Voltaire was invited by an acquaintance to attend an orgy. Voltaire accepted happily, and afterward thanked his host and said that he had had an excellent time. A week later, the same acquaintance invited him to another orgy. Quoth Voltaire: "Oh, no, my friend. Once, a philosopher. Twice, a pervert."

Is that along the lines of "Kinky is a feather, perverted is the whole damn chicken!" ?

The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelist (1821-1881)

Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an
insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to
discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with
the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to
nature whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the
suspicion arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit.
-Rudolf Arnheim, psychologist and author(1904-2007)

quote:

"Oh, no, my friend. Once, a philosopher. Twice, a pervert."

Thrice, a senator. Usually republican but not always...

Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness– and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different from the ones we’re being brainwashed to believe. The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they’re selling– their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

--Arundhati Roy

(I came upon this quote while reading the splendid blog Crooks and Liars)

“I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can be together all the time." - Bill Watterson

read this on the NGB... brought tears to my eyes.

"the instructions were imfuriating, unhelpful and vague. Phrases like "then vanish the penny in the usual way", occurred every sentence or so. In this context, Shadow wondered, what was the usual way? A french drop? Sleeving it? Shouting "oh my god look out! A mountain lion!" and dropping the coin into his side pocket while the audience's attention was diverted?
- American Gods, Neil Gaiman
it made me laugh...

"Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite."

Obviously from the film, not the novel. That was two different scenes in the book.

"Place is so big, you get lost past the bathroom sinks. But that's the way it is now. You can't find the heart of anything to stick the knife into."

-Frank Lucas

Marion: Bar's closed.
Toht: We are - hehe - not thirsty.

"Man created God. God did not create Man"
-Random quote fond of facebook

O, why should wrath be mute, and fury dumb?
I am no baby, I, that with base prayers
I should repent the evils I have done:
Ten thousand worse than ever yet I did
Would I perform, if I might have my will;
If one good deed in all my life I did,
I do repent it from my very soul.

Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus

So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.

Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

Tecumseh

"A place is defined each time by architecture."

--Shin Takamatsu, 1991

"They will gaze up and strain to find the blue dot in their skies. They will love it no less for its obscurity and fragility. They will marvel at how vulnerable the repository of all our potential once was, how perilous our infancy, how humble our beginnings, how many rivers we had to cross before we found our way."

--Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot

"I hope you'll be as lucky as I am. The world needs inventors -- great ones. You can be one. If you love what you do and are willing to do what it takes, it's within your reach. And it'll be worth every minute you spend alone at night, thinking and thinking about what it is you want to design or build. It'll be worth it, I promise."

--Steve Wozniak, iWoz

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

--Stand By Me (1986)

quote:

Originally posted by shake:
O, why should wrath be mute, and fury dumb?
I am no baby, I, that with base prayers
I should repent the evils I have done:
Ten thousand worse than ever yet I did
Would I perform, if I might have my will;
If one good deed in all my life I did,
I do repent it from my very soul.

Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus

I've always loved that.

Yah, Aaron is a scene stealer. I like this one too

confession

The guy did a great job.

Very much so. One of the standouts in that production. But like you said, the part's written for it.

Nietzsche: "God is Dead"
God: "Nietzsche is Dead"

God wins.