“Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.”
~ Ellen DeGeneres, b. 26 January 1958
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Sir Francis Bacon (b. January 22): “Imagination was given to man to compensate him…”
22 Jan
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”
~ Sir Francis Bacon, b. 22 January 1561
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Andrew Carnegie (b. November 25): “I resolved to stop accumulating…”
25 Nov
“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.”
~ Andrew Carnegie, b. 25 November 1835
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Richard Burton (b. November 10): “An actor is something less than a man…”
10 Nov
“An actor is something less than a man, an actress something more than a woman.”
~ Richard Burton, b. 10 November 1925
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Bonnie Raitt (b. November 8): “Religion is for people scared to go to hell…”
8 Nov
“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”
~ Bonnie Raitt, b. 8 November 1949
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D.H. Lawrence (b. September 11): “Tragedy is like strong acid…”
11 Sep
“Tragedy is like strong acid – it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.”
~ D.H. Lawrence. b. 11 September 1885
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Robin Williams (b. July 21): “You’re only given a little spark of madness…”
21 Jul
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”
~ Robin Williams, b. 21 July 1951
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For an astrological analysis of Robin Williams’ life, see:
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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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“Memories don’t always soften with time…”
2 Jul
“…some grow edges like knives.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver
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.
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