Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines.

[kennyc]

Emily ROCKS!!!

[poohbear_nc]

And, as Emily Dickinson was brought up by PoohBear, let's not miss:

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all."

My 10 minutes of fame!

I too am a life-long fan of Ms. Emily - she could pack so much into those short lines!

[TenaciousBadger]

Since Ms. Dickinson's made a quick comeback, I have to chime in with my favourite little poem of hers

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

[WT Sharpe]

From a woman whose fan base is not quite as large as Ms. Dickenson:

.....Only the little people pay taxes.
..........— Leona Helmsley (circa 1920 – 2007, American businesswoman. This comment, made to her housekeeper in 1983, was reported at her trial for tax evasion. Quoted in The New York Times July 12, 1989.

[BenG]

"No garden, however small, should contain less than two acres of rough woodland."
-- Lionel de Rothschild, banker and gardening enthusiast, to the Horticultural Society

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by BenG

"No garden, however small, should contain less than two acres of rough woodland."
-- Lionel de Rothschild, banker and gardening enthusiast, to the Horticultural Society

My neighbors might have something to say about that! Especially as my total property is only 1/4 acre.

[TenaciousBadger]

Quotes from "Wear Sunscreen" by Baz Luhrmann

Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how

Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

Quotes from "Wear Sunscreen" by Baz Luhrmann

Isn't that the truth! Unfortunately, I can remember my younger days well. They come back to haunt me whenever I'm tempted to criticize the current young generation.

[TenaciousBadger]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Isn't that the truth! Unfortunately, I can remember my younger days well. They come back to haunt me whenever I'm tempted to criticize the current young generation.

I have the same problem with our younger generations. My memory made sure I am now certain I respected my elders

[WT Sharpe]

.....Polluted rivers, filthy streets, bodies bedded down in doorways are no advertisement for a prosperous or caring society.
..........— Michael Heseltine (1933 - ), British Conservative politician. Speech at Conservative Party Conference, October 10, 1989.

[TenaciousBadger]

The plague is met by order

-- Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish referring to the measures set in place by towns and villages in the past when the scourge hit

[beppe]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Isn't that the truth! Unfortunately, I can remember my younger days well. They come back to haunt me whenever I'm tempted to criticize the current young generation.

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

I have the same problem with our younger generations. My memory made sure I am now certain I respected my elders

I was rebel, non-respectful, lazy, mendacious, indifferent, spoiled and dishonest. I practically hated my elders, except my grandfather that spoiled me in any possible way.

With time I found that I like the kids, more and more while I grow older. I find kind words for them. So the other day, when one kid was pushed by his friends against the metro train that had not stopped yet - actually was still going - I told him that we all risked to be late for his stupidity, I said this with a kind voice and a smile. And when we were all inside, I went to him and to his friends and again told them that they were pieces of ... but with manners, very kindly. Smiling while bobbing my head. They were both embarrassed and pleased to be so well appreciated. My build contributes in these situation.

Helped me a lot to read the books about the girl with the tattoo. Actually, since reading the books I look at that sort with curiosity, even sympathy. I look at them openly, without staring - I know how to be cool - but with interest. If someone has some pieces of metal stuck in his mouth and he speaks, I look at him and try to mimic his lips movements. Sometime they look back at me and smile. I smile back and send friendly facial expressions.

[TenaciousBadger]

Dogs look up to us.
Cats look down on us.
But pigs look on us as as equals.

-- Winston Churchill

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger

-- Winston Churchill

[WT Sharpe]

.....Trickle-down theory—the less than elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows.
..........— John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith (1908 – 2006), Canadian-born American, Keynesian economist, presidential adviser to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and a leading proponent of 20th-century political liberalism. The Culture of Contentment (1992).