7 August 2008 at 2:01 pm (Irish, Marriage, Quote of the Day, Wedding)
Tags: death, do, Dramatist, George Bernard, Irish, Marriage, part, Shaw
“Marriage: When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.”
~George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950 (Irish Dramatist)
12 June 2008 at 11:28 pm (Accomplishments, Quote of the Day, philosophy)
Tags: achieve, change, inwardly, Plutarch, reality
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
~Plutarch, 46-120 (Greek Philosopher)
9 June 2008 at 3:44 pm (Quote of the Day, Writing)
Tags: contrition, grief, love, power, Quote of the Day, sacredness, tears, Washinton Iriving, weakness
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
~Washington Irving, 1783-1859 (American Writer)
7 June 2008 at 10:37 am (Humour, Quote of the Day, humor, philosophy)
Tags: compensate, console, English, Francis Bacon, humor, imagination, Philosopher
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”
~Francis Bacon, 1561-1626 (English Philosopher )
4 June 2008 at 9:53 pm (Quote of the Day, Writing)
Tags: Bob Dylan, naked, person, poem, poet, Quote of the Day
“A poem is a naked person… Some people say that I am a poet.”
~Bob Dylan, 1941- (American Singer-Songwriter )
2 June 2008 at 1:33 pm (Life, Quote of the Day)
Tags: Jeane Dixon, June, Quote of the Day, Rose Mary Woods
“Jeane Dixon tells us that May and June are going to be pretty bad. June may be worse than May. But everything will turn out to be fine and to be of stout heart and all that.”
~Rose Mary Woods, 1917-2005
24 May 2008 at 9:06 pm (Life, Quote of the Day)
Tags: Ansel Adams, create, creative spirit, perceive, photographer, photography, produce, reveal
“No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.”
~Ansel Adams, 1902-1984 (Photographer)
23 May 2008 at 3:18 pm (Life, Quote of the Day, Writing)
Tags: contrition, grief, love, power, sacred, tears, Washington Irving
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
~Washington Irving, 1783-1859 (American Writer)
22 May 2008 at 2:33 am (Quote of the Day, Writing)
Tags: american, Books, Carl Sandburg, poet, read, write, writers
“I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.”
~Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967 (American Poet)
21 May 2008 at 2:10 am (Quote of the Day, dentist)
Tags: dentist, Johnny Depp, postpone
“Trips to the dentist – I like to postpone that kind of thing.”
~Johnny Depp, 1963- (Actor)
Administrative note: I’m changing the Daily Wrinkle category to the Quote of the Day, and will endeavour to actually have a Quote of the Day every day!
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