February 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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“Remember that, like love, resistance to temptation makes the heart grow...”
– Stephen King
August 2011
25 posts
Carter's Tumblr: Steve Jobs on Death →
carterac:
Hearing the sad news of Jobs’ resignation reminded me of this section from his Stanford Graduation speech:
My third story is about death.
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It…
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The (Next) 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All... →
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The 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time →
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“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you...”
– Clifton Fadiman
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“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”
– Aldous Huxley
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“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the...”
– James Michener
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“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience...”
– Bill Bryson
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“The Voice of Video Games,” a New...
"The Three Stone Cutters"
The first of three stone cutters was asked what he was doing. He replied, “What does it look like I’m doing? I’m cutting stones and I have to work overtime just to survive and feed my family because the pay is so low.”
When the second stone cutter was asked the same question, he answered, “By cutting these stones, I’m going to be able to earn enough money to...
“The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred becomes a...”
– from A Course in Miracles
The Hoptimist →
“In 1968, furniture designer Gustav Ehrenreich created the Hoptimists. In accordance with the trends of the time, his figures were characterized by their bright and positive colors and appealing shapes. For a long time, designer Lotte Steffensen has been contemplating the idea of re-launching Gustav Ehrenreich’s world famous Hoptimists from the 1970’s.
Originally, it was Ehrenreich who...
Duchess with most titles on Earth ditches her... →
“The US losing its AAA rating matters. It is a very loud statement that there has...”
– Robert Peston, Business editor, BBC News
July 2011
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June 2011
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“Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you...”
– Garrison Keillor
May 2011
8 posts
“The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing...”
– Jean Rostand
“My own theory of why we go for rogues is so obvious everyone overlooks it: We...”
– E. Jean, in Elle magazine
Putting the 'Trash' in Eurotrash →
The Eurovision Song Contest proves that Europeans are just as tacky as Americans