May 2010
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A fox should not be on the jury at a goose’s trial.  —Thomas Fuller
May 1st
April 2010
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the...
booklover: (via teachingliteracy)
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.  —Thomas Fuller
Apr 29th
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He that travels much knows much.  —Proverb If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.  —Thomas Fuller
Apr 29th
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“How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds...”
– Victor Hugo (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
Apr 26th
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Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. —John Wooden
Apr 25th
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“A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by...”
– The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, p. 252.  (via theswashbucklingconductor, aubade)
Apr 24th
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Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.  —John Wooden
Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?  —John Wooden
Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 19th
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“The eye is always caught by the light, but shadows have more to say.”
– Gregory Maguire (via shepreachespoetry) (via simplyadreamer) (via booklover)
Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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“We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your...”
– Oscar Wilde (The Picture of Dorian Gray) (via ohzoya) (via quote-book)
Apr 18th
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“To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in...”
– Benjamin Franklin (via thoughtsdetained) (via quote-book)
Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it....”
– Kafka (via brimichelle) (via iamtea-rriffic) (via quote-book) (via xdarkling) (via popcornandpretty) (via booklover)
Apr 17th
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“staircase wit.” →
‘People in France have a phrase: “staircase wit.” In French: esprit de l’escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer, but it’s too late. Say you’re at a party and someone insults you. You have to say something. So under pressure, with everybody watching, you say something lame. But the moment you leave the party…. As you start down the stairway, then-magic. You come up with the perfect...
Apr 16th
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“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,...”
– Albert Einstein (via elicec) (via quote-book)
Apr 15th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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“An unattempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.”
– Michel de Montaigne (via elicec) (via quote-book)
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Relationship Advice
Yesterday, I wrote my dad a personal letter about my recent career thoughts and my relationship concerns, and then unbeknownst to me (although foreseeable, given his history), he forwarded it unabridged to an attorney in Nor Cal asking her to give me advice. My dad is so interesting. Which father would pass around so freely the inner muses of his child? I think one reason why I ended up...
Apr 5th
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Apr 1st
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“A revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools, it happens when...”
– –Clay Shirky
Apr 1st