“Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.” – Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) “A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. ” – Lao-Tzu (570?-490? BC) […]
Category: quotes
elliott
“george jones would be singing all the time. it would be like new york in reverse. people would be nice to each other for no reason at all. and it would smell good.” r.i.p. elliott smith. 1969-2003 […]
lakota
“religion is for people who don’t want to go to hell. spirituality is for people who have already been there.” – lakota man […]
Let Me Tell You The Truth
“the truth is what is. and what should be is a fantasy, a terrible, terrible lie somebody gave the people long ago. – lenny bruce […]
The Great Renunciation
“for the young, there is nothing unattainable; a good thing desired with the whole force of a passionate will, and yet impossible, is to them not credible. yet, by death, by illness, by poverty, or by the voice of duty, we must learn, each one of us, that the world was not made for us, […]
Chaos
We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as “wild.” Only to the white man was nature a “wilderness” and only to him was the land “infested” with “wild” animals and “savage” people. To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were […]
Last Breath
“Something? He was the #&%!damndest, sweetest, coldest, fiercest, down-est, unbelievablest, most unstoppable hard-rock sumbitch me, you or anybody ever saw, or ever will.” – Ralph Wiley […]
Peter Gibbons
“It’s not that I’m lazy, I just don’t care.” amen, brother, amen. […]
Malcolm X & Hors D’oeurves
Professor is workin’ it today. He has talked now for 15 straight minutes, and I think I have written down a total of 7 words. He just said he is going to work on our syllabus today. Yes, you are correct, sir, it is 3 weeks into the semester. Nice to see him taking interest […]
Fuck You
“You know why, Mister? Cause you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight. I drove an $80,000 BMW. That’s my name.” – Alec Baldwin as Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross […]
Coming Attractions
“Fuck you, that’s my name.” this semester will consist of: Remedies Copyrights & Trademarks Professional Responsibility (gotta have that, I am a criminal, you know.) Legal Writing II Criminal Law (I know, I know. Shoulda had that last year. Long story, I won’t intrigue you with.) AIDS Action Washington Law Books Girls, Girls, Girls (a […]
I Don’t Know Who Said This
“Love in the beginning as you would in the end.” […]
A to the E
“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein […]
No Barkin’ From the Dog
“Today is a good day to die; for all the things of my life are present.” – Crazy Horse […]
Framed by Fire
Framed by fire the shadow man stands head bowed born of ash and flame “Its a good day to be indigenous.” […]