Monday, March 14, 2005

[day] Genius Day - March 14th



"Smarter than the average bear..."

"If I have seen further than others,
it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."

(Isaac Newton, English mathematician & physicist etc.)

Some quotes by Albert Einstein: (German-born American physicist)

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.
I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music.
I see my life in terms of music.
I get most joy in life out of music."



"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."
(Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, passed away aged 27 in 1994)
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not."
(Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, passed away aged 27 in 1994)
"A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself."
(Jim Morrison of The Doors, passed away aged 27 in 1971)

..ermm.. Got
Eny [soz 4 bad speeling..]
New
Inspiringly
Uplifting
Songs..?! :)

And finally.. comedy genius Ronnie Barker returns to TV
in "The Two Ronnies Sketchbook" this Friday 9pm on BBC1.

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child
into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."

(Aldous Huxley, English writer)

--
;p

"I don't want to be a genius - I have enough problems
just trying to be a man."

(Albert Camus, French writer) :p

"Genius - the ability to produce fantastic amounts of
equally fantastic bullshit that all makes perfect sense."

(Jason Zebehazy, writer?) ;)

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

[day] International Women's Day - March 8th

Ermmm.. I thought it was every day, no..?



"I think women rule the world..
and that no man has ever done anything
that a woman either hasn't allowed him to do
or encouraged him to do."

(Bob Dylan)

Pedro

Sunday, March 06, 2005

[quote] Happiness, goals, etc.

"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."
(James Matthew Barrie, Scottish writer)

"If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things."
(Albert Einstein)

"Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are."
(Henry Van Dyke, American writer)

"Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them."
(Anonymous)

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."
(Albert Camus, French writer)

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
(Oscar Wilde, Irish writer)

Sunday, February 27, 2005

[quote] Friendship, identity, etc.

"Many people will walk in and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."

(Eleanor Roosevelt)

"A friend is someone who lets you
have total freedom to be yourself."

(Jim Morrison)

"Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter,
and those who matter don't mind."

(Dr Seuss)

"I'd rather be hated for who I am,
than loved for who I am not."

(Kurt Cobain)

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."
(Kurt Cobain)

Friday, February 25, 2005

[quote] Success, failure, etc.

"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy
than a success at something I hate."

(George Burns)

"Anyone who has never made a mistake
has never tried anything new."

(Albert Einstein)

"In order to achieve anything,
you must be brave enough to fail."

(Kirk Douglas)

"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail."
(John Wooden)

[quote] Questions, options, paths, etc.

"Sometimes, questions are more important than answers."
(Nancy Willard, author of award-winning children's books)

Aloha - about me ;p

Heya, (this is my 1st ever blog entry)

* A Little About Me
Wee flea on the back of a mystical planet

* Fave Things
All t'ings inspirin'

* Hobbies and Interests
All t'ings wholesome

* Fave Quotes
Less is more (more or less)

My profile...

;p (Pedro)

Thursday, February 17, 2005

[quote] Music

"When the music hits you.. you feel no pain."
(Bob Marley, singer)

"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence."
(Robert Fripp, musician)

"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul."
(Plato, philosopher)

Monday, January 31, 2005

[quote] Writing, poetry, etc.

"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry."
(John Cage, American composer)

"Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day."
(William Allingham, Irish writer)