The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust Category: Columbus Day
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide Category: Columbus Day
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian said simply, “Ours.” – Vine Deloria,Jr. Category: Columbus Day
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. – John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty, 1929 Category: Columbus Day
Later is the best friend of clutter… – MaryAnne Bennie, From Stuffed to Sorted: Your Essential Guide to Organising, Roo Category: Clutter
Barbarism is needed every four or five hundred years to bring the world back to life. Otherwise it would die of civilization. – Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, Journal, 3 September 1855 Category: Civilization
Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. – Anton Chekhov Category: Faith
Im not really involved with politics… Im living in my cocoon with my classical music around. – Eva Green Category: Politics
