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Thu 21 Jan 2021

Lucky

Posted by PJ under art, artists, luck, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“How can the artist justify himself? The answer is that he cannot, and should stop boring himself with his egocentric need to try. The artist is a lucky dog. That is all there is to say about him. In any community of a thousand souls there will be nine hundred doing the work, ninety doing well, nine doing good, and one lucky dog painting or writing about the other nine hundred and ninety-nine.”

—Tom Stoppard, Artist Descending a Staircase

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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Thu 15 Oct 2015

Making luck

Posted by PJ under luck, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“You make your own luck, Gig. You know what makes a good loser? Practice.”

—Ernest Hemingway, speaking to his son Gregory, as quoted in Papa, A Personal Memoir by Gregory H. Hemingway

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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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Thu 1 May 2014

Fickle Fortune

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Random quote of the day:

“I believe Fortune, like other drabs, values a man gradually less for every year he lives.”

—Jonathan Swift, letter to Lord Bolingbroke, April 5, 1729

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Mon 18 Nov 2013

Break a leg

Posted by PJ under folklore, luck, magical thinking, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day: 

“From time immemorial, human beings have been wary of good fortune….In every culture there are ancient recipes for disguising joy, for paying homage to suffering in the midst of celebration, for deflecting the envy of gods and neighbors: rub soot on the face of your beautiful child; spit when you get a compliment; throw salt over your shoulder at a wedding; let cider spill from your glass to offset the bounty of your harvest; say ‘break a leg’ when you really mean ‘good luck.’ ”

—Noelle Oxenhandler, The Wishing Year

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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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Thu 2 Aug 2012

Bad cess

Posted by PJ under love, luck, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Love itself draws on a woman nearly all the bad luck in the world.”

—Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy

 

 


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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