David Dunham

There is safety in small beginnings and there is unlimited capital in the experience gained by growing.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.

Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure and smell the flowers.

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Roaming through the jungle of ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’, searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats.

I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.

We lift ourselves by our thoughts. We climb upon our vision of ourselves.

You cannot settle the problems of Europe by long-distance telephone calls and telegrams. Round the table we must get!

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.

People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they’ll have good voice boxes in case there’s ever anything really meaningful to say.

Think about all of the times, situations, and circumstances where you have gotten caught up in making your self right rather than happy… The harder you fight to win, the bigger you lose.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possesion of the truth.

Let us not, however, upon this account rashly conclude that she is capable of supporting any burden, nor even be too confident that she could support, without great distress, a burden a little greater than what has already been laid upon her.

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.