Saturday, April 30, 2011

Simone de Beauvoir


All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.
Simone de Beauvoir

Friday, April 29, 2011

It's Friday!

A barbershop quartet sings Rebecca Black:

Voltaire


It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Voltaire

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Risk


And then the day came
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom

Attributed to Anais Nin

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Happy Birthday, David Hume!


"Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man."

And sport a jaunty hat!

John Muir Quote


Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you.
John Muir

Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Bat-Day!


On this day in 1939, Detective Comics introduced Batman for the first time.