OMG Meme. Hide the women and children.
Aug. 14th, 2006 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
featherynscaleI like this one! Go here and nab five quotations that make up a reasonably meaningful representation of your life/philosophy/etc. (Yes, you could say it better than anyone else, but we're looking for a best approximation here.)
My quotes:
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The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. - Umberto Eco (1932 - ), Travels in Hyperreality
If you're going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it. - Leo Rosten (1908 - )
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. - Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended. - Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 7. Keep your day job., 08-22-04
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager." - William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
Special Bonus Quote: Famous Last Words (because I'm pretty certain these will be my actual last words...
I'm afraid I'm being an awful nuisance. - Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), Her last words, as quoted in The Last Years of a Rebel : A Memoir of Edith Sitwell by Elizabeth Salter, 1967
My quotes:
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The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. - Umberto Eco (1932 - ), Travels in Hyperreality
If you're going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it. - Leo Rosten (1908 - )
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. - Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended. - Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 7. Keep your day job., 08-22-04
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager." - William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
Special Bonus Quote: Famous Last Words (because I'm pretty certain these will be my actual last words...
I'm afraid I'm being an awful nuisance. - Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), Her last words, as quoted in The Last Years of a Rebel : A Memoir of Edith Sitwell by Elizabeth Salter, 1967
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Date: 2006-08-14 08:07 pm (UTC)Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), As quoted in The Observer (30 April 1950)
To say something nice about yourself, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.
Nancy Friday
I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.
Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967), Here Lies (1939), "The Little Hours"
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - ), "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)