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August 31, 2007
So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near - "Ah," said the fox. "I shall cry." "It is your own fault," said the little prince. "I never wished you any sort of harm but you wanted me to tame you..." "Yes, that is so," said the fox. "But now you are going to cry!" said the little prince. "Yes, that is so." Said the fox. From my favourite book, The Little Prince (the original version - not the one with the blue cover)....
February 28, 2006
Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? Who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are just trying to be nice? Like Kottke, I so identified with this quote and loved the article on Introverts....
February 22, 2006
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison...
November 20, 2005
"I've never ridden in a convertable before!" "Then I guess you're about ready." From the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas....
October 15, 2005
This is the next century Where the universal's free You can find it anywhere Yes, the future's been sold Every night we're gone And to karaoke songs How we like to sing along 'though the words are wrong It really, really, really could happen Yes, it really, really, really could happen When the days they seem to fall through you Well, just let them go No-one here is alone Satellite's in every home Yes, the universal's here Here for everyone Every paper that you read Says tomorrow's your lucky day Well, here's your lucky day It really, really, really could happen Yes, it really, really, really could happen If the days they seem to fall through you Well, just let them go The Universal by Blur from the Great Escape Album...
May 05, 2005
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." - George Bernard Shaw...
October 14, 2004
The more I cut my roses, the more they grew. I realised that without their deadweight, the bud had more strength to bloom....
August 27, 2004
I'd like to share a quote that says so perfectly what I tried to in a previous post. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson...
August 02, 2004
"When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will." Abraham Lincoln...
July 23, 2004
Live like you mean it....
March 21, 2004
The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest. Thomas Moore, 19th-century poet....
October 01, 2003
I believe we always have a choice, even if it's just between hard and harder....
June 30, 2003
June 11, 2003
"When we lack proper time for the simple pleasures of life, for the enjoyment of eating, drinking, playing, creating, visiting friends, and watching children at play, then we have missed the purpose of life. Not on bread alone do we live but on all these human and heart-hungry luxuries." Ed Hayes...
June 02, 2003
January 13, 2003
You know you've achieved perfection in design,Not when you have nothing more to add,But when you have nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint Exupery....
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