Will Rogers on, uh, Empathy?
EVERYTHING IS FUNNY, AS LONG AS IT’S HAPPENING TO SOMEBODY ELSE. — WILL ROGERS Continue reading Will Rogers on, uh, Empathy?
Tag: Quotations
The Agony of Trying to Grow up
NO ONE WANTS TO LOOK WHOLESOME AT TWENTY-ONE. — GEORGE MICHAEL Continue reading The Agony of Trying to Grow up
The Night, Metaphorically Speaking
IN THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, IT IS ALWAYS THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, DAY AFTER DAY. — F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Continue reading The Night, Metaphorically Speaking
Willie Nelson on Human Universality
ANYBODY CAN BE UNHAPPY. WE CAN ALL BE HURT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE POOR TO NEED SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY. REDNECKS, HIPPIES, MISFITS — WE’RE ALL THE SAME. GAY OR STRAIGHT? SO WHAT? IT DOESN’T MATTER TO ME. WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, REGARDLESS. — WILLIE NELSON Continue reading Willie Nelson on Human Universality
Philip Zimbardo on Mob Mentality
MOST OF THE EVIL OF THE WORLD COMES NOT OUT OF EVIL MOTIVES, BUT SOMEBODY SAYING, “GET WITH THE PROGRAM, BE A TEAM PLAYER.” THIS IS WHAT WE SAW AT ENRON, THIS IS WHAT WE SAW IN THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION WITH THEIR SCANDAL. — PHILIP ZIMBARDO Continue reading Philip Zimbardo on Mob Mentality
Bullies and Bystanders
BULLIES MAY BE THE PERPETRATORS OF EVIL, BUT IT IS THE EVIL OF PASSIVITY OF ALL THOSE WHO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND NEVER INTERVENE THAT PERPETUATES SUCH ABUSE. — PHILIP ZIMBARDO Continue reading Bullies and Bystanders
Exactly What is Time?
HOW CAN THE PAST AND FUTURE BE, WHEN THE PAST NO LONGER IS, AND THE FUTURE IS NOT YET? AS FOR THE PRESENT, IF IT WERE ALWAYS PRESENT AND NEVER MOVED ON TO BECOME THE PAST, IT WOULD NOT BE TIME, BUT ETERNITY. — ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Continue reading Exactly What is Time?
When Misery Fills a Void
MAN HAS PLACES IN HIS HEART WHICH DO NOT YET EXIST, AND INTO THEM ENTERS SUFFERING IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HAVE EXISTENCE. — LÉON BLOY Continue reading When Misery Fills a Void
Yes!
SCREENWRITING IS THE MOST PRIZED OF ALL THE CINEMATIC ARTS. ACTUALLY, IT ISN’T, BUT IT SHOULD BE. — HUGH LAURIE Continue reading Yes!
Lucille Ball’s Secret?
THE SECRET TO STAYING YOUNG IS TO LIVE HONESTLY, EAT SLOWLY AND LIE ABOUT YOUR AGE. — LUCILLE BALL Continue reading Lucille Ball’s Secret?
