Quotes of the day from previous years:
| I have oftenwished I had time to cultivatemodesty… But I am too busythinking aboutmyself. |
| ~Edith Sitwell ~ |
| Brass shines as fair to theignorant asgold to the goldsmiths. |
| ~Elizabeth I of England ~ |
| Mypoems arehymns ofpraise to theglory oflife. |
| ~Edith Sitwell ~ |
| Still falls the Rain — Dark as theworld ofman, black as ourloss — Blind as thenineteen hundred and forty nails Uponthe Cross. |
| ~Edith Sitwell ~ |
| When anation threatens another nation thepeople of the latter forget their factionalism, their local antagonisms, theirpolitical differences, theirsuspicions of each other, theirreligioushostilities, and band togetheras one unit.Leadersknow that, and that is why so many of them whip upwars during periods of nationalcrisis, or when the people becomediscontented andangry. The leaders stigmatize theenemy with everyvice they can think of, everyevil and humandepravity. They stimulate their people’s naturalfear of all other men by channeling it into a defined fear of just certain men, or nations. Attacking another nation, then, acts as a sort of catharsis, temporarily, on men’s fear of their immediate neighbors. This is the explanation of all wars, allracial and religioushatreds, all massacres, and all attempts atgenocide. |
| ~Taylor Caldwell ~ |
| Let uslearn todream, gentlemen, and then perhaps we shall learn thetruth . . . but let us beware of publishing our dreams before they have been put to theproof by thewakingunderstanding. |
| ~August Kekulé ~ |
| We’re only here for a little while, and you’ve got to have somefun, right? I don’t take myself seriously, and I think the ones that do, there’s somesickness withpeople like that. |
| ~Burt Reynolds ~ |
| I'll get aninspiration and startpainting; then I'll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it sopeople willknow how we used tolive. |
| ~Grandma Moses ~ |
| Donald Trump’s hold onhistory loosened, and may be breaking. In some new way his limitations are beingseen andacknowledged, and at amoment whenpeople areworried about the continuance of theircountry and their ownability to continue within it. He hasn’t been equal to the multiplecrises. Good news or bad, he rarely makes anysituation better. And everyone kind ofknows. |
| ~Peggy Noonan ~ |
| Learning … should be ajoy and full of excitement. It islife's greatestadventure; it is an illustrated excursion into theminds ofnoble and learned men, not a conducted tour through a jail. So its surroundings should be as gracious as possible, to complement it. |
| ~Taylor Caldwell ~ |
| We shouldn't be daunted by thechallenges we face. Asstrong as thestorm may be, I know that theBritishpeople are stronger. Ourcountry was built by people who get things done. We have huge reserves oftalent, ofenergy, anddetermination. I amconfident that together we can ride out the storm, we can rebuild our economy, and we can become the modern brilliant Britain that I know we can be. This is ourvitalmission to ensureopportunity andprosperity for all people and future generations. I am determined to deliver. |
| ~Liz Truss ~ |
| Fly me high through thestarryskies Maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways offantasy Help me to forget today'spain. Ooh,dream weaver Ibelieve you can get me through thenight Ooh, dream weaver I believe we can reach themorninglight Though the dawn may be coming soon There still may be sometime Fly me away to the bright side of themoon Meet me on the other side. |
| ~Gary Wright ~ |
| It is a stern fact ofhistory that nonation that rushed to the abyss ever turned back. Not ever, in the long history of theworld. We are now on the edge of the abyss. Can we, for the first time in history, turn back? It is up to you. |
| ~Taylor Caldwell ~ |
| Anyone who ispassionate about what they do will have a better chance ofconnecting withfuturegenerations than those who simply followtransient trends. At least theirwork will have a distinctivecharacter, and this is what people respond to, Ibelieve. |
| ~Giorgio Armani ~ |
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God mayforgive you, but I never can. ~Elizabeth I of England (date of birth)
A wise man distrusts his neighbor. A wiser man distrusts both his neighbor and himself. The wisest man of all distrusts his government. ~Taylor Caldwell
Within your magic web of hair, lies furled
The fire and splendour of the ancient world;
The dire gold of the comet's wind-blown hair;
The songs that turned to gold the evening air
When all the stars of heaven sang for joy.
~Edith Sitwell