"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity. "

--Bible

"Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended. "

--Benjamin Franklin

"Undoubtedly, we become what we envisage. "

--Claude M. Bristol

"I find nothing more depressing than optimism. "

--Paul Fussell

"History is moving, and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy. "

--George W. Bush