“What moves men of genius, or rather what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already be...

“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” - François de La Rochefoucauld Another bus...

“Sport is a preserver of health.” – Hippocrates I had a very busy day today, with both desk work as well as a couple of appointments off-...

“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionar...

“Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.” – Boethius The creative writing group hosted by Magpie Tales has set...

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” - Frank Lloyd Wrigh...

“Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.” – Socrates I am in Sydney for two days for wor...

“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Frederick McCubbin is one of Australia’s most famous and signific...

“Into each life some rain must fall.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A full day again, although dull, cold, gray and wet. Did quite a few c...

“The reason fat people are happy is that their nerves are well protected.” - Luciano Pavarotti Well, that was the end of our unseasonal S...

“And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” – King James Bible,...

“Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather ...

“As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.” - Socrates To be well educated is a goal that many people aspire to, but especially so if...

“For me, the filmmaking has to be about the dramaturgy.” - Neil Jordan Yesterday we enjoyed our Sunday very much as it was a beautiful da...

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” - Henry Ward Beecher The Australian painter M...

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important ...

“Each murder is one too many.” - Jürgen Habermas I’ve blogged before about the importance of breakfast as a meal in terms of good metabo...

“Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.” - William James Today is World Hepatitis Day , which is an annual event providing an...

“A couch of thorns, or an embroidered bed, are matters of indifference to the dead.” - Theognis of Megara Another busy day today. The fro...

“When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.” - Betty Bender I have been attending Career Adviser Seminars...