Quotes
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
Police arrested two kids yesterday…
“Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.”
Tommy Cooper
Perfection is attained by slow degrees…
“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.”
— Voltaire
Lincoln on the bible
"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
— Abraham Lincoln , Speeches and Writings, 1832-1858
From Emo Philips
“Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”
He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too!
Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too!
What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too!
Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me, too!
Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me, too!
Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me, too!”
Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.”
I said, “Die, heretic!”
And I pushed him over.”
— Emo Philips
It is normal to be abnormal
“The Conspiracy has been trying to squelch abnormality since time began.”
— Rev. Ivan Stang
A new perspective on the Jim Rohn quote
The original Jim Rohn quote: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
A new perspective on the Jim Rohn quote: “You are the average of the five people, dead or alive, that you spend the most time with.”
Meaning that if you listen to their podcast, or watch their video, or read their book, that is you spending time with them.
Emo Phillips' Business Plan
[quote style=“1”]“At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote."[/quote]
Wisdom from George Burns
[quote style=“1”]“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.”
—George Burns[/quote]
People do their best...
“People do their best, but sometimes, their best is terrible.”
—from the Booth at the End.
Information is free
[quote style=“1”]“Information doesn’t want to be free. That would indicate that information is sentient and possesses desires. Information is free. The medium that information is distributed on may have a cost or limitation(s), but ideas, concepts and knowledge are free of inherent restrictions. The issue lies in humans. Humans want to control freedom.”
—Jim Krenz[/quote]
Some notes on love from Ray Bradbury
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Ray Bradbury at the Greater Los Angeles Writer’s Society.
His talk was very inspiring. His overall theme was love. His love for writing, for words, for reading and creating was amazing.
Here are my scattered notes from his talk:
Ray Bradbury — Hybrid Lover
Fall in love!
Stay in love!
Do what you love!
Marry a bright woman and you’ll be set for life.
You see what love does? I had written two novels and didn’t even know it.
Following a secret tradition of my metaphorical soul.
I loved Fellini, he loved me.
Love is everything.
Being awesome is now your new religion
[quote]Seriously, being awesome should be a fucking religion.[/quote]