Some days you’re the pigeon, some days you’re the statue
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV)
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy” - Beethoven
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children.
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”
– Ezekiel, 27:17
“I like sad songs… they make me wanna lie on the floor.” -John Goodman, True Stories
“[Art doesn’t] have to be the thing that brings us out of hell. [Art] can be in hell with us.”
–Austin Walker, NYC Game Center lecture series
There is only one thing that matters in art: that which cannot be explained.
Georges Braque
“I have an L-shaped sofa. Lower case.”
Demetri Martin
Do not allow yourself to be programmed
UR
The moon, beautiful
Yello
Octatrack users will be very happy.
-Ancient proverb
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
Albert Einstein
Getting stoned makes good things great.
“99% of inspirational Internet quotes are either misattributed or entirely made up.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it”
- Val-U-Mart Owner, The Simpsons, S7:E25
“A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.”
Oscar Wilde
One of my favorite verses.
My other favorite:
“So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God”
James 1:19-20(NKJV)
Use the Force, Harry.
-Gandalf
Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy.
-Benjamin Franklin
“When you pee, always aim for the moon, with a bit of luck you won’t hit your shoes !”
Me. ( to my students… )
Just a little bit of cross-posting: