Tue 18 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under boredom, quote of the day, war
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Random quote of the day:
“Boredom slays more of existence than war.”
—Norman Mailer, interview, The Paris Review, Winter-Spring 1964, No. 31
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.
Fri 14 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under criticism, quote of the day, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Concerning criticism. Three years to make a book, five lines to ridicule it, and the quotations wrong.”
—Albert Camus, The Notebooks, 1942-1951 (tr. Justin O’Brien)
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.
Thu 13 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under heroes, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials, or none at all.”
—Gerald W. Johnson, American Heroes and Hero-Worship
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.
Wed 12 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under epiphanies, quote of the day, reason
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Random quote of the day:
“Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze.”
—Aimé Césaire, Notebook of a Return to the Native Land, tr. Eshleman & Smith
 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.
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under remembrance
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I wish I had something fresh to add on this Remembrance Day, but I haven’t the heart for it at the moment. So this will have to do.
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under consolation, grief, quote of the day, sorrow
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Random quote of the day:
“Weeping is perhaps the most human and most universal of all relief measures.”
—Dr. Karl Menninger, The Vital Balance
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.
Mon 10 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under lies, quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:
“It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”
—Jerome K. Jerome, Idler Magazine, Issue 1
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.
Fri 7 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under certainty, mysteries, questions and answers, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“I’ve never seen anybody really find the answer, but they think they have. So they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.”
—Ken Kesey, interview, The Paris Review, No. 130, Spring 1994
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.
Wed 5 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under kerfluffles, quote of the day, talking
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Random quote of the day:
“Discussion in America means dissent.”
—James Thurber, “The Duchess and the Bugs,†Lanterns & Lances, 1961
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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.
Tue 4 Nov 2014
Posted by PJ under peace, quote of the day, the dead, war
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Random quote of the day:
“Only the dead are safe; only the dead have seen the end of war.”
—George Santayana, “Tipperary,†Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies
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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