Browsing All Posts filed under »inspiration«

Mary Pickford on failure

June 5, 2007

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The failure is not in falling down. The failure is in staying down. Mary Pickford inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

a good life

June 1, 2007

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  “Sweat every day, laugh every day, and that’s the secret to a good life.” Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Diane Ackerman on beginnings, endings, and the part in between

May 31, 2007

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  It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. Diane Ackerman inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

come on, get happy!

May 28, 2007

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Oh, don’t try to pretend you don’t secretly love this song! Spring is turning into Summer and it is officially the proper time of year for dumb, upbeat tunes. This is among the best. Click to play and bliss out for a groovy and totally happenin’ mental vacation of just over 60 seconds. Ladies and gentlemen, […]

Apollinaire on the power within

May 23, 2007

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  “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We’re afraid.” “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. We will fall!” “Come to the edge.” And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire 1880-1918 French poet & philosopher inspirational quotes wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

quote: the caveman of bondi on personal freedom

May 22, 2007

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  cross-posted to raincoaster “If you remove yourself to the extremity of land’s end and that’s still not good enough, and people come down and deliberately stir you up and tell you that you are taking up too much room in Australia, where would you go? What would you do? Anytime Australia, or the Establishment, […]

the whole wide world wide web, put in perspective

May 21, 2007

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  This is a classic of the internets. In cyberyears it’s about coeval with the earliest life forms, and all online life as we know it has descended from that root. This explains a great deal. The Perfect Artistic Website is indeed a perfect artistic website, but it’s even better as a sort of etch-a-sketch for […]

what’s your horse in the country?

May 18, 2007

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This is a beautiful song about freedom deferred, and a thought-provoking lesson in the sacrifices people make on a daily basis, putting their dreams aside or squashing them into the corners of their lives rather than giving up what they’ve settled for to chase what they love. It’s never easy to find that balance; it is always worth […]

silent beats

May 17, 2007

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Sorry, dialup users, it’s another YouTube. This one is silent beats, a student film which won the Princess Grace Award. It’s a beautiful piece about first impressions and assumptions, something like David Bowie’s I’m Afraid of Americans. Video over the jump. community wikipage :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

failure and success

May 15, 2007

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Stolen from Anthony Zapata in the comments section @ Guy Kawasaki‘s blog. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour.” Truman Capote :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

the beautiful women project

May 14, 2007

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  cross-posted from raincoaster What causes art? In this case, it’s simple: a child’s desire for mutilation. Do 13-year-olds really need to be saving their babysitting and paper route money for breast implants? Cheryl-Ann Webster wondered that herself, when her daughter told her that a friend was already socking away money for the boobflation job she […]