I was born by the river — Sam Cooke

"The moon belongs to everyone The best things in life theyre free Stars belong to everyone They cling there for you and for me."

"At first I thought it was infatuation But woo, its lasted so long. Now I find myself wanting To marry you and take you home. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.You, you, you, you send me I know you send me I know you send me Honest you do."

"Another Saturday night and I aint got nobody, I have some money cause I just got paid. How I wish I had someone to talk to, Im in an awful way."

"All day long they work so hard Till the sun is goin down. Working on the highways and byways And wearing, wearing a frown. You hear them moanin their lives away. Then you hear somebody say:"Thats the sound of the men working on the chain gang. Thats the sound of the men working on the chain gang.""

"Folks say that youve Found someone new To do the things I used to do for you. Just call my name, Im not ashamed, Ill come running back to you.Cant sleep at night, I cant eat a bite. When you were mine I didnt treat you right. Just call my name, I know, I know Im not ashamed. Ill come running back to you."

"If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Baby, bring it to me, bring your sweet lovin Bring it on home to me Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)."

"In the life of the mass-order, the culture of the generality tends to conform to the demands of the average human being. Spirituality decays through being diffused among the masses when knowledge is impoverished in every possible way by rationalisation until it becomes accessible to the crude understanding of all."

"I say this to you because we Spaniards are a forgetful people, because we are used to living for the moment, because we do not look back, because we do not know how to see the chain of heroes, because we do not contemplate the sum of sacrifices."

"Sharon Tate was my best friend. Once, we were roommates. She introduced me to my husband. She was the godmother to my baby daughter who is named for her. In the six years time that I knew her, she never said an unkind word about anyone."

"Long time to see. (VS: Tapion)"

"Most mathematicians prove what they can, von Neumann proves what he wants." Once in a discussion about the rapid growth of mathematics in modern times, von Neumann was heard to remark that whereas thirty years ago a mathematician could grasp all of mathematics, that is impossible today. Someone asked him: "What percentage of all mathematics might a person aspire to understand today?" Von Neumann went into one of his five-second thinking trances, and said: "About 28 percent."

"Children must be free to think in all directions irrespective of the peculiar ideas of parents who often seal their childrens minds with preconceived prejudices and false concepts of past generations. Unless we are very careful, very careful indeed, and very conscientious, there is still great danger that our children may turn out to be the same kind of people we are."