http://www.PortableWisdom.org/ Herb Bowie”s primary collection of insightful quotations. iWisdom Herb Bowie http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/henry_ford/unknown/faster_horses.html "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." Fri, 29 May 2009 06:21:19 -07:00 http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/henry_ford/unknown/faster_horses.html http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/barack_obama/2009_inaugral_address/the_makers_of_things.html “In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted -- for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.” Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:50:16 -07:00 http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/barack_obama/2009_inaugral_address/the_makers_of_things.html http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/ray_oldenburg/the_great_good_place/the_third_place.html "Most needed are those 'third places' which lend a public balance to the increased privatization of home life. Third places are nothing more than informal public gathering places. The phrase 'third places' derives from considering our homes to be the 'first' places in our lives, and our work places the 'second.'" Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:47:47 -08:00 http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/ray_oldenburg/the_great_good_place/the_third_place.html http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/bruce_springsteen/rolling_stone_2009jan05/the_trick_in_keeping_bands_together.html "The trick in keeping bands together is always the same: 'Hey, asshole, the guy standing next to you is more important than you think he is.'" Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:17:23 -08:00 http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/bruce_springsteen/rolling_stone_2009jan05/the_trick_in_keeping_bands_together.html http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/barack_obama/inaugral_address/a_return_to_these_truths.html "Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths." Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:47:20 -08:00 http://www.PortableWisdom.org/wisdom/html/authors/barack_obama/inaugral_address/a_return_to_these_truths.html