Thursday, May 08, 2003
�Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.�
- V�clav Havel (b. 1936), Czech playwright and president: �Disturbing the Peace�, 1986; tr. 1990.
�The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.�
- Martina Navratilova (b. 1956), Czech-born American tennis player: in �The Guardian� (London), June 29, 1989.
�Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.�
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 � 1951), Austrian-born British philosopher: journal entry, 1948, published in �Culture and Value� (ed. G. H. von Wright with Heikki Nyman, 1980).
�You don�t make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.�
- Martin Scorsese (b. 1942), American film-maker: voiceover in �Mean Streets� (film; screenplay by Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin, directed by Martin Scorsese, 1973)
- V�clav Havel (b. 1936), Czech playwright and president: �Disturbing the Peace�, 1986; tr. 1990.
�The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.�
- Martina Navratilova (b. 1956), Czech-born American tennis player: in �The Guardian� (London), June 29, 1989.
�Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.�
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 � 1951), Austrian-born British philosopher: journal entry, 1948, published in �Culture and Value� (ed. G. H. von Wright with Heikki Nyman, 1980).
�You don�t make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.�
- Martin Scorsese (b. 1942), American film-maker: voiceover in �Mean Streets� (film; screenplay by Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin, directed by Martin Scorsese, 1973)
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