Thought for the day

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We're always wondering, "What is Life?" Very simple and powerful answer: Life is all about Your Choices and Priorities."


The day you realize that complaining will not get you anywhere, that will be the day your life will begin to look better.

“I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them.”

good old Tone

Was that Tony Benn Les?

indeed

People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami,

This reminded me of Corky's poo thread

If you have never made a mistake it is because you have never made anything.

When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong. -Richard Dawkins, biologist and author (b. 26 Mar 1941)

In similar vein:

"Just because you are in a minority of one, does not mean that you are wrong"
(Tha woman wor rewint th ice cream)

Erd read er Solomon Asch

Three legged stools don't wobble.

" The land war in Iraq didn't even really begin until after the Iraqi army was defeated"

Summut I just stumbled across.

thought of the day

If Saddam and Gadaffi had not been removed we would not have an ISIS to contend with

“Show respect to people who don’t even deserve it. Not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.” Dave Willis

People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami, writer (b. 12 Jan 1949)

Is it [hunting] really a sport if you have all the equipment and your opponent doesn't know a game is going on? -Bill Maher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)

I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.' In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (18 May 1872-1970)

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. -Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (1911-2006)

Imagine there's no countries, / It isn't hard to do. / Nothing to kill or die for, / And no religion, too. / Imagine all the people / Living life in peace. -John Lennon, musician (9 Oct 1940-1980)

No, no, you're not thinking, you're just being logical. -Niels Bohr, physicist (1885-1962)

There's a schizoid quality to our relationship with animals, in which sentiment and brutality exist side by side. Half the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents this year, yet few of us pause to consider the miserable life of the pig -- an animal easily as intelligent as a dog -- that becomes the Christmas ham. -Michael Pollan, professor and writer (b. 1955)

Is it [hunting] really a sport if you have all the equipment and your opponent doesn't know a game is going on? -Bill Maher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)

“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished.” ~ Nelson DeMille -

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

Groucho Marx

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.

The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one.

There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'

'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'