Mark Twain on Anger
WHEN ANGRY, COUNT TO FOUR. WHEN VERY ANGRY, SWEAR. — MARK TWAIN Continue reading Mark Twain on Anger
Month: December 2018
John Bradshaw Quotation
I DEFINE A ‘GOOD PERSON’ AS SOMEBODY WHO IS FULLY CONSCIOUS OF THEIR OWN LIMITATIONS. THEY KNOW THEIR STRENGTHS, BUT THEY ALSO KNOW THEIR ‘SHADOW’ — THEY KNOW THEIR WEAKNESSES. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO GOOD WITHOUT BAD. GOOD AND EVIL ARE REALLY ONE, BUT WE HAVE BROKEN THEM UP IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS. WE POLARIZE THEM. — JOHN BRADSHAW Continue reading John Bradshaw Quotation
David Sedaris on Writing
THE ONLY REAL ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ANYONE IS TO KEEP WRITING. — DAVID SEDARIS Continue reading David Sedaris on Writing
Well, Maybe We Learned More Than One Thing…
IF THERE’S ONE THING WE’VE LEARNED IN 2018, IT’S THAT SPOILED RICH KIDS LIKE TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. — CORDIALLY, HELEN Continue reading Well, Maybe We Learned More Than One Thing…
Francis Bacon on Truth
TRUTH EMERGES MORE READILY FROM ERROR THAN FROM CONFUSION. — FRANCIS BACON Continue reading Francis Bacon on Truth
Winston Churchill on Circular History
WANT OF FORESIGHT, UNWILLINGNESS TO ACT WHEN ACTION WOULD BE SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE, LACK OF CLEAR THINKING, CONFUSION OF COUNSEL UNTIL THE EMERGENCY COMES, UNTIL SELF-PRESERVATION STRIKES ITS JARRING GONG — THESE ARE THE FEATURES WHICH CONSTITUTE THE ENDLESS REPITITION OF HISTORY. — WINSTON CHURCHILL Continue reading Winston Churchill on Circular History
Albert Einstein on Human Absurdities
CONFUSION OF GOALS AND PERFECTION OF MEANS SEEMS, IN MY OPINION, TO CHARACTERIZE OUR AGE. — ALBERT EINSTEIN Continue reading Albert Einstein on Human Absurdities
Edgar Allan Poe on Power
WORDS HAVE NO POWER TO IMPRESS THE MIND WITHOUT THE EXQUISITE HORROR OF THEIR REALITY. — EDGAR ALLAN POE Continue reading Edgar Allan Poe on Power
Nevertheless…
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ASIDE, COURTESY AND RESPECT ARE STILL APPRECIATED. PLEASE DON’T BE A RAGING JERK. — CORDIALLY, HELEN Continue reading Nevertheless…
Simon Helberg Quotation
I OWN A FART CD. IT HAS, I BELIEVE, OVER 100 FART SOUNDS. A LOVELY VARIETY, FROM THE UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL TO THE MORE EXPERIMENTAL AND DISSONANT. SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO LISTEN TO BACH WHEN THEY GO TO SLEEP…NOT ME. — SIMON HELBERG Continue reading Simon Helberg Quotation
