Quotable quotes

[rareboy]

 

[opinterph]

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

Generally attributed to Kant on social media, this is actually from a quotation by Ayn Rand paraphrasing Kant. [Wikiquote]

 

[Rand]

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[opinterph]

“Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.”

― Jack London

 

[Kahaih]

“Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.”

― Jack London

What sort of man was inked in 1916 when Jack died at the age of 40? Pirates and convicts?

 

[pornoboy]

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[rareboy]

 

[Rand]

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[Alistair]

I'm a very romantic person. I don't mean romantic in a flowers and chocolate kind of way. It's more like if it's raining, I'lI go up to the window and press my nose against the glass and sigh at how beautiful it all looks.

- Amy Winehouse

 

[opinterph]

“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.”

― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

 

[Rand]

“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.” ―George Bernard Shaw​

 

[Araucaria]

“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.” ―George Bernard Shaw​

My off the top of my head reaction to this statement is that I agree with the conclusion, while not agreeing with the premise. The "community" has made it abundantly clear in a million and one ways that my presence and contributions are not valued, yet if I can give anything for the help and betterment of others, I am more than willing to do so.

 

[opinterph]

“The real world is much smaller than the imaginary”

― Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[Rand]

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[Alistair]

It is remarkable how much courage it takes to kiss someone, even when you are almost certain that person would very much like to be kissed by you.

Mackenzi Lee

 

[Alistair]

I have learned that when sadness comes to visit me, all I can do is say “I see you.” I spend some time with it, get up, and say goodbye. I don’t push it away. I own it. And because I own it, I let it go.

Carolina Zacaria

 

[Rand]

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[Alistair]

Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.

Maya Angelou

 

[Rand]

on being a little abrasive:

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."
Clarence Darrow - US lawyer


"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
Mark Twain - US author

 

[Rand]

when people used words like weapons ~

"He had delusions of adequacy."
Walter Kerr - US Critic


"He had all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston S Churchill - UK Politician