How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee… Read more »
Posts Categorized: quotations
The Offseason
I’ve been reading Gregg Easterbrook for more than fifteen years. He writes the Tuesday Morning Quarterback (TMQ) column for ESPN. (He has also written for Slate and The Atlantic Monthly, and many other publications. And he’s a very good author.) Every Tuesday morning during the NFL season, Easterbrook delivers incredibly detailed analysis of (almost) every… Read more »
Office Quotes
There’s a guy in my office who surreptitiously records the absurd things we all say, then sends a company-wide email with his collection to ring in the new year. Here are my out-of-context comments which made the list this year, and a few of my co-workers (with their names removed): Mine: “David is a great… Read more »
Not Usually Like This
I’ve never read anything by — or really know much about — David Foster Wallace. I just read this fabulous quote and think I shall add some of his titles to my Amazon wishlist. [I]f you’re aware enough to give yourself a choice, you can choose to look differently at this fat, dead-eyed, over-made-up lady… Read more »
Friday Five: Favorite Albert Einstein Quotations
“My personal external animations play only a minor role in my thoughts and my emotions.” “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you… Read more »
A Great Shot
“A great shot is when you pull it off. A smart shot is when you don’t have the guts to try it.” — Phil Mickelson from the April 19, 2010 Sports Illustrated
Spenser: For Hire
“Sometimes I get distracted by food; but mostly all I think about is women and baseball.” – Robert B. Parker’s Spenser My favorite author died on Monday, January 18, and he took with him my favorite fictional character. I was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. My dad, though — who lives in Rhode Island now… Read more »
Goodnight, Coco
“All I ask of you is one thing: Please, do not be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” — Conan… Read more »
Hunter S. Thompson Quote
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” Twice in the last week I’ve heard references to this Hunter S. Thompson quote on the radio. (Both times an ESPNRadio host was using… Read more »
Friday Five: John Lennon Quotes
“When I was about 12 I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody’s noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one. And if there isn’t, I don’t really care.” “I like the idea of saying everything in three minutes.” “Love is like a precious plant. You can’t… Read more »