June 2010
2 posts
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“Although the drinking age in Pennsylvania is twenty-one, I must look easily that...”
– Stephen King, On Writing
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I'm Not Dead Yet
To make a comeback, I’m going to start a daily series of Stephen King quotes about alcoholism from his book On Writing. It should last about one week.
May 2010
5 posts
“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so...”
– Rick Webb about this (via toldorknown) (via marco) (via tmblg, toldorknown) (via provesnothing)
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“The telephone was an aberration in human development. It was a 70 year or so...”
– Rick Webb about this (via toldorknown) (via marco) (via tmblg, toldorknown)
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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin (via tmblg)
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“The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.”
– William Gibson (via somethingintellectual)
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“Free speech does not prevent you from being judged for what you say.”
– Dan Stapleton, PC Gamer Podcast
April 2010
7 posts
2 tags
“Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.”
– James A. Garfield
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“All I know about the Bible is that wherever it goes there’s trouble. The...”
– Grandpa, The Power of One
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“Take sides, take sides. You may be wrong, but the poet who refuses to take sides...”
– Christian Bök, AWP 2010 panel on Conceptual Poetry and Flarf
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“I stand in awe of my body.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via somethingintellectual)
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“I even put descriptions of people having sex in my books, along with...”
– Micheal Chabon, Keynote Address at AWP 2010
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“It may be that all our morality lies in our ability to see likeness in unlike...”
– Micheal Chabon, Keynote Address at AWP 2010
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“I am Micheal C. and I am an optimist. It has been ten years since my last taste...”
– Micheal Chabon, Keynote Address at AWP 2010
March 2010
4 posts
5 tags
“There is an ancient saying in Japan, that life is like walking from one side of...”
– Titus, feed
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“War hero? No. I was a doc in Vietnam. My job was to say “This is what...”
– Shit My Dad Says
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“Is adult entertainment killing our children? Or is killing our children...”
– Marilyn Manson
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“I will also point out, in defense of Neanderthals, we don’t know much...”
– Jon Oplinger
February 2010
2 posts
3 tags
“I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to...”
– Evelyn Beatrice Hall (under the pseudonym of Stephen G Tallentyre in “The Friends of Voltaire”)
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Introduction
I have always been fascinated by quotes. Quotes are often the reason I watch a movie, read a book, or find out more about a historical figure. Even very simple quotes can say a lot, and inspire people to think in new ways.
I will be using this blog to post famous quotes from history, quotes from things I find on the internet, quotes from books I have read, quote from my college professors, quotes...