"Underground nuclear testing, defoliation of the rain forests, toxic waste...
Let's put it this way: if the world were a big apartment, we wouldn't get our deposit back."
John Ross
Friday, June 05, 2009
Quote For The Day
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cool quotes,
eflorence,
environment,
humor,
John Ross,
nuclear testing,
quote for the day,
toxic waste
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Quote For The Day
"Translation is the art of erasing oneself in order to speak in another's voice."
David Cole, professor, author, and correspondent
(b. 1958)
David Cole, professor, author, and correspondent
(b. 1958)
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cool quotes,
David Cole,
eflorence,
erasing oneself,
openness,
quote for the day,
spirit,
translation,
voice
Day In Haiku
Water colored blah
Inside, outside, all around
Human goo, got flu?
Inside, outside, all around
Human goo, got flu?
Labels:
ailing,
blah,
Day In Haiku,
eflorence,
Florence Ondré,
flu,
haiku
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quote For The Day
"Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction."
Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953)
Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953)
Quote For The Day
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice - that is, until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.'
Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)
Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)
Labels:
active voice,
adulthood,
childhood,
eflorence,
growth,
human spirit,
passive voice,
Sydney J. Harris,
taking responsibility
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