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Thursday, December 09, 2010

One definition of emergency

"In case you don’t know me well enough, an 'emergency' means that something really bad happened, you don’t know what to do, you thought about it, thought through your options, thought about other people who might help you, called them, they couldn’t help you, you prayed about it, didn’t get an answer, considered your options which should include leaving the country or doing something that might land you in jail, decided that leaving the country wouldn’t work and you’re too pretty to go to jail. If you did all of that and it’s not Monday at 8am, then call me." -- via email from owner of a company, in regard to an office move

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Lincoln on Education

"Upon the subject of education... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in." -- Abraham Lincoln

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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Poetry defined

"Poetry is when you make new things familiar and familiar things new." -- spotted in this TED Talk with Rory Sutherland

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Hope this doesn't make you jealous

"I don't want to brag or make anybody jealous or anything, but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school." -- Anonymous

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Sunday, June 06, 2010

Welcome Twitter followers!

Welcome Twitter followers! I've noticed a number of new friends following QuotesBlog on Twitter within the past few weeks, so I figured I'd say hello in case you stopped by over here.

I'm using Twitter to re-purpose quotations from the archives here on a somewhat daily basis.

ABOUT DANIEL JOHNSON, JR.

I suppose I should share a bit more about me, in case this is your first time here. I have assembled a virtual business card, which shows the complete list, but I've included some background below.

I've been blogging since January 2002 and podcasting since August 2005. I now have more blogs than I care to count. Here is more of me, in case you're interested:

And of course you can find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media networks. I'm always open to connect; just let me know how you found me.

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Dorothy Nevill on what you say and what you don't

"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." -- Dorothy Nevill, via Ellen Reddick's Professional Etiquette Newsletter
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Faulkner and Illusion of Philosophers and Fools

"I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might
forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying
to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even
fought. The field reveals to a man his own folly and despair, and victory
is an illusion of philosophers and fools."

-- William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury (affliliate link)

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Playing and growing old

"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." -- Anonymous, found scribbled on a note with a gift given to Hamish Curry by his students: a USB rocket launcher. As spotted in the comments on this TED Talk

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Mistakes were made

"You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake, well, this could be it, sweetheart." -- Han Solo, to Princess Leia, in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, via IMDB.com

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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

QuotePotato - another quotations site

Here's another quotation website you might be interested in checking out: QuotePotato



QuotePotato is a compilation of millions of famous quotes by famous people.
Quote search is organized by tags and authors. Provides an easy way to
share and store love quotes, funny quotes, life quotes, etc.

Enjoy!

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