This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.
Body | Death | Fear | God | Individual | Reflection | God |
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossible happen.
In order for the amygdala region [of the brain] to respond to fear reactions, the prefrontal region has to shut down.
The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, cunning, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and often much punishment – or at least much handicap – to honesty, compassion, fair play, many forms of hard work, love of justice, and a concern for those in need.
Capitalism | Compassion | Cunning | Giving | Honesty | Justice | Little | Love | Need | Play | Punishment | Reward | Work |
Failure seldom stops you; what stops you is the fear of failure.
Believe in yourself. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face. You must do that which you think you cannot do.
Confidence | Courage | Experience | Fear | Strength | Think |
When you love a person all fear disappears. And when you are afraid all love disappears.