Today’s quote comes from a really cute birthday card I got today in the mail from my friend Abby. (I know, I opened it a day early, but it’s so exciting to get something fun in the mail!)
“We don’t stop playing
Because we grow old;
We grow old because
We stop playing.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“I know at last what I want to be when I grow up. When I grow up I want to be a little boy.”
- Robert Slocum, in Something Happened, by Joseph Heller.
When I grow up, I want to be a little kid. My dad sent me this quote. Apparently he understands.
“There are two kinds of truths. It’s true that electrons have a negative charge. It’s also true that Harry Potter’s middle name is James.”
- My friend Zach
I’ve always liked hummingbirds. At one point I thought if I ever got a tattoo, it would be of a hummingbird (although I soon realized that it would probably look like it was pointing at something… and depending on where you got the tattoo, that could be awkward).
Anyway, a friend gave me a card from the company Papyrus not too long ago, whose symbol is a hummingbird. I really liked the explanation on the back of the card, and I was reminded today when I saw it on my fridge how happy it makes me.
“Legends say that hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. Hummingbirds open our eyes to the wonder of the world and inspire us to open our hearts to loved ones and friends. Like a hummingbird, we aspire to hover and to savor each moment as it passes, embrace all that life has to offer and to celebrate the joy of everyday. The hummingbird’s delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life’s sweetest creation.”
Happy Friday, everyone!
“No one succeeds at failure better than FOX.”
- Seth MacFarlane, in Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show
“The idea… The fact that there is a place like this that people are keeping alive… is a sign that there is good in the world.”
- Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, talking about Powell’s Books.
Some of these are really just… Too good.
“Maybe one day my dad will ask me a question about my 401(k) or Roth IRA and I’ll say something other than, “Yes, eleventeen. Negative three. Colorado.”
- Sarah Brown, The Best Man
One of my coworkers and I always joke that these days all sentences seem to begin with “In these troubled times…” So we’ve started saying ridiculous things like, “In these troubled times, I find our dress code policy to be rather limiting.” or “In these troubled times, it’s hard for me to stay focused on work all the way until 5 p.m.”
But in all seriousness, in these very difficult and trying times, I find myself frequently turning to the following two pieces of genius and wisdom:
and this quote:
“The process of collapse is not always degenerative.”
- Gloria Steinem
And they help me get through the days.
“You know what? I don’t Twitter. When you Twitter, the subject line automatically is ‘What are you doing right now?’ And the answer I have to that question at any moment of the day isn’t interesting enough. It’s not interesting to my family and friends; my dog doesn’t wake up when I come home. So until I can answer that with a more compelling thing… It’s just not my game.”
- Brian Williams on The Daily Show.
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