Quotable quotes

[Alistair]

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King Jr.

 

[Alistair]

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Oscar Wilde

 

[Rand]

Prejudice, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
~ Ambrose Bierce - The Devil's Dictionary

 

[pornoboy]

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[NotHardUp1]

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[Rand]

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[Alistair]

Don’t start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every day is a fresh start.

Unknown

 

[NotHardUp1]

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I love the quote, even if he was wrong. We all are responsible as citizens. But the primary problem is indeed that there are evil people among us.

 

[pornoboy]

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[Rand]

If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
If I am only for myself, what am I?
If not now ~ when?

Hillel the Elder, c. 30BC - c, AD 25

 

[Alistair]

“Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house; as if life was some kind of grocery list. But nobody ever asks if you are happy.”

— Heath Ledger

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

“Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house; as if life was some kind of grocery list. But nobody ever asks if you are happy.”

— Heath Ledger

That's true, but with most people I meet, whether or not they're happy is none of my business. That's a question for people I know a bit better.

 

[Alistair]

 

[NotHardUp1]

That's true, but with most people I meet, whether or not they're happy is none of my business. That's a question for people I know a bit better.

Indeed, it is a personal matter.

His comment also seems to imply neglect by the other party. If someone is struggling with fullfillment, or purpose, or happiness, then there is an onus to reach out to get help. Of course, we do the same for our friends and help broach the topics when we see pain, but it's really not the office of a stranger to probe.

 

[pornoboy]

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[Kahaih]

". . . But nobody ever asks if are you happy?" ~ Heath Ledger

But, we do. All the time.

"High, how are you?"

"How you doin'?"

Even the somewhat outdated "How do you do?"

The real problem is the lack of sincerity, the lack of genuine concern.

Of course, the same lack of sincerity usually applies to the "Fine, thanks." sort of replies. A bit of guilt to go around, I suppose.

Still, these are far less invasive/intrusive than "Are you employed?", "What is your marital situation?", "Do you own your own home?" sort of inquiries that are better left to lending institutions rather than casual conversations with people you've only just met.

 

[Rand]

Why this reluctance to make the change? We fear the process of reeducation! ... To intoduce something altogether new would mean to begin all over, to become ignorant again, and to run the old, old risk of failing to learn.

Issac Asimov
[he/him]

 

[pornoboy]

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[Rand]

The past is a foreign county; they do things differently there.

Leslie Poles Hartley

 

[pornoboy]

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