This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
It is my conviction that the Constitution of the United States was established by the hands of wise men whom the Lord raised up unto this very purpose. The Lord expects us to safeguard this sacred and inspired document for the blessing of all of us and our posterity. If we fail so to do we will not only lose our priceless freedom but jeopardize the cause of truth throughout the entire world.
Belief | Choice | Destiny | Duty | Family | Father | Heaven | Land | Men | Mission | People | Wise |
No one, ever, can give the exact measure of his needs, his apprehensions, or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra
I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.
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H. L. Mencken, fully Henry Louis Mencken
I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.
Controversy | Love | People |
H. L. Mencken, fully Henry Louis Mencken
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
Why was life so unsatisfactory? Why did everything she leaned on crumble instantly to dust?
The gardener's dog does not eat lettuce and will not let others eat it.
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The fox advised the others to cut off their tails, because he had left his own in the trap.
No one ever became poor through giving alms.