Today's Words of Wisdom - October 19, 2015

Today is the birthday of the following people:

Andrew Vachss (1942 - ):

“I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.”

John le Carré (1931 - ):

“Sometimes we have to do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions, not answers.”

and

“The fact that you can only do a little is no excuse for doing nothing.”

Peter Tosh (1944 – 1987):

“Everyone is crying out for peace... I need equal rights and justice.”

Karl Wallinger (1957 - ):

"When you get to where you want to go

And you know the things you want to know

You're smiling."

and

"Forever doesn’t mean forever

It just means some other time or place"

Jon Favreau (1966 - ):

“I think that anything that leads to creativity and good work is good.”

Philip Pullman (1946 – ):

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”

and

“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.”

and

“People are too complicated to have simple labels.” 

John Lithgow (1945 - ):

“Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.” 

Lewis Mumford (1895 – 1990):

“Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.”

and

“Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.”

and

“A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.”

and

“Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.”