Enduring philosophies and favorite quotes

Pain makes us make bad decisions. Fear of pain is almost as big a motivator.

Playlist pieces

in the world today you can’t live in a castle far away..
Cause we’re all we got on this bouncing ball,
and I love you free
I love you freely.

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“well I’ve heard it said that a man would climb a mountain, just to be with the one he loves… how many times has he broken that promise? it has never been done.”

Excuse me, are you lost? Perhaps you would care to visit the site map

“The Buddha was asked, ‘Are you a God?’ He said he was not. ‘Then what are you?’ He answered, ‘I am awake.’”

Buddha 3Mar03 #link

“no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.”

“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and have the two as close together as possible.”

George Burns #link

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anybody deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.

Zora Neale Hurston #link

Unless you got lost on purpose
You would never get this far.

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Ryokan 1Jan03 #link

“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?”

Robert Browning 1Jan03 #link

“It takes only one drink to get me drunk.
The trouble is, I can’t remember if it’s the thirteenth or the fourteenth.”

George Burns #link

“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: ‘No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall’.”

Eleanor Roosevelt #link

“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.”

unknown 1 comment #link

Calvin: "Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand Euphoria!" “That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria!” ~Calvin

Bill Watterson 26Nov02 #link

“I’m learning real skills that i can apply throughout the rest of my life … procrastinating and rationalizing.”

Bill Watterson 26Nov02 #link

“in my opinion, we don’t devote nearly enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.”

Bill Watterson 26Nov02 #link

"To dream the impossible dream, To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear with unbearable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go.

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Man of La Mancha - To Dream the Impossible Dream #link

“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”

Washington Irving #link

“Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.”

unknown 2Feb02 #link

“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversation with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.”

Thomas Moore 2Feb02 #link

“living is a thing you do
now or never—which do you?”

Piet Hein 2Feb02 #link

“it’s not a superiority complex. it’s a matter of fact.”

Q 2Feb02 #link

"[I]f an American jumps out of an airplane, you can't sell him a parachute until after he hits the ground.

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Donald Kingsbury #link

“To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another.”

John Burroughs 2Feb02 #link
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