To make an apple pie from scratch,
you must first invent the universe.
Carl Sagan
If a man does not keep pace with his companions,
perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music which he hears,
however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau
"Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are."
Jane Taylor (1783-1824), Rhymes for the Nursery [1806], The Star
Some people see things as they are and ask 'Why?';
I dream things that never were and ask 'Why not?'
George Bernard Shaw (and RFK)
Friday, November 03, 2006
We succeeded in taking that picture [of Earth from deep space], and,
if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us...
on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the
rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in
glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a
fraction of a dot...Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the
delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are
challenged by this point of pale light.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In
our obscurity -- in all this vastness -- there is no hint that help
will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
It's been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a
character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better
demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image
of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal
more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and
cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Reflections on a Mote of Dust(an image of Earth taken by Voyager 1 from the edge of the Solar System)
if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us...
on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.
The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the
rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in
glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a
fraction of a dot...Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the
delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are
challenged by this point of pale light.
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In
our obscurity -- in all this vastness -- there is no hint that help
will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
It's been said that astronomy is a humbling, and I might add, a
character-building experience. To my mind, there is perhaps no better
demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image
of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal
more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and
cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Reflections on a Mote of Dust(an image of Earth taken by Voyager 1 from the edge of the Solar System)
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Bertrand Russell
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you
have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and love.
William Wordsworth
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
It is well to remember that the entire universe,
with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
John Andrew Holmes
Bertrand Russell
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you
have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and love.
William Wordsworth
There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
It is well to remember that the entire universe,
with one trifling exception, is composed of others.
John Andrew Holmes
Monday, October 30, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
If for a tranquil mind you seek,
These things observe with care:
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how, and when and where.
Anonymous
He who refuses to obey cannot command.
Kenyan Proverb
The world to a blind man is his touch. The world to a stupid man is his mouth. The world to a great man is his vision.
Paul Harvey
A man who works beyond the surface of things, though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
Remember, nothing that's good works by itself, just to please you. You have to make the damn thing work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973), The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954
Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
If for a tranquil mind you seek,
These things observe with care:
Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,
And how, and when and where.
Anonymous
He who refuses to obey cannot command.
Kenyan Proverb
The world to a blind man is his touch. The world to a stupid man is his mouth. The world to a great man is his vision.
Paul Harvey
A man who works beyond the surface of things, though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth.
Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
Remember, nothing that's good works by itself, just to please you. You have to make the damn thing work.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973), The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
A great Quote, by a great person, delivered at a great place...
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
– Steve Jobs at Stanford 2005
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
– Steve Jobs at Stanford 2005
"I want to be different. Everyone does. Everyone is. But there are two kinds of different: There are those people who love attention. They need it. And they are noticed because they try to be. But there are those that do things differently, quietly, and are noticed not because they try to be, but because they are special. It is this kind of person that I can tolerate; this kind of person that I admire; this kind of person that I aim to be." - Gregoire
"I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way." - Robert Frost
"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them." - Aristotle
"The lonely leaves are the last to fall" - Jimmy Newquist
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"I have no pity for people in bad situations, save for people born with genetic defects - every situation is salvagable, there are chances for everybody to make something of themselves in this world. Going through life is like playing solitare - winning is a matter of wanting to win, the chances are in your favor, there is no reason to fail. Bad people around you? Get rid of them. No money? Give me a break. People around you dying? Deal with it; if you can't then that must be a sign of your weakness. Pity is for saps. Grow up, get your shit together, and make something of yourself. Nobody owes you anything, the only thing that keeps you from realizing your dreams is your own damn self. If you can't see beyond your petty little problems, then maybe you were supposed to live a harsh life, you deserve to suffer." - Juan Carlos Ramos
"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready." - Henry David Thoreau
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too." - Voltaire
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." - Oscar Wilde
From : http://wso.williams.edu/~ljacobso/quotes/Indiv.shtml
"I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way." - Robert Frost
"Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them." - Aristotle
"The lonely leaves are the last to fall" - Jimmy Newquist
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"I have no pity for people in bad situations, save for people born with genetic defects - every situation is salvagable, there are chances for everybody to make something of themselves in this world. Going through life is like playing solitare - winning is a matter of wanting to win, the chances are in your favor, there is no reason to fail. Bad people around you? Get rid of them. No money? Give me a break. People around you dying? Deal with it; if you can't then that must be a sign of your weakness. Pity is for saps. Grow up, get your shit together, and make something of yourself. Nobody owes you anything, the only thing that keeps you from realizing your dreams is your own damn self. If you can't see beyond your petty little problems, then maybe you were supposed to live a harsh life, you deserve to suffer." - Juan Carlos Ramos
"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready." - Henry David Thoreau
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too." - Voltaire
"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." - Oscar Wilde
From : http://wso.williams.edu/~ljacobso/quotes/Indiv.shtml
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and i would like them to be accessable at one location...
Hence This Blog... A Compendium...
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