' Alive) about his hair.

"Would you watch the hair? You know, I work along time on the hair and you hit it. He hits my hair!" John Travolta, as Tony Manero.

Says Lynda Montgomery (on eating seafood at Sea World).

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?  I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God.  I could be eating a slow learner. " Lynda Montgomery.

Says Henry David Thoreau on Trees.

"Even trees do not die without a groan." Henry David Thoreau.

 

Says Martin Luther King Jr. on where to spend our money.

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom." Martin Luther King Jr.

On another post a few years back -- you can find it on the blog -- I published the whole "I have a dream" speech." It's a must-read today, the anniversary of its first delivery. It's also the day a mixed race (african-european) candidate makes history as becoming the Democratic candidate for the upcoming race.

That's a nice irony. I wonder if it was intentional. Then again, with most of my career spent working with sharp-eyed PR people, I don't think there's a need to wonder. Still. Nice touch.

Do you think he can win? I'd like to know. I'll post comments as I can fit them -- and as they don't include biting or insulting language to either candidate.

As Eric's kindergarten teacher says, peace and quiet on I'm Gina Smith today.