"Family ties are never simple. They present a complicated weave at best." Anonymous
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Family ties, not a tv series
Tag: #Wednesday Quotes
Let’s do this!
“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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He lived it
“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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Unbridled joy
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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Hold on tight to your dream
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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Ook-ook! The books are … the door is thaddaway
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
Great minds think along similar lines
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”― William Shakespeare, Julius Cesar “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does”― Jean-Paul Sartre ““Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put … Continue reading Great minds think along similar lines
Salmon and Chips
“I despise formal restaurants. I find all of that formality to be very base and vile. I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk.”― Werner Herzog However, talking about fish: “You piss me off you Salmon… You’re too expensive in restaurants.”― Eddie Izzard … Continue reading Salmon and Chips
Spur yourself on
I think I can totally subscribe to what Robert Louis Stevenson wrote: “Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.” If that is not enough motivation for you, you can always consider this supreme motivation as expressed by a member fo … Continue reading Spur yourself on
Ready, steady, goal!
My resolution for the coming year: look and check before you invest time and effort. And if I goof up anyway –> I will laugh about it. I was checking for the first Wednesday Quote for 2026 and thought I had found it: Planning ahead … Continue reading Ready, steady, goal!
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