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"After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone, or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who scribbles on a wall to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do." »John Steinbeck, The Pastures of Heaven, p 56
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"The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. That is part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure continously without resentment." »Elbert Hubbard
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"Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof." »Ashley Montague
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"Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science." »Gary Zukav
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"the hardest job is being a burden to everyone around you, when no one wants you around then you are merely useless." »angel
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"Everyone thinks his own burden heavy." »French Proverb
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"A prosperous fool is a grievous burden." »Aeschylus
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"Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was." »Margaret Mitchell
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"This is a burden I shall bear for every day of the life that is left to me." »Richard Milhous Nixon
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"Few take up the burden of their own victory: most give up their dreams when they become impossible." »Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage
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"Until you lose your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is." »Margaret Mitchell
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"A successful lie is doubly a lie; an error which has to be corrected is a heavier burden than the truth." »Dag Hammarskjold, newspaper quote of the day
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"America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World's History shall reveal itself." »Georg W. Hegel
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"Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible." »Maya Angelou
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"Leave each one his touch of folly it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry." »John Lancaster Spalding
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"He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden." »Plato
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"The continued propinquity of another human being cramps the style after a time unless that person is somebody you think you love. Then the burden becomes intolerable at once." »Quentin Crisp
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"By far the best proof is experience." »Francis Bacon
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"Absence of proof is not proof of absence." »Michael Crichton
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"If you believe in something, no proof is necessary. If you don't, none is sufficient." »Unknown
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"1. During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you." »Imam Ali-Ibn-Abi-Talib, Nahjul-Balgha (Peak of Eloquence), saying no1
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"The world is proof that God is a committee." »Bob Stokes
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"We must never assume that which is incapable of proof." »G. H. Lewes, Physiology of Common Life
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"The proof of the pudding is in the eating." »Miguel de Cervantes
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"Women are cursed, and men are the proof." »Rosanne Barr
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"The best proof of love is trust." »Joyce Brothers
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"Fame is proof that people are gullible." »Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"The pug is living proof that God has a sense of humor." »Margo Kaufman
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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." »John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." »John F. Kennedy
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