Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The jellyfish.
— Princeton OA
Monday, August 27, 2012
Every center is an illusion.
— Robert Krulwich, “Space," Radiolab
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Abandon thyself to enjoyment, for sorrow is without end.
— Justin Huntly McCarthy, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Saturday, August 25, 2012
You wanna be on some people’s minds.
— Roger Sterling, “The Gypsy and the Hobo," Mad Men
Friday, August 24, 2012
Freed from the fear of hell and the hope of paradise.
— Justin Huntly McCarthy, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Fell deeds awake.
— Theoden, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The first contribution of Dianetics is the discovery that the problems of thought and mental function can be resolved within the bounds of the finite universe, which is to say that all data needful to the solution of mental action and Man’s endeavor can be measured, sensed and experienced as scientific truths independent of mysticism or metaphysics.
— L. Ron Hubbard, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
And if the Wine you drink, the Lip you press,
End in what All begins and ends in - Yes;
Think then you are To-day what Yesterday
You were - To-morrow you shall not be less.
End in what All begins and ends in - Yes;
Think then you are To-day what Yesterday
You were - To-morrow you shall not be less.
— Edward FitzGerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Monday, August 20, 2012
A snake in a sleeping bag.
— Jack Mindy, The Hunter
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Act with certainty.
— Danny
Saturday, August 18, 2012
I exploit the power of the nostalgia effect by deliberately curating and preserving memories.
— Gretchen Rubin, “Good Stuff," The New York Times
Friday, August 17, 2012
Beliefs that are held for convenience and comfort may well be more flexible than beliefs that are held out of true conviction.
— Banerjee and Duflo via There’s an App for that: An analysis of mobile phone technology’s impact on development
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Maybe there’s a god above.
— Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah”
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
That’s just how it is between us.
— Anna Draper, “The Mountain King,” Mad Men
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
But you know about patterns.
— Jim Gordon, The Dark Knight Rises
Monday, August 13, 2012
How could someone tell you that?
— Ken Cosgrove, “The Gold Violin," Mad Men
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Lord, how we are made-how strangely we are made!
— Mark Twain, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Aiyo, let’s go get dough.
— Ratatat, “Cutting It Up (Feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah)”
Friday, August 10, 2012
It’s like ice cream.
— Marion
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Nobody knows what I’m doing. It’s good for mystique.
— Roger Sterling, “The New Girl,” Mad Men