Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #19
February 1, 2009
“Never let a day pass without looking at some perfect work of art, hearing some great piece of music and reading, in part, some great book.”
Johann Wolfgang van Goethe
More:
- Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (wikipedia.com)
- Goethe quotes (quotationspage.com)
- Goethe eBooks (gutenberg.org)
- Goethe in print (amazon.com)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #18
November 18, 2007
“Every morning, to earn my bread,
I go to the market where lies are bought.
Hopefully
I take up my place among the sellers.”
Bertolt Brecht – “Hollywood” from “Poems in Exile” (1942)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #17
September 15, 2007
“Is there anything more pathetic than a monster who keeps asking please? please? please?”
Brett Easton Ellis – “Lunar Park” (2005)
More:
- Official “Lunar Park” Website (twobrets.com)
- Not An Exit (notanexit.net)
” reports on and discusses the novels of Bret Easton Ellis and the subsequent film adaptations.”
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #15
May 22, 2007
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain
More:
- Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper Collections and Related Resources (twainquotes.com)
- Mark Twain at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Mark Twain House and Museum (marktwainhouse.org)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #13
April 23, 2007
“It’s like being unchained from a lunatic.”
George Melly, discussing the positive side of impotence.
More:
- Mr George Melly, At Your Service! (georgemelly.com)
- George Melly at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- George Melly’s battle with cancer and dementia (dailymail.co.uk)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #12
March 6, 2007
“There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation resisted”
James Branch Cabell
More:
- James Branch Cabell at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- “Repenting Hyperopia: An Analysis of Self-Control Regrets” by Ran Kivetz & Anat Keinan (columbia.edu)
PDF format document, 36 pages.
“This article proposes that supposedly farsighted (”hyperopic”) choices of virtue over vice evoke increasing regret over time.”
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #11
January 21, 2007
“I have known many troubles in my life, and most of them never happened.”
Mark Twain
More:
- Mark Twain Quotations, Newspaper Collections and Related Resources (twainquotes.com)
- Mark Twain at Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Mark Twain House and Museum (marktwainhouse.org)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #10
December 28, 2006
“The future belongs to the few of us willing to get our hands dirty.”
Joseph Tommasi
More:
- Joseph Tommasi tribute (angelfire.com)
- ‘Siege’ by James Mason (solargeneral.com)
Complete text of the 1993 edition of the collected writings of a well-known and thoughtful Tommasi admirer. - ‘Siege’ by James Mason in PDF format (solargeneral.com)
- ‘Siege’ by James Mason in MP3 abridged audiobook format (vanguardnewsnetwork.com)
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #9
December 25, 2006
“Christs may come and Christs may go, but Caesar lives forever.”
Ragnar Redbeard
More:
- “Might is Right” by Ragnar Redbeard (lulu.com)
The best edition currently in print, published by evilNOW.
Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #8
October 10, 2006
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
George Bernard Shaw
More:
- Short biography of Shaw and online texts (readprint.com)
- George Bernard Shaw quotes (brainyquote.com)
- “History of Vegetarianism: George Bernard Shaw” (ivu.org)
- Film adaptations (imdb.com)
- “George Bernard Shaw: Mystic or Atheist?” (liberator.net)
- Books and movies to buy (amazon.co.uk)
