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Jean Cocteau (b. July 5th): “When I write, I disturb.”
5 Jul
“When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.”
~ Jean Cocteau, b. 5 July 1889
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Ann Landers (b. July 4): “One out of four people is mentally unbalanced.”
4 Jul
“One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closest friends; if they seem okay, then you’re the one.”
~ Ann Landers, b. 4 July 1918
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Franz Kafka (b. July 3): “Writing is utter solitude…”
3 Jul
“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”
~ Franz Kafka, b. 3 July 1883
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Hermann Hesse (b. July 2nd): “When dealing with the insane, pretend to be sane.”
2 Jul
Hermann Hesse, born 2 July 1877, died 9 August 1962, was a German poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.
10 quotes:
- People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
- When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
- Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
- Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.
- If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
- The mind is international and supra-national … it ought to serve not war and annihilation, but peace and reconciliation.
- Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.
- Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.
- To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. It is a very serious task, young man, and possibly a tragic one.
- To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do.
Michael Phelps (b. June 30): “I think goals should never be easy.”
30 Jun
“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.”
~ Michael Phelps, b. 30 June 1985
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Helen Keller (b. June 27): “It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
27 Jun
“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
~ Helen Keller, b. 27 June 1880
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Vera Wang (b. June 27): “Don’t be afraid to take time to learn.”
27 Jun
“Don’t be afraid to take time to learn. It’s good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.”
~ Vera Wang, b. 27 June 1949
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Chris Isaak (b. June 26): “The more hurtin’ the music was, the better it made me feel.”
26 Jun
“The more hurtin’ the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin’ the blues myself, but I’m writing them for other people who have a hard life.”
~ Chris Isaak, b. 26 June 1956
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