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Tue 12 Nov 2013

As you think

Posted by PJ under happiness, illusion, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy.”

—Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave

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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 11 Nov 2013

Small still counts

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

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often can’t foresee.”

—Marian Wright Edelman, Families In Peril: An Agenda for Social Change

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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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Fri 8 Nov 2013

Thuffering thuccotash

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

“I wonder how many men, hiding their youngness, rise as I do, Saturday mornings, filled with the hope that Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck will be there waiting as our one true always and forever salvation?”

—Ray Bradbury, “Why Cartoons Are Forever,” Los Angeles Times, 12/3/89

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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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Thu 7 Nov 2013

Not for the faint of heart or easily offended

Posted by PJ under art, parody, video
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But hilarious, nonetheless.

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Thu 7 Nov 2013

The lines

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

“Reading is important—read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything.”

—Gwendolyn Books, quoted in Jet magazine, December 12, 1988

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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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Wed 6 Nov 2013

Absorbing thought

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

“Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen?”

—Steven Wright

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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 4 Nov 2013

Shadowlight

Posted by PJ under light, quote of the day, shadows
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Random quote of the day:

“No matter how close they lie, shadow and light, next to each other, so close there is no word for the place where they touch, they never enter one another’s realm.”

—Patricia A. McKillip, Solstice Wood

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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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Fri 1 Nov 2013

Cunning

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

“The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.”

—attributed to Pierre Charron

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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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