December 2009
42 posts
“never hope to conceal any shameful thing which you have done; for it even if you...”
– socrates (via est110590)
“you can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.”
– Mary Tyler Moore
“for to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that...”
– Nelson Mandela (via caraobrien)
“if there’s any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of...”
– celine in before sunrise
“it’s funny how from simple things, the best things begin.”
– barbara streisand’s i finally found someone
“here’s my heart and here’s my mouth, and i can’t help if things come out, ‘cause...”
– lights by quiet
“i’ve seen studies that say cynics keel over from heart disease at a rate four...”
– rick bayan, from the cynic’s message board at the cynic’s sanctuary website.
bayan is an author, webmaster and advertising copywriter best known for his advertising thesaurus words that sell, his trenchant satirical lexicon the cynic’s dictionary, and his darkly humorous online...
“absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles...”
– [quote] comte debussy-rabutin
debussy-rabutin was a french memoir-writer.
“home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms.”
– [quote] william j. bennett
bennett is an american conservative pundit, politician and political theorist. he served as the united states secretary of education from 1985 to 1988.
“the way for a young man to rise, is to improve himself every way he can, never...”
– [letter] abraham lincoln to william h. herndon
lincoln was the 16th president of the united states. he successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the american civil war, preserving the union and ending slavery.
“understand this, i mean to arrive at the truth. the truth, however ugly in...”
– [book] agatha christie’s the murder of roger ackroyd
christie was an english crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. she also wrote romances under the name mary westmacott. she has been referred to by the guinness book of world records as the best-selling writer of books of all time...
“don’t you understand, Tink? you mean more to me than anything in this...”
– [quote] peter pan
pan is the boy who never grew up.
“the saddest kind of sad is the sad that tries not to be sad. you know, when Sad...”
– [quote] john mayer
mayer is an american musician. his career pursuits have extended to stand-up comedy, design, and writing; he has written pieces for magazines, most notable for esquire. he is also involved in philanthropic activities through his back to you fund and his concern over global...
“it’s just a job. grass grow, birds fly, waves pound the sand. i beat up...”
– [quotes] muhammad ali
ali, born cassius marcellus clay, is a retired american boxer and three-time world heavyweight champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight champion boxers of all time.
“music is like a dream. one that i cannot hear.”
– [quote] ludwig van beethoven
beethoven was a german composer and pianist. he studied with joseph haydn and quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. his hearing began to deteriorate at the age of 26, yet he continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.
“if you don’t want to sweat the small stuff, it’s critical that you...”
– [quote] richard carlson
carlson was an american actor, television and film director, and screenwriter. for his contribution to the television industry, he has a star on the hollywood walk of fame.
“i’d like to be remembered as a guy who tried — tried to be part of his...”
– [quote] paul newman
newman was an american actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast. he was co-founder of newman’s own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. as of october 2008, these donations had exceeded US...
“i am extraordinarily patient, provided i get my own way in the end.”
– [quote] margaret thatcher
thatcher served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990. she was the first woman to lead a major political party in the UK, and the first of only three women to hold any of the four great offices of state.
“what a world. it could be so wonderful if it wasn’t for certain people.”
– [film] woody allen’s hannah and her sisters
allen, born allen stewart konigsberg, is an american screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. for inspiration, allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, jewish identity, and the...
“all men dream: but not equally. those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...”
– [book] t.e. lawrence’s seven pillars of wisdom
lawrence was a british military officer renowned especially for his liaison during the arab revolt of 1916-18. his vivid writings have made him the object of fascination throughout the world as lawrence of arabia.
“when a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of all the other men of her...”
– [book] helen rowland’s reflections of a bachelor girl
rowland was a very quotable american journalist and humorist.
“cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...”
– [book] ambrose bierce’s the devil’s dictionary
bierce was an american editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work earned him the nickname ‘bitter bierce’.
“to keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever...”
– [poem] ogden nash’s a word to husbands
nash was an american poet well-known for his light verse. in a 1958 news interview, he stated that he thinks in terms of rhyme since he was six years old.
“when you consider that there are a thousand ways to express even the simplest...”
– [interview] e.b. white’s paris review interview
white was an american writer. a long-time contributor to the new yorker magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular charlotte’s web and stuart little.
“so be sure when you step. step with care and great tact and remember that life’s...”
– [book] dr. seuss’ oh, the places you’ll go!
theodor seuss geisel was an american writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children’s books written under the pen name dr. seuss. he wrote for the animation design for death, a film that later won the 1947 academy award for...
“the cure for boredom is curiosity. there is no cure for curiosity.”
– [quote] dorothy parker
parker was an american writer and poet, best known for her wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles. parker went through three marriages (two to the same man) and survived several suicide attempts.
“twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...”
– [quote] mark twain
twain was born as samuel langhorne clemens. he was an american author and humorist, and is most noted for his novels adventures of huckleberry finn and the adventures of tom sawyer.
[quote] bill cosby
the past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.
cosby is an american comedian, actor, author, television producer, musician and activist. in high school, he played football, basketball, baseball and ran the track. he was born on 12 july 1937.
[quote] hannah arendt
dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. give yourself peace of mind. you deserve to be happy. you deserve delight.
poets are the only people to whom love is not only crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one.
arendt was an influential german jewish political theorist. she has often been described as a philosopher,...
[unknown:anonymous]
this is my wish for you:
comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, love to complete your...
[quote] henry david thoreau
go confidently in the direction of your dreams! live the life you’ve imagined.
thoreau was an american author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher and leading transcendentalist. he was born on july 12 1817.
[quote] theodore roosevelt
do what you can, where you are, with what you have!
roosevelt was the 26th president of the united states. his achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author and soldier are much as a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1906.
[quote] h. jackson brown, jr.
life is slippery. here, take my hand.
brown is an american author best-known for his book life’s little instruction book which became a new york times bestseller. the book was originally written as a going-away present for his college-bound son, adam.
[proverb] irish
when i count my blessings, i count you twice.
[poem] robert frost's tree at my window
tree at my window, window tree, my sash is lowered when night comes on; but let there never be curtain drawn between you and me.
frost was an american poet. a popular and often-quoted poet, frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four pulitzer prizes for poetry. he is my most favourite male poet, by 10,000 miles.
[song] dashboard confessional's belle of the...
don’t turn away, dry your eyes. don’t be afraid, keep it all inside. dry your eyes, life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.
dashboard confessional is an american alternative rock band, led by singer-songwriter chris carrabba. the band started out as carrabba playing intimately personal accoustic songs by himself, but eventually the outfit became a full band ensemble.
[song] demi lovato's catch me
see this heart won’t settle down like a child running scared from a clown i’m terrified of what you do my stomach screams just when I look at you run far away so I can breathe even though you’re far from suffocating me i can’t set my hopes too high ‘cause every hello ends with a goodbye
lovato is an american actress and singer-songwriter. her birth name is demetria...
[song] daphne loves derby's bedroom
but even with your weathered heart i know you’ll walk into the storm ahead of me
daphne loves derby is an american indie rock band. they were featured on billboard’s official website following the release of their album.
[quote] ella wheeler wilcox
the trust greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
wilcox was an american author and poet. her best known work was Poems of Passion. her must enduring work was Solitude, which contains the lines: “laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”
[quote] albert camus
but what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?
camus was a french author, philosopher and journalist who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1957. one of his notable ideas was, “always go too far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth.”
[song] regina spektor's on the radio
this is how it works you’re young until you’re not you love until you don’t you try until you can’t you laugh until you cry you cry until you laugh and everyone must breathe until their dying breath
spektor is a soviet-born american singer-songwriter and pianist. her father is a photographer and amateur violinist, and her mother was a music professor in a russian...
[quote] henry rollins
scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. realize the strength, move on.
rollins is an american singer-songwriter, raconteur, spoken word artist, writer, publisher, actor, radio DJ and activist. his birth name is henry lawrence garfield.