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Infrequent quote of the day #26

David Waterston — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:06:53 +0000

“People who are told they have six months to live don’t go and climb Machu Picchu. People stay in marriages they’re not happy in and jobs they don’t like. People don’t tend to run. And that’s probably an uncomfortable thing to hold a mirror up to.”
- Mark Romanek, director of “Never Let Me Go”

Infrequent quote of the day #25

David Waterston — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:10:20 +0000

I hope for nothing
I fear nothing
I am free

- Epitath on the tomb of author Nikos Kazantzakis.

Infrequent quote of the day #24

David Waterston — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:30:27 +0000

How long?
“Long enough for every sin to so soak my sinless soul that heaven will turn in horror until my swollen lips pronounce the final transaction: ‘It is finished.’”

Max Lucado – “All Things”

Infrequent quote of the day #23

David Waterston — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:35:39 +0000

“I don’t know any more about theology than a jack-rabbit knows about ping-pong, but I’m on my way to glory!”

- William Ashley (Billy) Sunday, evangelist, 1862 – 1935

William Ashley (Billy) Sunday (wholesomewords.org)

Infrequent quote of the day #22

David Waterston — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:00:09 +0000

“I don’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.”
- John Cage

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #20

David Waterston — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:56:31 +0000

“Some mornings, in a perfect world, you might wake up, have a coffee, finish meditation, and say ‘Okay, today I’m going into the shop to work on a lamp.’ This idea comes to you, you can see it, but to accomplish it you need what I call a ‘setup.’ For example, you may need a working shop or a working painting studio. You may need a working music studio. Or a computer room where you can write something. It’s crucial to have a setup, so that, at any given moment, when you get an idea, you have the place and the tools to make it happen.

“If you don’t have a setup, there are many times when you get the inspiration, the idea, but you have no tools, no place to put it together. And the idea just sits there and festers. Over time it will go away. You didn’t fulfill it – and that’s just a heartache.”

David Lynch – “Catching the Big Fish”

Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #19

David Waterston — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:14:42 +0000

“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

Johann Wolfgang van Goethe (wikipedia.com)
Goethe quotes (quotationspage.com)
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Infrequent “Quote of the Day” #18

David Waterston — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:27:46 +0000

“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

David Waterston — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:42:47 +0000

“Is there anything more pathetic than a monster who keeps asking please? please? please?”

Brett Easton Ellis – “Lunar Park” (2005)

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” #16

David Waterston — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:13:26 +0000

“Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the former.”

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Online (westegg.com)
“Nearly everything related to Einstein on the web.”