Goodreads | Quote of the Day for April 5, 2013
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
? Charles Darwin, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-82
Category Archives: QOTD
Quote of the Day
“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” Zelda Fitzgerald
“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.” — Daphne du Maurier [via Goodreads]
I might say “wealth” instead of “luxury.” peace, mjh
“Plenty of rich folks wants to fight. Give them the guns.” — Woody Guthrie
hat tip to Pat Lyford
RIDERS OF THE WHEEL: A New Look At Wheat…And Our Plans
“I would like to see every single soldier on every single side, just take off your helmet, unbuckle your kit, lay down your rifle, and set down at the side of some shady lane, and say, nope, I ain’t a gonna kill nobody. Plenty of rich folks wants to fight. Give them the guns." ~ Woody Guthrie
RIDERS OF THE WHEEL: A New Look At Wheat…And Our Plans
Of course, rich folks got the guns, and the soldiers and police to shoot them.
“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.” — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
For Walking Raven.
Goodreads | Quote of the Day for February 26, 2013
“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
? Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
The slow steps toward equality
It took a century and a half for women to gain representation. A century after that, women are still not entirely equal. Old rich white men rule. Why? Because they’re rich. Money runs AmeriCo.
Goodreads | Quote of the Day for January 31, 2013
“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
? Abigail Adams, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams