"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe." – Lao Tzu
“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.” – Lao Tzu
Month: May 2010
"God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board" – Mark Twain
“God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board” – Mark Twain
"Sponges grow in the ocean. This bothers me. How deep would it be if they didn’t?" – Steven Wright
“Sponges grow in the ocean. This bothers me. How deep would it be if they didn’t?” – Steven Wright
"The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don’t understand; no wonder they come to grief." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don’t understand; no wonder they come …
"Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes" – Victor Hugo
“Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes” – Victor Hugo
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it." – Groucho Marx
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t …
"It’s no good being nice and young and naive. There’s no good in that at all. You’ve got to do it all yourself, and you’ve gotta learn quick. And you can’t look for sympathy either." – Johnny Rotten
“It’s no good being nice and young and naive. There’s no good in that at all. You’ve got to do it all yourself, and you’ve …
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart" – Helen Keller
“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart” – Helen Keller
"Be yourself. The world worships the original." – Ingrid Bergman
“Be yourself. The world worships the original.” – Ingrid Bergman
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror." – Oscar Wilde
“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.” – Oscar Wilde
"Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals" – Clarence Darrow
“Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals” – Clarence Darrow
"Tequila: medicine with teeth." – Sadee Whip
“Tequila: medicine with teeth.” – Sadee Whip
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." – Henry Ford
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
"The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action" – Oscar Wilde
“The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action” – Oscar Wilde
"Space Invaders proved so addictive that it not only inaugurated an entire video game paradigm, it caused a nationwide coin shortage in Japan" – Chris Green
“Space Invaders proved so addictive that it not only inaugurated an entire video game paradigm, it caused a nationwide coin shortage in Japan” – Chris …
"If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it" – Albert Einstein
“If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as …
"The real Brahms is nothing more than a sentimental voluptuary. rather tiresomely addicted to dressing himself up as Handel or Beethoven and making a prolonged and intolerable noise." – George Bernard Shaw
“The real Brahms is nothing more than a sentimental voluptuary. rather tiresomely addicted to dressing himself up as Handel or Beethoven and making a prolonged …
"To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is to realize the extent of artifice. We live in the mind." – Wallace Stevens
“To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is …
"We obviously needed those two points to send a message, not only to the Flames whom we might see in the post season, but to the rest of the division and conference. We realize we’re not where we want, which is that top spot which we had yesterday. We’ve still got a lot of work to do." – Dan Hinote
“We obviously needed those two points to send a message, not only to the Flames whom we might see in the post season, but to …
"One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That’s the new gloss on the 1st Amendment." – William Orville Douglas
“One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That’s the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.” – William Orville Douglas
"The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain, to show them that we love them, not when we feel like it, but when they do" – Nan Fairbrother
“The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain, to show them that we love them, not when …
"Don’t come crawlin’ to a man for love–he likes to get a run for his money." – Mae West
“Don’t come crawlin’ to a man for love–he likes to get a run for his money.” – Mae West
"Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves." – Zig Ziglar
“Money won’t make you happy… but everybody wants to find out for themselves.” – Zig Ziglar
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." – Aldous Huxley
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley
"I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much." – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"Even the upper end of the river<br/>believes in the ocean." – William Stafford
“Even the upper end of the riverbelieves in the ocean.” – William Stafford
"While the Republicans are smart enough to make money, the Democrats are smart enough to get into office every two or three times a century to take it away from them." – Will Rogers
“While the Republicans are smart enough to make money, the Democrats are smart enough to get into office every two or three times a century …
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass." – Maya Angelou
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and …
"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them." – Frank A. Clark
“The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.” – Frank A. Clark
"Recess is always a possibility." – Chistopher Hill
“Recess is always a possibility.” – Chistopher Hill
"If you can’t convince them, confuse them." – Harry S Truman
“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” – Harry S Truman
"If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future" – Winston Churchill
“If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future” – Winston Churchill
"The only journey is the one within." – Rainer Maria Rilke
“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
"Get married, but never to a man who is home all day" – George Bernard Shaw
“Get married, but never to a man who is home all day” – George Bernard Shaw
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." – Winston Churchill
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill
"The secret of success is constancy of purpose." – Benjamin Disraeli
“The secret of success is constancy of purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli
"You should always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t come to yours." – Yogi Berra
“You should always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t come to yours.” – Yogi Berra
"There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife." – Clare Boothe Luce
“There is nothing like a good dose of another woman to make a man appreciate his wife.” – Clare Boothe Luce
"There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively." – Wayne Dyer
“There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.” – Wayne Dyer
"The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson