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Tue 8 Jun 2021

Beginner

Posted by PJ under beginnings, mind, possibilities, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.”

—Sunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 4 Jan 2021

Beginning

Posted by PJ under beginnings, endings, new year, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“i don’t pay attention to the
world ending.
it has ended for me
many times
and began again in the morning.”

—Nayyirah Waheed, from Salt

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 8 Nov 2019

Beginnings

Posted by PJ under beginnings, endings, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”

—attributed to Lao Tzu

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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Tue 15 Nov 2016

False starts

Posted by PJ under beginnings, novels, quote of the day, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Never begin the book when you feel you want to begin it, but hold off a while longer.”

—Rose Tremain, “Ten Rules for Writing Fiction,” The Guardian, 19 Feb. 2010

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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, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Thu 22 Sep 2016

Sun

Posted by PJ under beginnings, new things, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The sun is new every day.”

—Heraclitus, Fragment 6

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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, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Wed 1 Jun 2016

Alpha and omega

Posted by PJ under beginnings, endings, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Only by avoiding the beginning of things can we escape their end.”

—Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave

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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 12 Feb 2013

Alpha, omega

Posted by PJ under beginnings, endings, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“The end is not over there, not on the other side of the wall; the beginning and the end are here.”

—J. Krishnamurti, “How To Live In This World,” The Urgency of Change

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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 3 Jan 2012

And so we begin again

Posted by PJ under beginnings, growth, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:


“Genuine beginnings begin within us, even when they are brought to our attention by external opportunities. It is out of the formlessness of the neutral zone that new form emerges and out of the barrenness of the fallow time that new life springs.”

—William Bridges, Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes

 

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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