tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post398424405633303373..comments2023-09-19T11:32:34.072-04:00Comments on Lil's Book of Questions: Why Do We Love Quotations?Lil Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-43012954303503619352012-09-09T02:46:53.071-04:002012-09-09T02:46:53.071-04:00"I dream quotes that never were and say '..."I dream quotes that never were and say 'why not?'"<br /><br />YouAdinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-3629135641429003662012-09-05T22:12:12.722-04:002012-09-05T22:12:12.722-04:00Hi, too late for your birthday but I like this one...Hi, too late for your birthday but I like this one a lot. It's from the terrific Tikkunista, the weekly online magazine edited by Peter Marmorek. <br /><br />Do not be daunted by the world’s grief.<br />Do justly, now.<br />Love mercy, now.<br />Walk humbly, now.<br />You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. The Talmud<br /><br />Best wishes.<br /><br /><br />Annabelle Sabloffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-50994153284923132052012-08-23T14:15:37.085-04:002012-08-23T14:15:37.085-04:00George Bernard Shaw said, "I often quote myse...George Bernard Shaw said, "I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation." Lil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-10507375144594743632012-08-21T22:59:36.124-04:002012-08-21T22:59:36.124-04:00Am very happy you invited me and was able to share...Am very happy you invited me and was able to share a little of the writings that inspire me. One more for good luck: “No matter what they ever do to us, we must always act for the love of our people and the earth. We must not react out of hatred against those who have no sense.”<br />― John Trudell<br /><br />Talk soon! Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-1182631350293312922012-08-20T22:16:30.678-04:002012-08-20T22:16:30.678-04:00So I'm loving this thread. Everyone is chock ...So I'm loving this thread. Everyone is chock full of fantastic quotes, and I will be plucking them freely for a miniature art project I'll be doing for this year's up and coming Burning Man. <br /><br />Just wanted to chime in with a little "bing!" <br /><br />William RenauldWilliam Renauldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402075554997183918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-31899223575041412452012-08-18T10:16:24.139-04:002012-08-18T10:16:24.139-04:00"I always quote myself to lend dignity to my ..."I always quote myself to lend dignity to my notes and conversations."<br /><br />Me Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026540119640061326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-19337884956859870892012-08-16T00:51:02.108-04:002012-08-16T00:51:02.108-04:00Currently my favourite is:
"There is a thin ...Currently my favourite is:<br /><br />"There is a thin line between genius and insanity - I have erased this line." - Oscar Levant<br /><br />In the Anime film "Ghost in the Shell II" there is a great scene with a pair of cyborgs (in this future just about everyone is one) have their conversation run amuck because they both have "Pithy Quote 2.1" software. One of them uses it to get a pithy quote to use in response to something the other has said and then *that* guy feeds that quote into his "Pithy Quote 2.1" for a response and they sort of get stuck in a loop: rather like when your e-mailer sends out an "I'm on vacation right now" e-mail to someone who sent you a message giving you his vacation schedule and then turned *his* "I'm on vacation" feature. Pretty soon neither one has the faintest idea what their quotes have to do with anything or what the hell they're talking about.<br /><br />"If all the world were paper tape, <br /> and the sea magnetic ink,<br /> there'd be data, data, everywhere<br /> and not a thought to think."<br /> - Ancient Hacker poemNadreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602907565647139166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-42996039026700720482012-08-16T00:38:07.646-04:002012-08-16T00:38:07.646-04:00Yes, RAH turned out some beauties. I was a passio...Yes, RAH turned out some beauties. I was a passionate devourer of his juvenile SF novels. Two of my favourites are:<br /><br />Never try and teach a pig to sing: it's a waste of time, and it annoys the pig. <br />--Robert A. Heinlein Time Enough for Love<br /><br />Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not make messes in the house. <br />--Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love", (Robert A. Heinlein)Nadreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602907565647139166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-18184226838442559872012-08-15T18:32:57.105-04:002012-08-15T18:32:57.105-04:00Lil copied this comment from www.hubski.com by bri...Lil copied this comment from www.hubski.com by briandmyers Why Do We Love Quotations?<br />Since the fine article didn't really answer the question, I'll try. We love quotations because they are distilled wisdom.<br /><br />Here's one of my favourites:<br /><br />A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.<br /><br />-Robert A. HeinleinLil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-67295515411813444412012-08-15T16:27:26.994-04:002012-08-15T16:27:26.994-04:00"...show up openhearted for class" -- I ..."...show up openhearted for class" -- I love it! I think I've been learning to do that more consistently over the past decade or so, but a gentle reminder like this is always welcome.<br /><br />I've heard it said that quotations are a lazy person's way of sounding knowledgeable, astute or witty. I get the point but don't entirely agree -- I think quotes can be a succinct and well-put way to, as you say, both remind myself of things that are important in my life, and when included as an email signature give a signal or reminder to others of my own values and philosophies.<br /><br />At the moment, mine reads: "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect."<br /><br />Aldo Leopold<br /><br />Great topic! Thanks, LilBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623276021193772852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-71752704586662085352012-08-15T11:13:59.430-04:002012-08-15T11:13:59.430-04:00Lil,
This is great. I will search for my "in...Lil,<br />This is great. I will search for my "invincible summer." I love you, and you can quote me on that ;-) :-)<br />RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com