by John Lennon, of course, from his song Beautiful Boy. When searching for quotes about today’s prompt I found ones that are not really about celebrating milestones but about celebrating life. I kept looking but … then I realised I’ve lived my life like this. … Continue reading Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans
We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.”― John Marsden, The Dead of Night “What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.”― Chris Maser, … Continue reading But does nature want to connect with us?
“It’s courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.” ― Ruskin Bond “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e.cummings Wednesday Quotes: Courage
"Family ties are never simple. They present a complicated weave at best." Anonymous
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“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”
― Jim Butcher, Vignette
Wednesday Quotes: Making a Difference
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
— Nelson Mandela
NB: I have no idea why that person, a fan at a rugby game, wore Mandela’s name on the no. 7 jersey. The famous jersey Nelson Mandela wore at the 1995 world cup was that of the captain Francois Pienaar, i.e. no. 6.
Wednesday Quotes: Conquering Fear
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The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.
Alan Watts
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Thanks for the title, Electric Light Orchestra. And that’s a quote, too.
“A large oak tree is just a little nut that refused to give up.”
― David McGee
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If you are familiar with the discoworld in Terry Pratchett’s multiverse you know that the librarian at the Unseen University is an orang-utan, or rather a wizard that was transformed into an orang-utan by a magical accident who then discovered that being an ape [don’t … Continue reading Ook-ook! The books are … the door is thaddaway
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