Ken Shaffner:  

Ken is from Brighton, Michigan. Ken's schools include Pinckney High School. Ken later attended Washtenaw Community College (Robotics, Criminal Justice, EMT Program) , Owens Community College (Artistic Studies, Alternative Power Technology) . Ken works(ed) at Handyken Llc, Collingwood Arts Center, Greenbelt Place Apartments. Music Ken likes includes Def Leppard, Sepultura, ZZ Top. Books Ken likes include Marvel, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Spartacus International Gay Guide. Movies Ken likes include The Celestine Prophecy (film), Life is Beautiful, City of Angels. One of Ken's favorite quotes is:"I do what I can to help. I believe we are here on earth to have a good time and we should all be helping each other have a good time here too. “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” - Mahatma Gandhi "Religion is regarded by the Common People as True, by the Wise as False, and by the Rulers as Useful." "Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines." -Bertrand Russell “If the Republicans want a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as they are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.”― Stephen Colbert To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. You dont actually read it, just scroll to the bottom and click "I agree". "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein "An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. " Buddha Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. “No Roman citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable!" - Socrates To begin a journey to find yourself, start by asking - Who do I want to be? And then head in that direction. You will find yourself standing at the end of that path. --Ken Shaffner "I choose the path of kindness. The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others." - Dr. Wayne Dyer "An eye for an eye will just make the whole world blind." Gandhi America was not built on fear, America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand "What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." Alexander Graham Bell "Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying." ~Amelia Earhart Believe in yourself and believe in your abilities to make your dreams come true And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. Corinthians 13:13 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Peter 4:8 "I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. Martin Luther King Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Albert Einstein When someone SHOWS you who they are, believe them...Maya Angelou "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere." -Van Wilder Don’t be distracted by criticisms. Remember-the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. "Don't let the sadness of your past or the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present." "You fight for your life because the fighter never quits. You make the most of the hand you're dealt because the quitter never wins." You can't win every fight. Know when to shut up. You can't save everybody. I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein Your past will continue to bind you until you let it go and move on. "A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." ~Marcus Aurelius “A little integrity is better than any career.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson George Washington: "As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality." Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny" -Mahatma Ga...Expand for more