Render therefore unto Caesar...

Then said He unto them, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.

- Jesus Christ

This really doesn't need any commentary. Tax day is a few days away, and as much as I hate to pay them, this quote says it all.

Do, or do not...

Do, or do not. There is no try.

- Yoda

The Star Wars Trilogies. My all time favorite movies. There is just something about them. Even when I watch them today, I feel like a 7 year old kid again. And of all 6 of the movies, none of them are like The Empire Strikes Back. I don't think anyone can forget, finding out that Darth Vader was Luke's father. Or when we found out that a little elfish figure, was the Jedi Master we were looking for.

Throughout his training, Luke struggles with many things. However when confronted with raising his ship from the swamp, Luke tells Yoda, that he tried, but it is to big. Yoda makes it a point of asking Luke if he judges him by his size. The entire scene has such a wonderful message.

First of all, don't be fooled by appearances. Great things have come from some of the strangest places. Whether big or small, short or tall, we all have the ability to accomplish great feats. Yoda finally tells Luke, don't try. the point is to do it or don't.

To many times we set ourselves up for failure, because we start out thinking we will try. If we will set out thinking we can do it, we have already won half the battle.

Any fool...

"Any fool can know, the point is to understand."

- Albert Einstein

This is actually the title quote from my other blog. When I first started collecting quotes, this was one of the first ones I came across. It was the one that got me interested in collecting them, because of what is says.

Einstein had insight into so many different things. He was a student, a teacher, a philosopher, and humanitarian. Because of this, other than his Theory of Relativity, this quote could be the most profound statement he ever uttered.

It is so simple it almost doesn't need explaining. It is simply his urging to completely understand something beyond simply knowing it.

I know a lot of things, however I completly understand very few. This simple quote is what pushed me to try and gain knowledge from wherever possible.