November 2010
22 posts
bravado:
should not be confused with bravery. It is a swaggering or boastful...
– Bill Bryson, Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words
"A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your...
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on...
– ~Leopold Stokowski
I like people who understand.
The type who aren’t quick to judge. You can vent to them, and labeling you will be the last thing on their mind. They don’t believe rumors because they know there are two sides to every story. They give you chance, before they judge you. They get to know who you really are, then have an opinion. I like those type of people, real people.
I’ll hold on to the world tight some day. I’ve got one finger on it now; that’s...
– Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
I felt the taste of mortality in my mouth, and at that moment I understood that...
– Paul Auster - Moon Palace (via alexrambles)
whiskeymonologues:
Inhale.
Engulf me in your
passionate embrace
of love and hate.
Bring the whiskey to
your honey-dew lips
and take a drink.
Roam wherever you
please, but only if
you’re merciless.
Breath.
Submitted by Quintessentialist.
I am a poet who composes what the world proses, and proses what the world...
– Saul Williams
We beat Bush’s team!
– Hugo Chavez to Edgar Renteria after the Giants beat the Rangers. (via Hardball Talk)
Well, the ratings may have stunk for this year’s Fall Classic, but at least some world leaders are into it.
(via oldtimefamilybaseball)
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Kinda funny how...
alexrambles:
When you sleep, it’s nice to forget about all the sad things in life. But when you take that eternal sleep, you become the sadness that people will want to forget about.
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I’m from L.A., Southern California
Fool the West coast, where everybody...
– Murs
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Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping...
– Barack Obama
Fact: The off season is the worst time of year.