Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Today's Words of Wisdom - September 16, 2015

Today is the birthday of the following people:


Amy Poehler (1971 - ):
“There’s power in looking silly and not caring that you do.”

and

“Listen. Say Yes. Live in the Moment. Make sure you play with people who have your back. Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don’t know about. Limit your ‘always’ and your ‘nevers.’ Continue to share your heart with people even if it has been broken.”



Francis Parkman (1823 – 1893):
“Faithfulness to the truth of history involves far more than research, however patient and scrupulous, into special facts. The narrator must seek to imbue himself with the life and spirit of the time.”



T.E. Hulme (1883 – 1917):
“The unit of significance in the poem is not the word but the phrase or sentence...a poet should consider the effect of the whole poem, not its local felicities.”

and
“My objection to meter is that it enables people to write verse with no poetic inspiration.”

and
“The prose writer drags meaning along with a rope, the poet makes it stand out and hit you.”



Jean Arp (1886 – 1966):
“Art is a fruit that grows in man.”



H.A. Rey (1898 – 1977):
“Now run along and play, but don't get into trouble.' George promised to be good. But it is easy for little monkeys to forget.”



B.B. King (1925 - 2015):
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.”



John Knowles (1926 – 2001):
“I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me.”



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