John Gardner Quote: 02/01/10

We must strive to reach that simplicity that lies beyond sophistication.

— John Gardner

Conan O’Brien Quote: 01/26/08

All I ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people that watch: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record it’s my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.

— Conan O'Brien on the last showing of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Steve Jobs Quote: 01/25/10

Apple, at the core, its core value, is that we believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.

— Steve Jobs

Conan O’Brien Quote: 01/25/10

“When I was a little boy, I remember watching ‘The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson’ and thinking, ‘Someday, I’m going to host that show for 7 months.’”

— Conan O’Brien

Drew Brees Quote: 11/30/09

Be where you’re supposed to be and I’ll find you.

— Drew Brees

Benjamin Franklin Quote: 11/20/09

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

— Benjamin Franklin

Carl Sagan Quote: 11/20/09

Where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.

— Carl Sagan

Ronald Reagan Quote: 11/15/09

The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

— Ronald Reagan

James Cameron Quote: 11/11/09

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.

— James Cameron, director of Terminator and Titanic, from The New Yorker

Mitch Hedburg Quote: 11/10/09

I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

— Mitch Hedburg