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Fri 23 Jul 2021

Dream

Posted by PJ under discoveries, dreams and dreamtime, miracles, poetry, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“It’s the dream we carry in secret
that something miraculous will happen,
that it must happen—
that time will open
that the heart will open
that doors will open
that the mountains will open
that springs will gush—
that the dream will open,
that one morning we will glide into
some little harbour we didn’t know was there.

—Olav H. Hague, Dream
    (tr. Robin Fulton)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 13 Dec 2018

Opening up

Posted by PJ under creativity, discoveries, openness, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there.”

—Henry Miller, Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion, Book I

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Thu 11 May 2017

Discovery

Posted by PJ under discoveries, poetry, quote of the day, self-knowledge
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Random quote of the day:

“I don’t think people read poetry because they’re interested in the poet. I think they read poetry because they’re interested in themselves….I read poetry to discover things about myself…”

—Billy Collins, interview, Powell’s Book Blog, October 10, 2006

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 12 Jan 2017

Exploring

Posted by PJ under discoveries, quote of the day, seeking
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Random quote of the day:

“Everyone is an explorer. How could you possibly live your life looking at a door and not open it?”

—Robert D. Ballard, quoted in On Assignment with National Geographic by Mark Collins Jenkins

 

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Wed 13 Jul 2016

Cosmos

Posted by PJ under discoveries, evolution, quote of the day, religion, the universe
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Random quote of the day:

“I find it truly stunning how many people can shrug off stuff like this, preferring instead a tiny, cramped cosmos just 6,000 years old, scheduled to end any-time-now in a scripted stage show of unfathomable violence and cruelty. An ancient and immense and ongoing cosmos is so vastly more dramatic and worthy of a majestic Creator. Our brains, capable of exploring His universe, picking up His tools and doing His work, seem destined for much greater tasks than cowering in small groups of the elect, praying that some of our neighbors will go to perdition…

—David Brin, commenting on the discovery of Homo floresiensis at McMedia.com, 27 October 2004

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Mon 3 Dec 2012

Anomalous

Posted by PJ under discoveries, paradigm, quote of the day, science
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Discovery commences with awareness of anomaly, i.e., with the recognition that nature has somehow violated the paradigm-induced expectations that govern normal science.”

—Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

 

 

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Fri 13 Aug 2010

Shame! I want to live forever…

Posted by PJ under discoveries, journeys, quote of the day, shame
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Random quote of the day:

“Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.”

—Iain Pears, An Instance of the Fingerpost

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