"For we let our young men and women go out unarmed, in a day when armour was never so necessary."-Dorothy Sayers, The Lost Tools of Learning
Quotes
Quotes that Should Have Been Included
Following on from yesterday, here's a sample of thirty movie quotes that I would have included in the AFI List (all from films released at the time of the list in 2005, so as to be fair): 1. “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”-Roy Batty, Blade Runner 1982 2. … Continue reading Quotes that Should Have Been Included
AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movie Quotes
Obviously don't completely agree with this line up (nothing from The Princess Bride? Ghostbusters? No "Like tears in rain", no "I am your Father", no "You all think I'm licked"? Seriously?), but it's a respectable collection. In any case, the editing and accompanying music is excellently done. https://videopress.com/v/1n9JEqhZ?preloadContent=metadata Enjoy It can also be found here.
The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect Summarized
“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong … Continue reading The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect Summarized
Quotation of the Day
"There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him … Continue reading Quotation of the Day
Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
"But you and all the kind of ChristAre ignorant and brave,And you have wars you hardly winAnd souls you hardly save."I tell you naught for your comfort,Yea, naught for your desire,Save that the sky grows darker yetAnd the sea rises higher."Night will be thrice night over you,And Heaven an iron cope.Do you have joy without … Continue reading Quotation of the Day: The Ballad of the White Horse
Quotation of the Day
"If your evidence is too fragile to stand up to opposition – if you feel the need to silence your opposition – you don’t have evidence. If you seek to silence your opponents while claiming science, you’re a despicable fraud." From today's Yard Sale of the Mind. I highly recommend you read the whole thing.
Quotation of the Day
"Almost every man's thoughts, while they are general, are right; and most hearts are pure while temptation is away. It is easy to awaken generous thoughts in privacy; to despise death when there is no danger; to glow with benevolence when there is nothing to be given. While such ideas are formed they are felt, … Continue reading Quotation of the Day
St. Bernard on the New Knighthood
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the great Cistercian Abbott and Doctor of the Church, was one of the most influential men in Christendom during his lifetime. It's no surprise, therefore, that his friend, Hughes de Paynes sought his help in promoting his fledgling Order of Knights Templar, and, since St. Bernard was an ardent supporter of the … Continue reading St. Bernard on the New Knighthood
Theodore Roosevelt Addresses the Knights of Columbus
Another speech for the Fourth. On October 12, 1915 (Columbus Day), former President Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech to the Knights of Columbus in New York. His subject that day was the essential unity of all Americans, whatever their origin, and, of course, the glories of that great nation. Without further adieu, I present the … Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt Addresses the Knights of Columbus
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