by Carl Sandburg
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Month: February 2016
Continuing my study of the founding fathers. The book is basically two mini-biographies of Madison and Monroe, and is especially focused on how Madison shaped the Constitution, and how Monroe almost derailed him by running against him for a seat in the House of Representatives. Madison won, barely, and went on to write the Bill of Rights and eventually got most of it passed through Congress.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride. – Hunter Thompson
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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. – John F. Kennedy
by Gregory Corso
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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. – George Santayana
Finished this book yesterday. After reading David McCullough’s eight hundred pager on John Adams, it was a relief to read Hart’s reasonably concise biography of James Monroe.
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Turn the goddamn music up! My heart feels like an alligator! – Hunter Thompson
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I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. – Dalia Lama
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If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Dolly Parton
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The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen. – Bob Lemon
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Grief upon grief! Disappointments upon disappointments. What then? This is a gay, merry world notwithstanding. – John Adams
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Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are. – Jose Ortega Y Gasset
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Alabaster Chambers
by Emily Dickinson
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There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home. – John Stuart Mill
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Ozymandias
by Percy Bysshe Shelly
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The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. – Mike Murdock
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Autumn Movements
by Carl Sandburg
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Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better. – Samuel Beckett
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Cool Hand Luke
Watched Cool Hand Luke again last night. I don’t often watch a movie over and over, but this one I do. It’s a beautiful thing. Serious and thoughtful yet still entertaining.
Donn Pearce, the writer of the book/screenplay, was in real-life similar to Luke, spent significant time in prison, even working on a chain gang.