Candide
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
We will probably be judged not by the monuments we build but by those we have destroyed.
"Farewell to Penn Station," New York Times editorial, October 30, 1963
"Farewell to Penn Station," New York Times editorial, October 30, 1963
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Herb Caen
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Herb Caen
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Our lives on this planet are too short. The work to be done is too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in this land of ours. Of course we cannot vanquish it with a program, nor with a resolution.
But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek, as do we, nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment that they can.
Surely, this bond of common fate, surely this bond of common goals, can begin to teach us something. Surely, we can learn, at the least, to look around at those of us, of our fellow men, and surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our hearts brothers and countrymen once again.
Robert F. Kennedy
But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek, as do we, nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment that they can.
Surely, this bond of common fate, surely this bond of common goals, can begin to teach us something. Surely, we can learn, at the least, to look around at those of us, of our fellow men, and surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our hearts brothers and countrymen once again.
Robert F. Kennedy
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, October 09, 2006
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Lillian: I keep trying to remind myself that when Jesus closes a door he opens a window.
Mary: Yeah, so we have something to jump out of.
- Saved!
Mary: Yeah, so we have something to jump out of.
- Saved!
Thursday, June 09, 2005
I always tell the girls never take it seriously. If you never take it seriously then you never get hurt. If you never get hurt then you always have fun, and if you ever get lonely you can just go to the record store and visit your friends.
- Penny Lane, Almost Famous
- Penny Lane, Almost Famous
Monday, June 06, 2005
A man was walking under a tree and a bird pooped on him - as this is supposed to be lucky, he decided to buy a Fortune 4 scratchcards ticket and won £24.00. The following week the same thing happened, a little bird pooped on him from the same tree! So he went and bought another National Lottery Fortune 4 and won £444.
He now spends time on Wednesdays and Saturday standing under that lucky tree, waiting for that little bird to.
He now spends time on Wednesdays and Saturday standing under that lucky tree, waiting for that little bird to.
Friday, June 03, 2005
After spending what can only be described as an extremely sordid night with a sexy and utterly filthy young lady named Gemma, I decided to cheer her up by texting her, detailing everything I was intent on doing to her the next time. Graphically. Grandma was not amused to receive this. Not fully understanding it and seeking guidance as to the meaning of some of the content, neither was my mother. My gran won't sit next to me at family events any more.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Friday, May 06, 2005
A higher percentage of this country voted against Labour than voted for them...yet they're still going to govern us for the next four years.
