Another beauty from Henry Rollins ~ ~ Sooz

"You need a little bit of insanity to do great things."
~ Henry Rollins

I just cut and pasted so I could post this. LOL!! I loved it, too.

It was his birthday February 13.

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like. -Will Rogers, humorist (1879-1935)

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. -T.S. Eliot

By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education. ... From television, the child will have learned how to pick a lock, commit a fairly elaborate bank holdup, prevent wetness all day long, get the laundry twice as white, and kill people with a variety of sophisticated armaments. -Russell Baker, columnist and author (b. 1925)

LOL, so true!

In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. -Kathleen Norris

I really, really NEED to remember this, especially when people are complaining whining requesting help.

Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you into trouble. -Frank Tyger

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle

I love that quote, roseanne! ~ and it's 100% TRUE ~ once we lose the ability to exchange ideas without foaming at the mouth, we've got nothing left ~

Sooz

The following quote puzzled me, especially the "Where were you born?". He may mean it more philosophically, but even taken literally my answer has changed. I now sometimes answer "In the US" since I've moved here.

The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change. -Richard Bach, writer (b. 1936)

Guaranteed some bible thumper would read this and think "YES!". The irony would go right over their head.

Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914) [The Devil's Dictionary]

A very tough-to-learn lesson ~ Sooz

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
~ John Wooden

Or conversely, do nothing, lol. Although, I just usually feel guilty for not doing it.......

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. -Mary Little

"A goal that is not planned is a wish. A dream that is not chased is a fantasy."
~ Steve Maraboli

To kill time is not murder, it's suicide. -William James, psychologist and philosopher (1842-1910)

This is so ODD. You'd think a man who had seen all sorts of patent applications would be able to envision future inventions.

Everything that can be invented has been invented. -Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899

Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914)

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness. -Leo Tolstoy

A warning ... ~ Sooz

"You can get all A's and still flunk life."
~ Walker Percy

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the same sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. -H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956)

When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. -C.P. Snow, scientist and writer (1905-1980)

LOL!

It is not an optical illusion, it just looks like one. -Phil White

Perspective:

Did you know that every two hours the nations of this world spent the same amount on armaments as they spend on the children of this world every year? -Peter Ustinov, actor, writer and director (1921-2004)

Perspective! ~ Sooz

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
~ Albert Einstein

“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What’s that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you’re too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating …and you finish off as an orgasm.”
― George Carlin