October 2011
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“There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of...”
– Henry Ford
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“I must learn to love the fool in me—the one who feels too much, talks too...”
– Theodore I. Rubin, MD
(found via A CUP OF JO: Quote for life)
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“Individuals often initiate small changes, many of which become widespread, and...”
– James M. Jasper, The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in Social Movements
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“We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we cannot be wise with...”
– Some De Montaigne, I think, to remind us (all) of what is to be learned, not simply known. (via basileia)
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Still reading the eulogy by Mona Simpson and I'm...
And that ending. Jesus, heart wrenching.
You must read it.
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“Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could...”
– Mona Simpson (via musingsinfemininity)
Everyone should read this. We need more people like Steve Jobs in this world.
(via slightlypretentious)
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First time
Had my first offline Tumblr meet-up with Joy. She was my first and very gentle. HA.
What a wonderful person.
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Devour series by Christopher Jonassen
Photographer Christopher Jonassen elevated the wear and tear of ordinary pots and pans to something that looks utterly celestial. Very wabi-sabi.
I just want a set of these for my future kitchen.
See the full gallery of images and his other works. I really like the “Squeeze Me” series, too.
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Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you...”
– Janet Fitch (via thatkindofwoman)
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“Getting stuck is not a problem. Staying stuck is. Good learners practice getting...”
– Alistair Smith
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Here's a travel tip:
Pack a starter pistol in your check-in to deter luggage theft. Found via Jon Udell.
One note on using TSA rules to your advantage.
Weapons that travel MUST be in a hard case, must be declared upon check-in, and MUST BE LOCKED by a TSA official.
A “weapon” is defined as a rifle, shotgun, pistol, airgun, and STARTER PISTOL. Yes, starter pistols - those little guns that fire blanks at...
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106 Excuses That Prevent You From Ever Becoming... →
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“We now live in a world where information is potentially unlimited. Information...”
– George Dyson
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You will never know unless you try.
leecrutchley:
That’s what people always tell you.
And it’s good advice.
But what they don’t tell you is that sometimes you will try your hardest, and you still won’t know.
And maybe you never will.
That’s good advice too.
Hear, hear.
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WatchMourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side) (by Veronica Christina)
A little film that packs a big romantic punch.
Spike Jonze and embroiderer Olympia Le-Tan teamed up to make a short stop motion film, Mourir Auprés de Toi (To Die By Your Side). Jonze on making it:
“You just start with what the feeling is. For this one the feeling definitely started with the handmade aesthetic and charm...
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“New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions
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“One of the traps of adolescence is the sort of paranoid resentment that somehow...”
– Stephen Fry (via lifestartsatsixty)
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“I met Beyonce at the O2, and at the Grammys, Adele recalls. ‘I was...”
– Adele (via OmgMusic)
Haha, oh Adele. If her health didn’t force her to cancel, I would be sitting at the Georgian Terrace with my friend, drinking and killing time before her concert. But I guess I’ll have to settle for watching Midnight in Paris and drinking tea in the gorgeous...
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“…but don’t tell me I’m not sensitive to beauty. That’s my Achilles’ heel, and...”
– Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger (via surfgoths)
I’ve marked this so many times in my copy.
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“Isn’t elegance forgetting what one is wearing?”
– Yves Saint Laurent (via yurmanandbourbon)
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