Dr. Seuss, on authenticity
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. " —Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Peter Pan, on the effervescence of youth
"Pan, who and what art thou?" he cried huskily. "I'm youth, I'm joy," Peter answered at a venture, "I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg." —James M. Barrie Sign in to see full entry.
James M. Barrie, on the golden rule
"Always be a little kinder than necessary. " —James M. Barrie Sign in to see full entry.
Peter Pan, on stories
"Do you know," Peter asked "why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories." —James M. Barrie Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Voltaire, on freedom of expression
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." —Voltaire Sign in to see full entry.
Voltaire, on government
"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." –Voltaire Sign in to see full entry.
Voltaire, on appreciation
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." —Voltaire Sign in to see full entry.
Carl Sagan, on life
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." —Carl Sagan Sign in to see full entry.
Carl Sagan, on possibility
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." —Carl Sagan Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Morrissey, on the life urge
Amid concrete and clay And general decay Nature must still find a way So ignore all the codes of the day Let your juvenile influences sway This way and that way This way and that way God, how sex implores you To let yourself lose yourself —Steven Patrick Morrissey, "Stretch Out and Wait" Sign in to see full entry.