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Fri 28 Sep 2012

Elephants, chimps, dogs, and pigs

Posted by PJ under animals, art, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“We are the only animal that makes art. We are the only animal that has invented metaphor to define ourselves to ourselves.”

—Edward Albee, “Humans: the artsy animals,” Los Angeles Times Op/Ed, May 30, 2006

 

 

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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Thu 27 Sep 2012

Khatmandhu

Posted by PJ under culture, experience, morality, poetry, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The wildest dreams of Kew are the facts of Khatmandhu
And the crimes of Clapham chaste in Martaban.”

—Rudyard Kipling, “In the Neolithic Age”

You can read the whole poem here.

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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Wed 26 Sep 2012

Beyond and beyond

Posted by PJ under physics, quote of the day, science, the universe, weird
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Space appears to be infinite in size. If so, then somewhere, everything that is possible becomes real, no matter how improbable it is.”

—Max Tegmark, “Parallel Universes,” Scientific American, May 2003

 

 

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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Tue 25 Sep 2012

The bedrock of ourselves

Posted by PJ under influences, quote of the day, the self, writing
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Random quote of the day:

 

“I do not think one can assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the age he lives in…but before he ever begins to write he will have acquired an emotional attitude from which he will never completely escape. It is his job, no doubt, to discipline his temperament and avoid getting stuck at some immature stage, in some perverse mood; but if he escapes from his early influences altogether, he will have killed his impulse to write.”

—George Orwell, “Why I Write”

 

 


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 24 Sep 2012

Logos

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, words
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Random quote of the day:

 

“If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called Damn It.”

—Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Aphorisms

 

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Fri 21 Sep 2012

Love stinks

Posted by PJ under betrayal, jealousy, love, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.”

—Colette, Break of Day

 

 


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Thu 20 Sep 2012

Compensatory behavior

Posted by PJ under humor, imagination, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn’t.  A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”

—Anonymous aphorism often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon, Horace Walpole and others

 


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Thu 13 Sep 2012

Gettin’ priggy

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, self-righteousness
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Random quote of the day:

 

“A prig will always find a last refuge in responsibility.”

—Jean Cocteau, Preface to The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower

 

 

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Wed 12 Sep 2012

Another “Lord have mercy” moment

Posted by PJ under actors and acting, beauty, men, pictures, sex
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Rock Hudson seems to be enjoying this “bout” rather a lot. Now I know how he wound up with the name Rock.

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Wed 12 Sep 2012

Sensitive veggies

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, sensitivity, vegetables
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Random quote of the day:

 

“A sensitive approach to food may extend sensitivity almost without effort on our part into other areas of our lives. The art of getting along amicably with neighbors and friends requires true sensitivity, an awareness of all man’s hungers.”

—Alan Hooker, Vegetarian Gourmet Cookery

 

 


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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