“the great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.” thomas h. huxley (1825 - 1895)
“few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.” robertson davies
“civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.” oliver wendell holmes (1809 - 1894)
“truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies.” ralph waldo emerson (1803 - 1882)
every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.” bertrand russell (1872 - 1970)
“you don’t get anything clean without getting something else dirty.” cecil baxter
why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?” james thurber (1894 - 1961)
“we don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” anais nin (1903 - 1977)
“love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.” lynda barry
“every increased possession loads us with new weariness”. john ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“the art of leadership is saying no, not yes. it is very easy to say yes.” tony blair (1953 - )
“only the mediocre are always at their best.” jean giraudoux (1882 - 1944)
“furious activity is no substitute for understanding.” h. h. williams
“in three words i can sum up everything i’ve learned about life: it goes on.” robert frost (1874 - 1963)
happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” albert schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
“one of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.” william feather (1908 - 1976)
“nothing of me is original. i am the combined effort of everybody i’ve ever known.” chuck palahniuk (1962 - )
“society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but hard to swallow.” arthur stringer
“i don’t know why we are here, but i’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” ludwig wittgenstein (1889 - 1951)
“i don’t generally feel anything until noon; then it’s time for my nap.” bob hope (1903 - 2003)
“there are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves.” albert guinon (1863 - 1923)
“human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.” laurens van der post
“where we have strong emotions, we’re liable to fool ourselves.” carl sagan (1934 - 1996)
“no dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit.” ralph waldo emerson (1803 - 1882)
“if at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.” bill lyon
“it is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.” george bernard shaw (1856 - 1950)
“if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.” alfred hitchcock (1899 - 1980)
“create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.” napoleon hill
“when you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don’t repeat it.” paul ‘bear’ bryant
“silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.” jane austen (1775 - 1817)
“we forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.” arthur schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
Anonymous
Hey there Delilah
What’s it like in New York City?
I’m a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can’t shine as bright as you
I swear it’s true
Hey there Delilah
Don’t you worry about the distance
I’m right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it’s my disguise
I’m by your side
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me
Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I’ll pay the bills with this guitar
We’ll have it good
We’ll have the life we knew we would
My word is good
Hey there Delilah
I’ve got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I’d write it all
Even more in love with me you’d fall
We’d have it all
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they’ve got planes and trains and cars
I’d walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we’ll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you’re to blame
Hey there Delilah
You be good and don’t you miss me
Two more years and you’ll be done with school
And I’ll be making history like I do
You’ll know it’s all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here’s to you
This one’s for you
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
Oh it’s what you do to me
What you do to me.
I won’t share you, no
I won’t share you
With the drive
And ambition
The zeal I feel
This is my time
The note I wrote
As she read, she said
“Has the Perrier gone
Straight to my head
Or is life sick and cruel, instead ?”
“YES !” No - no - no - no - no - no
No - no - no - no - no - no
Oh …
I won’t share you, no
I won’t share you
With the drive
And the dreams inside
This is my time
Life tends to come and go
That’s OK
As long as you know
Life tends to come and go
As long as you know
Know, know, know, know, know
Know, know, know, know
Oh …
I won’t share you, no
I won’t share you
With the drive
And the dreams inside
This is my time
I want the freedom and I want the guile
I want the freedom and the guile
Oh, life tends to come and go
As long as you know
Know, know, know, know
Know, know, know, know
Oh …
I won’t share you, no
I won’t share you
I’ll see you somewhere
I’ll see you sometime
Darling …
