April 2015 – A Pondering Mind

Boredom

“Boredom is one of the most blissful feelings.” – Terry Pratchett http://www.bquot.es/s/3135

Robin Williams Quote

“You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married (say) ‘It’s the same sex all the time.” – Robin Williams http://www.bquot.es/s/870

John Lennon Quote

“If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that … I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it.” – John Lennon

Reality

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein

Albert Camus Quote

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” – Albert Camus

Buddha Quote

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha http://www.bquot.es/s/1584

The founding fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called education. School is where you go between when your parents can’t take you and industry can’t take you. – John Updike

Japanese Proverb

To kick with sore toe only hurts foot. – Japanese Proverb

Italian Proverb

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas. – Italian Proverb

Aldous Huxley Quote

You never see animals going through the absurd and often horrible fooleries of magic and religion. Only man behaves with such gratuitous folly. It is the price he has to pay for being intelligent but not, as yet, intelligent enough. – Aldous Huxley

Alan Watts Quote

“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.” – Alan Watts http://www.bquot.es/s/2807

Zen Proverb

“On the human chessboard, all moves are possible.” – Miriam Schiff

Steven Wright Quote

“If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?” – Steven Wright http://www.bquot.es/s/1816

Ozzy Osbourne Quote

“Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.” – Ozzy Osbourne http://www.bquot.es/s/2690

Zen Proverb

“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” – John F. Kennedy

German Proverb

Beware of a silent dog and still water. – German Proverb

Japanese Proverb

If I peddle salt, it rains; if I peddle flour, the wind blows. – Japanese Proverb

Jack London Quote

“The simple function of man is to live, not just exist.” – Jack London

Japanese Zen Saying

“The world is like a mirror you see? smile and your friends smile back.” – Japanese Zen Saying

Mitch Hedberg Quote

“You know that Pepperidge Farm bread, that stuff is fancy. That stuff is wrapped twice. You open it, and then still ain’t open. That’s why I don’t buy it, I don’t need another step between me and toast.” – Mitch Hedberg http://www.bquot.es/s/1773

John Lennon Quote

I miss his witty remarks, views on life, and most of all, the music he wrote and sung.

Mark Twain Quote

“Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.” – Mark Twain http://www.bquot.es/s/289

What is Life

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. Native American Proverb

Steven Wright Quote

“When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.” – Steven Wright http://www.bquot.es/s/1814

Assyrian Proverb

The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. – Assyrian Proverb

French Proverb

Politicians are like weather vanes. – French Proverb Total agreement, 100 percent.

Native American Proverb

Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand. -Native American Proverb

Idiots

“Only idiots refuse to change their minds.” – Brigitte Bardot http://www.bquot.es/s/3002

Charles Bukowski

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Back Seat Drivers

Back seat drivers can at times, can be a royal pain in the ass. What is a person who is actually doing the driving, to do to keep his/hers sanity. Well, you can ignore him/her. Tell him/her to shut the hell up. Cover his/her mouth with duct tape. Gag him/her. Pull over, and kick him/hersContinue reading “Back Seat Drivers”

Muhammad Ali Quote

“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammad Ali http://www.bquot.es/s/367

Jimi Hendrix Quote

“You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.” – Jimi Hendrix http://www.bquot.es/s/168

Morticia Addams Quote

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Douglas Adams Quote

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.” Douglas Adams

Quote

Jennifer Esposito was born on April 11, 1973. She played the character Detective First Grade, Jackie Curatola on the TV show: Blue Bloods.

Native American Proverb

Be satisfied with the needs instead of the wants. -Native American Proverb

Russian Proverb

If you put your nose into water, you will also wet your cheeks. – Russian Proverb

Paul Theroux Quote

Born: April 10, 1941

Socrates Quote

“I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” – Socrates http://www.bquot.es/s/537

Edgar Allan Poe Quote

“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” – Edgar Allan Poe http://www.bquot.es/s/2216

Agatha Christie Quote

“One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.” – Agatha Christie http://www.bquot.es/s/3691

Privilege

Quote

“Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?” – Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Navajo Proverb

You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo – American Indian Proverb

It Is April, Right?

The calendar says it is April 8 Well, it’s 36 degrees and it’s snowing. Come Friday the expected high is supposed to be 65. Just more wacky/weird New England weather to deal with.