A Man's Duty

I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.

[Lois McMaster Bujold, Ethan of Athos, 1986]

The Artist

[The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and
before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by
the fire of his own creation.]

-Auguste Rodin/French sculptor of bronze and marble figures, 1840-1917

Laugh

Kindness

[Act with kindness,
but do not expect gradtitude.]

-Confucius/Fameous teacher, philospher, political theorist, 551-579 BC

Info

[I don't know] is no longer a valid excuse because today you have
the internet; a library/info center at the tips of your fingers.
Today I discovered this blog: http://dailykos.com/

Love Myself

[I must learn to love the fool in me-
the one who feels too much,
takes too many chances,
wins sometimes, loses often,
lacks self control, loves and hates,
hurts and gets hurt,
promises and breaks promises,
laughs and cries.
It alone protects me against that
utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant
whom I harbor and who would rob me
of human aliveness, humility, and
dignity but for my fool.]

-theodore i. rubin,md/oprah oct 2007

Pizza

[You'd better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.]

-yogi berra/pro baseball player & mgr

[Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.]

-john lennon

Our Own