“If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you’re okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don’t let them go. People like that are hard to find.” ~ Franz Kafka
Tag Archives: people
People Write
“People write about getting sick, they write about tummy trouble, they write about having to wait for a bus. They write about waiting. They write three pages about how long it took them to get a visa. I’m not interested in the boring parts. Everyone has tummy trouble. Everyone waits in line. I don’t want …
Cats or People
“I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren’t cute at all, and if they are cute, they very rapidly outgrow it.” ~ William S. Burroughs
Writing
“It’s not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, “Read,” but a writer can read too much and be paralyzed. Or “Don’t read, don’t think, just write,” and the result could be a mountain of drivel. If you’re going to be a writer, you’ll probably take …
Telling The Same Lies
“Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded human. It is always the same words telling the same lies. And the fact that men accept this, that the people’s anger has not destroyed these hollow clowns, strikes me …
Your Mind
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” ~ William S. Burroughs
Fear & Love
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot …
Reality
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us …
hmm
something is on your mind she said: its complicated he said: keep it yourself she said: fine he said: good she said: alright then he said: have a good day she said: fuck off
Writing
“If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.” ~Lydia Davis
Silhouette Of Man On Cliff
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“There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.” ~Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett, Philosopher
War
“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.” ~ Paul Valery, Poet, 1871 – 1945
Judging People
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Calm State Of Mind
alone at his favorite outdoor table while quietly thinking … blocking out the sounds of the traffic and people passing by … completely focused on the other world that he knows will never happen
Interesting People
When I venture out for a walk, I sometimes meet some interesting people…from all walks of life. They could be dog walkers…people going or returning from an errand…the homeless… some of them I’ve gotten to know over the past few years…sometimes I’ll give them a dollar or two, as I know how it is to …
lost and found
its a perfect day to take a stroll, when a young female stops a few feet away. she has a dumbfounded look on her face… he stops dead in his tracks … excuse me… you look like you are lost… she replied… i am lost … do you need help… since you say that you …
Strangers In The Park
Sitting on a park bench, reading one of his favorite authors, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, an acquaintance that he hasn’t seen in ages. He remembered her name, but as far some of the particulars go, they just passed right by him. He finally looked up, and said hello, and she …
Why Me
It is one of those days, when nothing seems to go right for a number of reasons. So what were the things that ended up ruining the neighbor’s day. He looks out the window and sees that his car stolen…no milk in the fridge for his cereal…coffee maker shit the bed…later in the day…he burnt …
People Are Strange
“People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.” ~ Charles Bukowsk, Poet, 1920 – 1994
Life Is Too Short
“I don’t care what people think about me. Never did, never will. Life is too short to be worrying about that shit.” ~ Amy Winehouse, Singer-songwriter, Born: September 14, 1983 – Died: July 23, 2011
Dedication To A Friend
A few months back, I contemplated whether to continue blogging, or throw in the towel and call it a day. One of the first to email me, to say she would miss the things I post, and what not. Another follower from my local area, more or less said the same thing. Anyways, after a …
so
went to the store as I needed to get a few things…when it was time for me to do what shoppers normally do at the register…the cashier had the personality of a sloth… when I was done, I was just shaking my head in wonder as to why they hire people like her…yikes
wondering
do single unattached people have love seats in their abodes
a thought redux
what I don’t see, hear and/or know about doesn’t bother me, and I am fine with that. so with that said, all is well and good and I will leave it like that.
a thought
working people seem to dread manic mondays while a retired person like me looks at it as mild-mannered mondays its a fair assumption
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” ~W. H. Auden
bummer
the table is all laid out with chef salad, a wedge of cheddar cheese, a plate of expensive cold cuts, and a bottle of red wine. with all the time she spent getting the food ready, the candles ready to be lit, her date nevertheless was a total slob… knocking stuff over, and … the …
Good Riddance
I finally got rid of Twitter, as I had no use for it. This is second time I have done this. The first time was early last year. Then this past fall, I started a new account. At first it was going well, but then it seemed like Twitter was on this suspension kick, which …
enlighten me
what do people do when they are bored?
and so
took a walk in the heat very few people out and about came home dragging my ass the a/c felt great now i’m relaxing knowing my glucose reading is excellent tomorrow will be hotter do i dare to venture out… i’ll play it by ear
“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” ~ Carl Jung
so
it is a saturday it is june it is hot to hot for this time of the month some say climate change is a hoax i beg to differ but no use arguing with people in denial then i ask myself do people in denial like being that way or do they live miserable lives
Hell isn’t other people. Hell is yourself. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
People
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say. ~Rene Descartes
Beat Generation
“The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked.” ~ John Clellon Holmes, Author ~ 1926 – 1988
People who try hard to do the right thing always seems mad. ~Stephen King
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” ~Ernest Hemingway
Two Sentences
you meet all kinds of people in the supermarket, laundromat, drug store, and other places. but you knew that.
wondering
I get tired watching other people work. do you?
3:00 A.M. ~ London
I’ve been wondering if anything exciting, bad or both happened in London, England, at 3:00 a.m.. GMT. Are there people up and about, and what were they doing, probably some things not wanting to know about.
The People Of The United States
“The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don’t understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3:00 A.M. ~ Quick Fiction
A hot and humid night in the city. People without a/c, having a hard time trying to get any sleep. Some of them choose to go outside, sitting on the stoops at 3:00 a.m. They see there are quite a few of their fellow citizens, doing the same thing. Talking and watching the few cars …
An Observation
When strolling the sidewalks, and pathways of the parks, you are more than likely will meet some interesting people, from all walks of life.
Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
People Know What They Do
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault, Philosopher – Born: October 15, 1926 – Died: June 25, 1984
Two People
“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.” ~ William James
The Mad Ones
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved.” ~ Jack Kerouac
The Coffee Shop
“…Seattle has unleashed this weird phenomenon on the world called the coffee shop. And the coffee shop, thanks to Starbucks, is the place where socially isolated, lonely, needy people gather together to ignore one another.” ~ Mark Driscoll
Vindictive People
“There’s a natural law of karma that vindictive people, who go out of their way to hurt others, will end up broke and alone.” ~ Sylvester Stallone
Speak Your Mind
“I’d turn off the internet for a month and make us actually talk to each other, and be responsible for your opinions and not be able to hide behind the anonymity of the cyber-wall to speak your mind. To actually have to face people and see their reactions and discuss it – actually discuss it. …
For What its Worth
President Joe Biden wears a $10,000 Rolex watch. Some people on the right are making a big deal of it. Me personally, I really don’t give a fuck what he wears. Give me a break.
Hating People
“Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.” ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
Living In The Past
“Too many people live too much in the past. The past must be a springboard, not a sofa.” ~ Harold MacMillan
Leadership
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” ~ Rosalynn Carter
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other. ~Ann Landers
Be Who You Are
“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.” ~ Rita Mae Brown
“Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” ~ Winston Churchill
What Is
“The ‘what should be’ never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no ‘what should be,’ there is only what is.” ~ Lenny Bruce
Elections Belong To The People
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
Don’t you hate people who say they’re not complaining and then complain? ~Edna Ferber
The Truth Is Simple
People expect Byzantine, Machiavellian logic from politicians. But the truth is simple. Trial lawyers learn a good rule: ‘Don’t decide what you have to decide.’ That’s not evasion, it’s wisdom. Mario Cuomo
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. ~ Stephen Hawking
So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. ~A. J. Materi
What To Make Of It
Taking my second walk of the early evening, I did not see any other people, nor an auto passing by me in either direction. It was pure silence, and I was thinking, this how it must be on a no-mans island in the middle of the ocean. And then, the silence could be deafening, or …
Separation Of Church And State
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister’s daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for. Tori Amos
People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining. ~ Stephen Hawking
Last Night
When I took one of my evening strolls, I saw less than a half dozen people doing the same thing. As for traffic, that has gone down too. I could practically walk down the middle of what some are the busier streets in my city, and this is before sunset. Eerie! The one good thing …
The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Spring Time Snow
Took a walk in the heavy, wet snow. Of course I got kind of wet, I mean really wet, and I seen two other people outside, doing the same thing. It was enjoyable walk, and it helps keep the sugar in check, and also helps with keeping the mind focused. In these dire times, I …
“Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.” ~ T. S. Eliot
City Life
I’m impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. Michael Douglas
“At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
People can do whatever they want. It’s when they conform to society that they restrict themselves. ~Erin Pracht
Time Capsules
We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like. Alfred Hitchcock
“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” ~Alice Walker
Beautiful People
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not …
People spend to much time finding other people to blame …..
People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives. -J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer – 1954 –
“Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.” ~ Paul Valery
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Short, Short Story
Mr Positive debates Mr Negative. Egos clash. Neither comes out a winner. Both egos deflated.
The City
people on the stoops watching the passersby hydrants open spraying cool water on the neighborhood kids ice cream truck has arrived people lining up to buy and enjoy an ice cream or something cold to drink to hot cook inside so pizza and sandwiches are the meals for the hungry the ones without a/c suffer …
Quiet People ~ Susan Gale
Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say. They’re just being careful about who they open up to. ~ Susan Gale
Short Story
During his morning stroll, the elderly man is curious, as to how many bricks did they use in making the one block long sidewalk. Maybe one day, he will find the answer, by the tedious task of counting the red rectangular blocks of clay.
Alice Walker Quote
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. ~ Stephen Hawking
Few people know how to take a walk. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children. ~ Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler – British Poet, Author 1835 – 1902
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” ~ Andy Rooney
“An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.” ~ Andy Warhol
Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975)
Henry Rollins Quote
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf. ~Henry Rollins
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. ~ Leo J. Burke
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. ~ Albert Camus
“Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.” ~ Yoko Ono
The nice thing about egotists is that they don’t talk about other people.” – Lucille S. Harper
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. ~ Edwin Schlossberg
Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors. ~ Jim Morrison
People are afraid of themselves ~ Jim Morrison
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us …
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