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Saturday, April 15, 2006

Frank Lloyd Wright, on freedom and America

A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it. —Frank Lloyd Wright Sign in to see full entry.

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Stevie Wonder, on figuring things out

"Minds ripen at very different ages." —Stevie Wonder Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 14, 2006

J M Barrie, on living boldly

"We are all failures—at least the best of us are." —J M Barrie Quote Sign in to see full entry.

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Billy Bragg, on music with a message

“Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.” —Billy Bragg Sign in to see full entry.

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Madeleine L'Engle, on aging

"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." —Madeleine L'Engle Sign in to see full entry.

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Tupac Shakur, on his writing

"My raps are a decision, rabble-rousing, spiritual, like gospel music. I don't want to dance. We have so many things to deal with, we need to talk straight up and down." —Tupac Shakur Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006

C.S. Lewis, on love

"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained." —C.S. Lewis Sign in to see full entry.

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P.J. Harvey, on strange books

"Why take a trip on acid when you can read the bible?" —P.J. Harvey Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Robert Smith, on blissfully prosaic reality

"I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it." —Robert Smith Sign in to see full entry.

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Carl Jung, on human contact

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." —Carl Jung Sign in to see full entry.

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