Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

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Do Not Condemn The Judgment of Another

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Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

American writer and lawyer (1815 - 1882)

Beauty Is A Shadow Fleeting

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Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.

American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet

Nothing Dies Harder Than A Bad Idea

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Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.

Author of wonderful book The Artist's Way

Love Is A Fearless State of Being

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You will receive love only to your ability to be vulnerable enough to let it in. Love between two people is a fearless state of being where who you are and who they are is given and received without fear of engulfment or abandon. The underlying belief of this state is complete trust regardless of outcome.

Author and polymath

Absence of Alternatives

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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.

German-born American political scientist, diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Proverb About Trust

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If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.

Exercise and Psychological Benefits

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Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly.

American doctor focused on how daily habits and actions impact long-term health and quality of life

Celebrity Wears Dark Glasses To Avoid Being Recognized

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A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio show made him one of most popular humorists (1894 - 1956)

Guide His Valor To Act In Safety

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'Tis much he dares; and, to that dauntless temper of his mind, he hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour to act in safety.

From Macbeth, Act III, scene 1 (1564 - 1616)

May Everyone Be Happy And Safe

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May everyone be happy and safe, and may their hearts be filled with joy.

Buddha

Founder of "Buddhism" (568 - 488 BC)

Everything Is Funny As Long As Happens To Someone Else

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Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else.

American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor (1879 - 1935)

Whoever Envies Another

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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history (1709 - 1784)

People With Courage And Character

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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter who explored an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality (1877 - 1962)

The Artist's Way Every Day - May 24th

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When we are willing to make what wants to be made rather than make what we want, we become open to new directions. We beign to be able to let some of the seriousness out of our artist's life, and we begin to let some of the playfulness back in. It is an ironic fact that most great artists are inherently playful.

Plan More Than You Can Do

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Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Plan more than you can do, then do it.

Madeleine L'Engle on Aging

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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

American writer best known for young-adult fiction (1918 - 2007)

Getting Started

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Adequately Explained By Incompetence

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Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

French military and political leader who, as Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815 (1769 - 1821)

True Love Happens In A Flash

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There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.

Never Attribute To Malice

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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Author from Scranton, Pennsylvania