Tue 11 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under pleasure, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Everyone is dragged on by their favorite pleasure.â€
—Virgil, Eclogues, Book II, line 65
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under books, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Some people . . . [argue] that books are merely objects that take up space. This is true, but so are Prague and your kids and the Sistine Chapel.â€
—Joe Queenan, “My 6,128 Favorite Books,†Wall Street Journal, Oct. 22, 2012
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Fri 7 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under conformity, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself.â€
—Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Thu 6 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under artists, outsider, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“The Outsider may be an artist, but the artist is not necessarily an Outsider.â€
—Colin Wilson, The Outsider
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 5 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under philosophy, quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:
“As to philosophic discussions, they seem to me altogether meaningless. Nothing can be tested, nothing verified. Truth—what do they mean by it?â€
—Henri Barbusse, L’Enfer (tr. John Rodker)
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Tue 4 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, self-knowledge, unique
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Random quote of the day:
“Deciding to do something different just because you know it’s different does not make you unique. Unique is liking what you like. Unique is shamelessly admitting how much you still love that band even after they’ve sold out.â€
—Amy Shock, “This is what I find to be true,†https://thoughtcatalog.com/amy-shock/2013/05/this-is-what-i-find-to-be-true/
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Mon 3 Feb 2020
Posted by PJ under books, ideas, novels, quote of the day, writers, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.â€
—Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Fri 31 Jan 2020
Posted by PJ under mirror, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“I walked away from the mirror.
it was morning, it was afternoon, it was night
nothing changed
it was locked in place.
something flashed, something broke, something
remained.
I walked down the stairway and
into it.â€
—Charles Bukowski, “Cut While Shavingâ€
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Posted by PJ under character, power, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.â€
—Yugoslavian proverb
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 29 Jan 2020
Posted by PJ under freedom, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do.â€
—Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind, and Other Aphorisms
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
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