Art derives its power not by being timely but by being timeless, for timelessness outlasts division. | |
— David Von Drehle | |
From his article / opinion piece: “Movie Stars and the Perils of the Podium“ | |
Appearing In: Time Magazine; dtd: 23 January 2017 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Said The Man Who Trained To Fight For A Living |
2015 | Tripping On Treasure |
2014 | The Flower Of Light |
2013 | Eye Catching |
2012 | The Holstee Manifesto |
2011 | Three Crooners For The Shower |
The Soldier’s Faith | |
Vacation, Books And Lots Of Movies | |
Archive for July, 2017
Outlasting Division
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Art, David Von Drehle, Movie Stars and the Perils of the Podium, On Art, Philosophy, Quotes, Time Magazine on July 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Orange Comb-Overs Unite!
Posted in My Journal, Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, Lord Chesterfield, My Journal, Politics, Quotes, Vanity on July 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
It is not to be imagined in how many ways vanity defeats its own purpose. | |
— Lord Chesterfield | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Speaking Of Which |
2015 | Complexity Has A Strict Architecture |
2014 | Just Support |
2013 | Wandering Free |
2012 | Contribute = Paying Taxes |
2011 | How Will You Be Judged? |
Happy 8th Anniversary
Posted in Quotes, tagged Alarm Clocks, Happy 8th Anniversary, Quotes, William Feather on July 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Nothing makes us so sleepy as the bell of our alarm clock. | |
— William Feather | |
[Marking time – birthdays, anniversaries, and alarm clocks… For any of you who haven’t guessed, and I suspect (given the title) most of you have – today marks the 8th anniversary of my blog! Thanks for stopping by. Come again soon… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Happy 7th Anniversary |
2015 | Happy 6th Anniversary |
2014 | Happy 5th Anniversary |
2013 | I Resemble That Remark! |
2012 | Happy 3rd Anniversary |
2011 | Is America Safe Tonight? |
2009 | Hello world! (See how it all began…) |
Effective Stimuli
Posted in Health, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Health, My Journal, Paul C. Roud, Quotes, Stimuli, Surviving Cancer, Time Magazine, University of Massachusetts - Amherst on July 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
From my own research with exceptional cancer survivors, I know that profound psychological change is possible, especially when the patient is confronted with a life-threatening illness. As one survivor in my sample said, “It was either change or die. I learn quickly with that kind of stimuli.“ | |
— Paul C. Roud, Ed. D | |
University of Massachusetts – Amherst | |
From a letter to Time Magazine responding to an article about the effect of attitude on surviving illnesses. | |
[The article was publish in the mid-1980’s. Unfortunately, I didn’t record specific attribution data in my journal back then. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Dave’s Not Here, Man |
2015 | Blink |
2014 | The Struggle To Educate America Continues… |
2013 | On Elections |
2012 | Warm Smiles |
Pick Your Poison | |
2011 | Straight Shooters |
Giving Much
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Being Rich, Erich Fromm, Giving, My Journal, Quotes on July 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »
In the sphere of material things, giving means being rich. Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. | |
— Erich Fromm | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Sounds Like Class |
2015 | Inert Ideas |
2014 | Worth Anything? |
2013 | Bruises Before Bed (Or Why You Didn’t Answer) |
Revealed Riches | |
2012 | Extra Gears |
2011 | Say What? |
2010 | Hello Frogs… |
Wealth Within
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Horace Bushnell, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, Wealth on July 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The greatest wealth you can ever get will be in yourself. | |
— Horace Bushnell | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Soaring |
2015 | Gone To The Library… |
2014 | Choose To Lead |
2013 | Not Sent Yet |
2012 | Wall-Crawler Reboot |
Learning To Count | |
On Worshiping God | |
2011 | Emancipated Differences |
2010 | A Little More Technology, Please… |
Hannity And Limbaugh
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Arnold H. Glasow, Facts, Opinions, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on July 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. | |
— Arnold H. Glasow | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Or He Could Just Be Lazy |
Small Hero | |
2015 | Seeking Cultured Leadership |
2014 | Examining Failure |
2013 | Driving Passion |
2012 | Cannibal, n. |
2011 | Moments Of Truth |
Redemptive Power
Posted in Faith, Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, tagged Enemies, Jesus, Leadership, Love, Martin Luther King Jr, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on July 23, 2017| 2 Comments »
Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, “Love your enemies.” It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to that person. Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they react in many ways in the beginning. They react with guilt feelings, and sometimes they’ll hate you a little more at that transition period, but just keep loving them. And by the power of your love they will break down under the load. That’s love, you see. It is redemptive, and this is why Jesus says love. There’s something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies. | |
― Martin Luther King Jr. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | On Calls To Renew Waterboarding / Torture |
2015 | Still Struggling |
2014 | How To Become A Saint |
2013 | Not Much Change |
Our Biggest Fear | |
2012 | Brain, n. |
2011 | Styles Of Leadership |
2010 | Face Front! |
Not Yet That Well-Organized
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Adventure, Death, J.K. Rowling, Philosophy, Quotes on July 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. | |
― J.K. Rowling | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Probably Whatever Was Sought Yesterday |
2015 | What We Choose To Divide Us |
2014 | Peace With Honor |
2013 | Dangerous Systems |
2012 | Useful Science |
2011 | Say It, But Please Don’t Make Me Listen |
Reliable Vision
Posted in Quotes, tagged Imagination, Mark Twain, Quotes, Vision on July 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »
You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. | |
— Mark Twain | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Still Walking |
2015 | Steps |
2014 | To Be Greatly Good |
2013 | Limited Capacity |
2012 | Two Ear Ticklers |
Justification | |
2011 | To Avail The Nation |
Our Confident New President
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, Charles Darwin, Confidence, Ignorance, Knowledge, Politics, Quotes, The Descent Of Man on July 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. | |
— Charles Darwin | |
From his book: “The Descent of Man” (1871) | |
[Still / even after almost six months in office… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Ways |
2015 | Be Happy, Too |
2014 | At Least Smile |
2013 | Comfortably Bound |
2012 | Certainty |
Thinking About Fathers | |
2011 | And In Every Level Of Media |
Garden Dreaming
Posted in Other Blogs, Quotes, Writing, tagged Dreaming, I Didn't Have My Glasses On, Other Blogs, Quotes, Sleeping, Terri Guillemetsqe, The Quote Garden, Writing on July 19, 2017| 1 Comment »
if i fall asleep with a pen in my hand, don’t remove it — i might be writing in my dreams. | |
— Terri Guillemetsqe | |
[Found at: I Didn’t Have My Glasses On at http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com | |
The specific link: http://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2017/07/01/magical-writing/ | |
… and thanks for introducing me to Terri’s site: The Quote Garden — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Well, Maybe Not “No” Talent |
2015 | An Appetite For Life |
A Trip To The Library | |
Great Expectations | |
2014 | Pass The Soul |
2013 | Zapping Music And Art |
2012 | Not Quite Fantastic |
That Kid Is Back | |
2011 | Wolves At The Door |
2010 | I’m Feeling Patriotic… (Well, more than usual, anyway.) |
Beating the Heat… | |
Have We Started Winning Yet?
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, #TraitorInTheWhiteHouse, CBS Face The Nation, Collusion, Politics, President Trump, Russian Collusion With Trump, Senator Lindsey Graham, Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner on July 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
He doesn’t believe he did anything wrong with the Russians and I tend to believe him. He can’t collude with his own government. Why do you think he is colluding with the Russians? | |
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | |
June 11, 2017 | |
On CBS’ “Face the Nation“ | |
Casting doubt on allegations that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin to swing the 2016 election, saying that Trump “Doesn’t collude with his own staff.“ | |
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) | |
June 6th, 2017 | |
Quoted by the Washington Examiner’s Susan Ferrechio. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Still Springy |
2015 | Well Concealed |
2014 | The History Of Warriors |
2013 | A Cult Of Ignorance |
2012 | Counting Valor |
Understanding Faith | |
2011 | I Can Hear You Now |
2010 | Inception |
Some Good
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Goodness, J. R. R. Tolkien, Philosophy, Quotes on July 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. | |
— J.R.R. Tolkien | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | Edges |
Sums | |
2015 | I Hope Not |
2014 | Study The Means Of Expressing Yourself |
2013 | That Stubborn Thing |
2012 | Like Mike |
2011 | Flawless Or Candid |
2010 | Browning… |