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Miscellany
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another; and his humblest moment hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. ~ James M. Barrie (Author of Peter Pan) Success is the ability to go from [...]
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Miscellany
Stealing is a lot like alchemy, you know. In each, we each try to find what is beautiful and hidden and make it ours. ~ Vidocq, from Sandman Slim Metachronism – a chronological error in which an event is assigned a date after it’s real one. To venerate death means that you adore life. ~ [...]
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Miscellany
When the Chinese government blocks online references to “June 4,” the date of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Netizens evade the restriction by typing in “May 35.” ~ Nicholas Kristof, 1/14/09 Haucho = House gaucho. (Think about it.) “The easy solution isn’t the solution, it’s the fucking problem.” ~ Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag
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Miscellany
The world began without the human race and will certainly end without it. ~ Claude Levi-Strauss Oysters change their gender every four years. I draw a bullseye wherever my arrow happens to land. ~ James Marcus Bach A Speed The Pilgrim web tracker revealed one visitor was trying to find shirtless pics of Sen. John [...]
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The gap between what people say and what people feel is like the rain forest: fascinating and uncomfortable. ~ Author Amy Bloom On May 24, 1904, hundreds of square pianos were arranged in a circle and burned in a massive bonfire in Atlantic City, to herald the introduction of the new, wing-shaped pianos. Okinawan donuts. [...]
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Miscellany
“Joining a radical movement when one is young is very much like falling in love when one is young. The girl may turn out to be rotten, but the experience of love is so valuable that it can never be entirely undone by the ultimate disenchantment.” ~ Irving Kristol “The only place we can find [...]
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Miscellany
Diabetes east up 1 out of every 5 dollars that American spends on healthcare ~ From USA Today “It’s commonly said that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master any craft – three hourse of practice a day for 10 years.” ~ David Brooks “as yes is to if, love is to yes” ~ [...]
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