[ [ [ !! WARNING !! ] ] ] Posts consist of the irate rantings of a former graduate student who has spent the past several years studying philosophy, religions, ethics, public health, and environmental issues. Now working as a clinical researcher and trying to remain sane between the hours of 9-5. Topics will generally involve cycling, food, design, cool gear, and whatever else might come to mind. Enjoy.
You Only Live Twice
- Osato: I always take a glass [of champagne] in the morning. You should try it.
- 007: It's bad for your liver, isn't it?
- Osato: Nonsense, it adds a sparkle to the day.
- 007: I'm sure it does.
It’s not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life which ultimately nourish our souls. It’s the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is good stuff.
— Mr. Rogers’ commencement address to Dartmouth College, 2002 (via drinkyourjuice)
(via drinkyourjuice)
Revenge is a dish best served immediately
— Ancient Internet Proverb - in response to the Mega Upload takedown.
Society is like a stew. If you don’t keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top.
— Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
— His Holiness the Dalai Lama
(via pedalingprincess)
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
— Eric Hoffer
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
—
Henry David Thoreau
(via thatkidfromthatplace & paris87)
(via thatkidfromthatplace)
There is nothing unusual about Governor Rick Perry. Uneducated fools can be found in every country and every period of history, and they are not unknown in high office. What is unusual about today’s Republican party (I disavow the ridiculous ‘GOP’ nickname, because the party of Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt has lately forfeited all claim to be considered ‘grand’) is this: In any other party and in any other country, an individual may occasionally rise to the top in spite of being an uneducated ignoramus. In today’s Republican Party ‘in spite of’ is not the phrase we need. Ignorance and lack of education are positive qualifications, bordering on obligatory. Intellect, knowledge and linguistic mastery are mistrusted by Republican voters, who, when choosing a president, would apparently prefer someone like themselves over someone actually qualified for the job.
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(Thanks to kateoplis for brining this quote to my attention)
I think I’ve discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.
— Charles M. Schulz
Semper Fidelis Tyrannosaurus!
— Henchman #21, The Venture Bros.
I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.
—
Mark Twain
(I think there is an excellent lesson here)
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
— His Holiness the Dalai Lama
