January 2010
126 posts
“The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of...”
– Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
One of my favorite books of all time. (via caraobrien)
“The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of...”
– Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton
One of my favorite books of all time. (via caraobrien)
“A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but...”
– Viktor E. Frankl (via caraobrien)
“I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.”
– Cory Aquino (from: Mary Rose Santiago.) (via quote-book)
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not...”
– Elie Wiesel (via projectdarkstar) (via quote-book)
CNN: Defense Sec. Gates Schedules Major...
caraobrien:
soupsoup:
DADT being repealed is rumored to be the major announcement.
I will rage hard core it this is true. no lie, its about freaking time.
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love...”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via justbesplendid)
Daniel Pawlus: I want to ask you. We’re in a time of transformation in this country right now. We have a new president. You’ve had some experience in the past as a spiritual advisor to presidents. What would you say to President Obama and this journey that he has ahead in leading our country? And what are you seeing shift out there as you talk to these folks?
Tony Campolo: I would say you’re...
“ Never trust anyone that doesn’t smoke pot or listen to Bob Dylan…Never trust...”
– Ben Kingsley, The Wackness (via quote-book)
“Political instability, wide-spread poverty, and the absence of the rule of law...”
– We Can Turn Haiti Around by Kofi Annan in the Guardian (via caraobrien)
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere...”
– ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple (via quote-book)
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do...”
– J. Miles (via maluna) (via quote-book)
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Hope For Haiti Now
“Compassion literally means to feel with, to suffer with. Everyone is capable of...”
– Joanna Macy
“Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for...”
– Bertrand Russell
“Sad thing is, you can still love someone and be wrong for them.”
– Elvis Presley (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there...”
– Margaret Atwood (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“Relax. Respond. That’s what people do. You can’t go through life questioning...”
– Tom Stoppard (via quote-book)
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing....”
– Mark Twain (via iamtea-rriffic) (via quote-book)
UP Trivia
fuckyeahdisneytrivia:
The villain Charles Muntz is named after Charles Mintz, the Universal Pictures executive who in 1928 stole Walt Disney’s production rights to his highly-successful “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” cartoon series. This led Walt Disney to create Mickey Mouse, who soon eclipsed Oswald in popularity.
UP Trivia
fuckyeahdisneytrivia:
In June 2009, 10-year-old Colby Curtin from Huntington Beach, California, was suffering from the final stages of terminal vascular cancer. Her dying wish was to live long enough to see Up. Unfortunately, Colby was too sick to leave home and her family feared she would die without seeing the film. A family friend contacted Pixar, and a private screening was arranged for...
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you...”
– Margret Thatcher
