All from Papa Hemingway – 1899 – 1961 Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. A writer’s problem does not change. It is always how to write truly and having found out what is true to project it [...]
If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning. - Carl Rogers, 1902 -1987 When liberty is taken away by force it [...]
It’s Pi day! And Albert Einstein’s birthday. —————————————————— All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Great [...]
Quotes from Theodor Seuss Geisel a.k.a Dr. Seuss. I like the last one. Buried under my thick layers of cynicism there still lurks a bit of the romantic. From there to here and here to there, funny things are everywhere. Adults are obsolete children, and the hell with them. Step with care and great [...]
I am so very happy, my text boxes came back so I can put my Quotes of the ${TIME}PERIOD up again. How I missed them! Must have been that last interim upgrade, but 2.9 ushers in their safe and happy return.
If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be too cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. –Annie Dillard
