Today's Words of Wisdom - October 7, 2015

Today is the birthday of the following people:

Sherman Alexie (1966 - ):

“Poetry = Anger x Imagination”

and

“If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.”

and

“I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.”

and

“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.”

and

“I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.”

and

“Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together...You can do it.”

and

“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”

Tim Minchin (1975 - ):

“Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can break hearts.”

Thom Yorke (1968 - ):

“Immerse your soul in love.”

Diane Ackerman (1948 - ):

“It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.”

and

“Wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table. Even a tiny fleck of it stops time.”

Thomas Keneally (1935 - ):

“Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.”

Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962):

“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”