“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell

“Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.” — Buddha

"By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it." George Burns (1896-1996)

“Be happy. It really annoys negative people.” Ricky Gervais

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha

”Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." Khalil Gibran

If you are one of those people having a hard time, you might want to listen. Thank you

“We must never forget that nations and countries belong to their people, not to their governments. No matter how enduring or powerful they might seem at any given time, governments will come and go, but the people will always remain.” The Dalai Lama

“When we are born, we cry, that we are come
 To this great stage of fools.” William Shakespeare

I LIKE THIS ONE, A BIT OF A DEPARTURE FOR ME.

“I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty.” Adolf Hitler

“The gains from the explosion of technology are immeasurable from a social and informational perspective, but we have sacrificed our privacy to the cold machine at the same time and maybe lost some warmth along the way.”

Larry Feinstein, November 1, 2014

THIS IS MY 500TH STORY AND IT IS QUITE A MILESTONE FOR ME. HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING TO IT. THANK YOU