Thought of the Day: “Success”
"There is only one success -to be able to spend your life in your own way."
Thought of the Day: “A Lie”
"You cannot pray a lie."
Thought of the Day: “Act”
"Live, work, act. Don't sit here and brood and grope among insoluble enigmas."
—Henrik Ibsen (via my wise friend Justine Musk)
Thought of the Day: “Democracy”
"The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion."
–Molly Ivins (via The Writer's Almanac)
Thought of the Day: “Every Day”
"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good
poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few
reasonable words."
Thought of the Day: “The Quarrel”
"We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry."
—W.B. Yeats (via The Writer's Almanac)
Thought of the Day: “Speed”
"The purpose of life is not just to increase its speed."
Thought of the Day: “A Good Day”
"For me, a good day is a day like any other, when I have written one page well."
—Orhan Pamuk (via The Writer's Almanac)
Thought of the Day: “Plainness”
"An interesting plainness is the most difficult and precious thing to achieve."
Thought of the Day: “Play”
"Do not be afraid. Just play the music."
(via this incredible article about August Wilson).