Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Quotes 7/1- Oscar Wilde, The Beatles

"Only the great masters of style ever suceed in being obscure"- Wilde




"Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9, Number 9"- The Beatles

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Quotes 6/30- William Blake, Lynyrd Skynyrd

"...& is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification"- William Blake



"I never cared for school or any golden rules
Papa used to always say I was a useless fool
So I left my home
to show them they was wrong
And headed out on the road singing my song
Then one sunny day. the man, he looked my way
And everything that I dreamed of, it was real
Money, girls and cars; and big long cigars
And I caught the first plane home so papa would see

When I went home to show em they was wrong
All that I found was two tombstones
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First I got lost, then I got found
But the ones that I love are in the ground
Papa I only wish you could see me now
Take a listen papa
Whoo, I learnt how to play my guitar
Gonna be a superstar

First I got lost, then I got found
The ones I love are in the ground
Wont you tell me please was I right or wrong

If theres any way you can hear what I say
Papa, I never meant to do you wrong
All the money, girls and cars. and all the words and all the cigars
Papa, I just want you to know they couldnt take your place

When I went home to show em they was wrong
All that I found was two tombstones
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First I got lost, then I got found
But the ones that I love are in the ground
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong"- Lynyrd Skynyrd


Monday, June 29, 2009

Quotes 6/29- Nietzsche, Bruce Springsteen

"Every great phenomenon is followed by degeneration. Particularly in the realm of art..all great talents...seem to devestate the nature around them"- Nietzsche





"These things that have comforted me, I drive away
This place that is my home I cannot stay"- Bruce Springsteen


Sunday, June 28, 2009

Quotes 6/28- Walter Benjamin, Bob Dylan

"In the ruins of great buildings the idea of the plan speaks more impressively than in lesser buildings, however well preserved they are"- Walter Benjamin






"Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,
And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
I must have been mad,
I never knew what I had,
Until I threw it all away"- Bob Dylan


Saturday, June 27, 2009

Quotes 6/27- Shelley, Neil Diamond

"Bravely bearing on, thy will is destined an eternal war to wage with tyranny and falsehood, and uproot the germs of misery from the human heart"- Shelley





"'I am,' I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
'I am,' I cried
'I am,' said I
And I am lost,
and I can't even say why'"- Neil Diamond


Friday, June 26, 2009

Quotes 6/26- Emerson, Etta James

"And though no muse can these impart, throb thine with nature's throbbing breast, and all is clear from east to west"- Emerson





"I don't want you to be no slave
I don't want you to work all day
I don't want you to be true
I just want to make love to you"- Etta James


Thursday, June 25, 2009

Quotes 6/25- Johnson, Percy Sledge

"It is better to live rich than to die rich"- Samuel Johnson




"I give you everything I have trying to hold on to your highclass love"- Percy Sledge