Category Archives: QotD
Quotes
[I found some old quotes in a draft post that I never published...might as well post it now.] “Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Mar. 6, 2006
From Neil Strauss’s The Game: “One of the reasons I became a writer is that, unlike starting a band, directing movies, or acting in a theatrical production, you can do it alone. Your success and failure depend entirely on yourself. … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Mar. 5, 2006
T.E. Lawrence: “Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Mar. 4, 2006
John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State, July 4, 1821: “America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Mar. 3, 2006
From James McManus’s Positively Fifth Street: “Jack Binion told Alvarez, “In the free enterprise system, you have to assume that each guy is the best judge of what he does with his own money…so if a guy wants to bet … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Mar. 1, 2006
Poem by Osama bin Laden, in response to his son, Hamza, in June 2003: What can I say if we are living in a world of laziness and discontent? What can I say to a world that is blind in … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Feb. 28, 2006
From Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash: “Hiro, you are such a geek. She’s a woman, you’re a dude. You’re not SUPPOSED to understand her. That’s not what she’s after. She doesn’t want you to understand HER. She knows THAT’S impossible. She … Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Feb. 27, 2006
From The Great Influenza: “As Einstein once said, “One of the strongest motives that lead persons to art or science is a flight from the everyday life… With this negative motive goes a positive one. Man seeks to form for … Continue reading
