More "ain't it the truth"

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence.

• Alice Walker, writer (1944- )

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

• Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)

You post some really excellent, thought provoking quotations, Pooga.