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Tue 13 Sep 2016

Peaceful

Posted by PJ under gods, hearts, peace, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“God wants nothing of you but the gift of a peaceful heart.”

—Meister Eckhart, as translated in The Enlightened Mind: An Anthology of Sacred Prose, ed. Stephen Mitchell

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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 12 Sep 2016

Reflections

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

“Whenever I look in the mirror, I think, “Wow, this mask makes me look just like my father.”

—Sherman Alexie, Twitterfeed, 1/14/12

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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 9 Sep 2016

Form follows

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

“Something that you feel will find its own form.”

—Jack Kerouac, Belief and Technique for Modern Prose

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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 8 Sep 2016

Obstacles

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

“You cannot govern the creative impulse. About all you can do is eliminate obstacles and smooth the way for it.”

—Kimon Nicolaides, The Natural Way to Draw—A Working Plan for Art Study

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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 7 Sep 2016

Democracy

Posted by PJ under democracy, government, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“No government is perfect. One of the chief virtues of a democracy, however, is that its defects are always visible and under democratic processes can be pointed out and corrected.”

—Harry Truman, speech to joint session of the U.S. Congress, March 12, 1947

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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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Tue 6 Sep 2016

Sexes

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, sex, war
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Random quote of the day:

“In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.”

—Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave

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Thu 1 Sep 2016

Flow

Posted by PJ under poetry, quote of the day, voice, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Poetry is the liquid voice that can wear through stone.”

—Adrienne Rich, What Is Found There

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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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