Good Morning

Jul 09, 2006 05:07

I have insomnia again so I've decided to update with some random quotes that I like -

“ I’m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let’s start with typewriters.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

“ Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.” ~ Oscar Wilde

“ Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.”
~ A. Bronson Alcott

“ There’s nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” ~ Johann Sebastian Bach

“ All are lunatics, but he who can analyse his delusion is called a philosopher.” ~ Ambrose Bierce

“ Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.”
~ Ambrose Bierce (Devil’s Dictionary)

“ I don’t confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is… the higher achievement." ~ Lois McMaster Bujold

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.” ~ GK Chesterton

“ Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius." ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.” ~ John W. Gardner

“ I often quote myself, it adds spice to my conversation.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
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