Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do. -Higgins, George V.
Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do. -Higgins, George V.
Month: June 2010
"A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on." – Carl Sandburg
“A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.” – Carl Sandburg
"In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn’t come! And that’s when I had, because I can always remember just lying there saying to myself, the water just running down my neck and that, I said, ‘Well David. There’s not many people get a twenty first birthday party like this.’" – David Walker
“In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn’t come! And that’s when I had, because I can …
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. -Pascal, Blaise
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God. -Pascal, Blaise
"The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it." – Mae West
“The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.” – Mae West
"Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances." – Wayne Dyer
“Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.” – Wayne Dyer
Italian Proverb: At a dangerous passage …
At a dangerous passage yield precedence. Italian Proverb Proverb Link: At a dangerous passage …See More: Italian Proverbs (1854 Proverbs) Italian Proverb: At a dangerous …
"There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover" – Cyril Connolly
“There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover” – Cyril Connolly
"To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state" – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“To be pleased with one’s limits is a wretched state” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Last monsoon season we had major radar outages, and really heavily relied on our spotters." – Craig Shoemaker
“Last monsoon season we had major radar outages, and really heavily relied on our spotters.” – Craig Shoemaker
"Nature is exceedingly simple and harmonious with itself." – Isaac Newton
“Nature is exceedingly simple and harmonious with itself.” – Isaac Newton
Oech, Roger Von
It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon …
"The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are of imagination all compact" – William Shakespeare
“The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are of imagination all compact” – William Shakespeare
All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
All that I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Ich denke niemals an die Zukunft. Sie kommt früh genug. ~~~ Albert Einstein
Ich denke niemals an die Zukunft. Sie kommt früh genug. Albert Einstein
"Natural childbirth has evolved to suit the species, and if mankind chooses to ignore her advice and interfere with her workings we must not complain about the consequences. We have only ourselves to blame." – Margaret Jowitt
“Natural childbirth has evolved to suit the species, and if mankind chooses to ignore her advice and interfere with her workings we must not complain …
"When the candles are out all women are fair" – Plutarch
“When the candles are out all women are fair” – Plutarch
"Pray for us now and at the hour of our birth." – T.S. Eliot
“Pray for us now and at the hour of our birth.” – T.S. Eliot
One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect. -Hazlitt, William
One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect. -Hazlitt, William
"The National Children’s Study would follow more than 100,000 children, from before birth — and, in some cases, even before pregnancy." – Duane Alexander
“The National Children’s Study would follow more than 100,000 children, from before birth — and, in some cases, even before pregnancy.” – Duane Alexander
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. -Dryden, John
Never was patriot yet, but was a fool. -Dryden, John
Sócrates – 15/6/2010
Reyes o gobernantes no son los que llevan cetro, sino los que saben mandar. Frases de Sócrates – 15/6/2010
Es kommt nicht darauf an, die Welt zu verändern, sondern sie zu vermenschlichen. (Dr. Karl W. Steinbuch)
Geburtstag und ZITAT DES TAGES von heute: Dr. Karl W. Steinbuch (15.6.1917 – 4.6.2005) Informationstheoretiker, Nachrichtentechniker, Kybernetiker, Schriftsteller, ‘Maßlos informiert’ (Deutschland, 1917 – 2005). Bauernregel …
"Never miss a chance to shut up" – Will Rogers
“Never miss a chance to shut up” – Will Rogers
"My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow." – Bill Cosby
“My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow.” – Bill Cosby
Man kann auf seinem Standpunkt stehen, aber man sollte nicht darauf sitzen. ~~~ Erich Kästner
Man kann auf seinem Standpunkt stehen, aber man sollte nicht darauf sitzen. Erich Kästner
Virtue is reason which has become energy. -Schlegel, Friedrich
Virtue is reason which has become energy. -Schlegel, Friedrich
"Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday’s code" – Dan Salomon
“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday’s code” – Dan Salomon
"In memory everything seems to happen to music." – Tennessee Williams
“In memory everything seems to happen to music.” – Tennessee Williams
"No matter what a woman’s appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize – as her personal problem – observations she makes about the beauty myth in society" – Naomi Wolf
“No matter what a woman’s appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize – as her …
"Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody." – J. D. Salinger
“Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.” – J. D. Salinger
"There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect." – Ronald Reagan
“There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” – …
Es gibt eine Zeit für die Arbeit. Und es gibt eine Zeit für die Liebe. Mehr Zeit hat man nicht. ~~~ Coco Chanel
Es gibt eine Zeit für die Arbeit. Und es gibt eine Zeit für die Liebe. Mehr Zeit hat man nicht. Coco Chanel
"Two babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. They lay there and looked at each other. Their families came and took them away. Eighty years later, by a bizarre coincidence, they lay in the same hospital, on their deathbeds, next to each other. One of them looked at the other and said, so. What did you think?" – Steven Wright
“Two babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. They lay there and looked at each other. Their families came and took …
"Who misses, or who wins the prize?<br/>Go, lose and conquer as you can:<br/>But if you fail, or if you rise,<br/>Be each, pray God, a gentleman." – William Makepeace Thackeray
“Who misses, or who wins the prize?Go, lose and conquer as you can:But if you fail, or if you rise,Be each, pray God, a gentleman.” …
Die Mode ist ein ästhetisches Verbrechen. Sie will nicht das Endgültig-Gute, das Endgültig-Schöne. Sie will immer nur etwas Neues. ~~~ Peter Altenberg
Die Mode ist ein ästhetisches Verbrechen. Sie will nicht das Endgültig-Gute, das Endgültig-Schöne. Sie will immer nur etwas Neues. Peter Altenberg
But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought. -Euripides
But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought. -Euripides
"I won’t miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won’t miss two-hour drives to work or long, long, long, days sitting in my trailer waiting… waiting… waiting. I won’t miss glue in my ears. But I would do it all again tomorrow." – Dominic Monaghan
“I won’t miss having to stand for two hours at 4:30 a.m. and having freezing cold glue applied to my feet. I won’t miss two-hour …
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. -Diller, Phyllis
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. -Diller, Phyllis
"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." – Joseph Campbell
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell