39 days ago by Nicolas Pujol

They wait and wait for retirement, only to find themselves with nothing to do.

39 days ago by rob.hanks

"The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs" - G. K. Chesterton

40 days ago by ibm2100

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is both objective and subjective at the same time.

42 days ago by Dirk

Amidst all of the wishes, dreams, desires, aspirations, and goals, it’s important to have some guiding principles. Here are mine, cobbled together from the writings of wiser minds than mine. I post them around my home and office to serve as beckoning cues. “Life is the highest value.” “Overcome gree ...

42 days ago by Ed

Never get a tattoo where the judge can see it

42 days ago by Mo

Tweet *(Via Color Lines) – When I read Gene Marks’s Forbes piece, “ If I Was A Poor Black Kid,” it literally made me woozy with anger. Actually that’s not true. That was how I felt when I read the title and saw Gene’s smiling (white) face shining back at me. I wanted to grab him and shake him like y ...

44 days ago by dirtyrottensaint

Affluence conceals and increases wretchedness. It does not take it away. Prefer to be taught rather than to teach. Your burden is not nearly as heavy as the Lord's. Flee from your own faults. The flaws of others will not hurt you. Be angry with the sinner only if you think it will do him good. It is ...

50 days ago by monkey_not_robot

if you can't find yourself while sitting on a couch, what makes you think you'll succeed on a mountain top?

51 days ago by michael-

“My desire for knowledge is intermittent, but my desire to bathe my head in atmospheres unknown to my feet is perennial and constant.” - Henry David Thoreau

58 days ago by John Tain

Man Ray’s black and white portraits are widely celebrated, but two recent acquisitions by the Getty Research Institute shift the focus back on the famous photographer, providing a revealing picture of the often private artist. Selections from the Man Ray materials acquired by the Research Institute. ...