Tue 2 Apr 2013
Posted by PJ under human rights, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.”
—Robert G. Ingersoll, The Limitations of Toleration
(This is sometimes misattributed to Thomas Paine.)
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Disclaimer:Â 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.
Mon 1 Apr 2013
Posted by PJ under darkness, existence, light, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
—Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
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Wed 27 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under kindness, poetry, quote of the day, sorrow
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Random quote of the day:
“Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
You must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.”
—Naomi Shahib Nye, “Kindnessâ€
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You can read the whole poem here.
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Disclaimer:Â 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.
Tue 26 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under body, quote of the day, soul
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Random quote of the day:
“When my body thinks . . . All my flesh has a soul.”
—Colette, Retreat from Love
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I had to do a SFW version of this for posting at, yanno, work. Here’s the full Monty:
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Disclaimer:Â 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.
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under individuality, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Every action in life is a matter of personal choice. Choose to be unique. Choose to be the best you . . . you can be.”
—George W. Cummings, Sr., quoted in Paul D. Cummings, Lessons at the Fence Post
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Fri 22 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under love, mind, quote of the day, understanding
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Random quote of the day:
“The how implies that somebody is going to give you a method, a recipe, which, if you practice it, will bring about understanding. Can understanding ever come about through a method? Understanding means love and the sanity of the mind. And love cannot be practiced or taught. The sanity of the mind can only come about when there is clear perception, seeing things as they are unemotionally, not sentimentally. Neither of these two things can be taught by another, nor by a system invented by yourself or another.”
—J. Krishnamurti, “How To Live In This World,†The Urgency of Change
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Thu 21 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, war
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Random quote of the day:
“Is there any way of delivering mankind from the menace of war? It is common knowledge that with the advance of modern science, this issue has come to mean a matter of life and death for civilization as we know it.”
—Albert Einstein, 1932, letter to Sigmund Freud published with Freud’s reply as Why War? by the League of Nations
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Wed 20 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under character, quote of the day, talent
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Random quote of the day:
“Talent develops in quiet,
Character in the torrent of the world.”
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Torquato Tasso
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Tue 19 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, science
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Random quote of the day:
“It is idle to expect any great advancement in science from the superinducing and engraving of new things upon old. We must begin anew from the very foundations, unless we would revolve for ever in a circle with mean and contemptible progress.”
—Sir Francis Bacon, Novum Organum, No. XXXI
Disclaimer:Â 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.
Mon 18 Mar 2013
Posted by PJ under money, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:
“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.”
—attributed to Bob Dylan
Everybody says Bob Dylan said this, man, but I couldn’t find no confirmation, man, saying where he said it. One place said it was the World Weekly News, and maybe that’s so, I don’t know, but I have me some doubts. I don’t know what the answer is, my friend…
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Disclaimer:Â 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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