Dilettante's Daybook

Karl Barth, Swiss theologian, born May 10, 1886 ...

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:21 -0400

Karl Barth, Swiss theologian, born May 10, 1886

“Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.”

"You can’t arrest me, I’m a rockstar."

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:20 -0400

“You can’t arrest me, I’m a rockstar.”

- Sid Vicious, English musician, born May 10, 1957

Fred Astaire, American actor, born May 10, 1899 “I...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:18 -0400

Fred Astaire, American actor, born May 10, 1899

“I just put my feet in the air and move them around.”

"Logic is a poor model of cause and effect."

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:36 -0400

“Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.”

- Gregory Bateson, British scientist, born May 9, 1904

"The metaphor is perhaps one of man’s most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:24 -0400

“The metaphor is perhaps one of man’s most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.”

- José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, born May 9, 1883

"We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things"

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:20:07 -0400

“We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things”

- Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian economist, born May 8, 1899.

A comment about his profession. You can say that again.

"I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored."

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:29 -0400

“I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.”

- Sir David Attenborough, British journalist, born May 8, 1926.

"Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything."

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:41:05 -0400

“Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything.”

- Benjamin Graham, American economist, born May 8, 1894.

Warren Buffett considers Benjamin Graham his Master.

Harry S. Truman, American President, born May 8, 1884 “I...

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:20:13 -0400

Harry S. Truman, American President, born May 8, 1884

“I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.”

The violinist is comedian Jack Benny.

Sonny Liston, American boxer. born May 8, 1932 > ...

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Sonny Liston, American boxer. born May 8, 1932

> “How would you like to find out how good my right is?”

Edwin Land, American inventor, born May 7, 1909 > ...

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:00:22 -0400

Edwin Land, American inventor, born May 7, 1909

> “Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.”

Gary Cooper, American actor, born May 7, 1901 > “In...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:22 -0400

Gary Cooper, American actor, born May 7, 1901

> “In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl.”

"What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:30:17 -0400

“What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’.”

- David Hume, Scottish philosopher, born May 7, 1711

Johannes Brahms, German composer, born May 7, 1833 > ...

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:20 -0400

Johannes Brahms, German composer, born May 7, 1833

> “A symphony is no joke.”

Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist, born May 6, 1856 ...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:00:34 -0400

Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist, born May 6, 1856

“Love and work… work and love, that’s all there is.”

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor, born May 6, 1895 ...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:22 -0400

Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor, born May 6, 1895

“”Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.”

Orson Welles, American actor, born May 6, 1915

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:51:00 -0400

Orson Welles, American actor, born May 6, 1915

"Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:40:20 -0400

“Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.”

- Karl Marx, German philosopher, born May 5, 1818

"Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale...."

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:39:00 -0400

“Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid.”

- Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher, born May 5, 1813

If you haven’t seen the Dove “Real Beauty”...

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:20:18 -0400

If you haven’t seen the Dove “Real Beauty” campaign, this won’t be as funny.