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Thu 13 Dec 2012

Decades later, proved right

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

 

“The soul of freedom is deathless; it cannot and will not perish.”

—Winston Churchill, broadcast to the Czechs, Sept. 30, 1940

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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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Wed 12 Dec 2012

Slaying

Posted by PJ under dragons, ego, quote of the day, self-knowledge
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Random quote of the day:

 

“The ultimate dragon is within you; it is your ego clamping you down.”

—Joseph Campbell on slaying dragons, “The Hero’s Adventure,” The Power of Myth

 

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 11 Dec 2012

Blood for oil

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

 

“What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war.  Petrol is much more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict.”

—Simone Weil, The Need for Roots

 

 

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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Mon 10 Dec 2012

Matriculation by matriculation

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

 

“But you can’t teach writing, people will tell me.  And I say, ‘Who the hell are you, God’s dean of admissions?'”

—Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

 

 

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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Wed 5 Dec 2012

Signs I thought I saw

Posted by PJ under misreading, signs
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Narnia* Veterinary Center

 

(although that would make an interesting visit to the vet)

*Marina

 

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Wed 5 Dec 2012

Foxy

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, self-knowledge
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Random quote of the day:

 

“The fox condemns the trap, not himself.”

—William Blake, “Proverbs of Hell,” The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

 

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 4 Dec 2012

Goaty Café

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

 

“Without my morning cup of coffee I’m just like a dried up piece of roast goat.”

—Johann Sebastian Bach, The Coffee Cantata

 

 

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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Mon 3 Dec 2012

Anomalous

Posted by PJ under discoveries, paradigm, quote of the day, science
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Discovery commences with awareness of anomaly, i.e., with the recognition that nature has somehow violated the paradigm-induced expectations that govern normal science.”

—Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

 

 

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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