Linus Fernandes

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 27, 2010 at 00:04

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate a man wholly out of the superstitious fears which were implanted in his imagination, no matter how utterly his reason may reject them. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr, poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (1809-1894)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 26, 2010 at 00:54

Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity. -Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)

Familiarity, contempt and admiration

In thought for today on December 26, 2010 at 00:52

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration. -William Hazlitt, essayist (1778-1830)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 25, 2010 at 00:55

In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people. -Judy Garland, actress and singer (1922-1969)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 24, 2010 at 00:53
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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion, it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the world, keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 23, 2010 at 00:49

Don’t wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus, writer and philosopher (1913-1960)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY

In thought for today on December 22, 2010 at 00:24
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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If you want to work on your art, work on your life. -Anton Chekhov, short-story writer and dramatist (1860-1904)

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