Tuesday, July 15, 2003
�Fame, like a wayward girl, will still be coy
To those who woo her with too slavish knees.�
- John Keats (1795 � 1821), English poet: �On Fame (1)�, 1819.
�In the future everyone will be world famous for fifteen minutes.�
- Andy Warhol (c.1926 � 1987), American painter, graphic designer and filmmaker: catalogue for an exhibition, 1968.
�Men must pursue things which are just in present, and leave the future to divine Providence.�
- Francis Bacon (1561 � 1626), English philosopher, essayist, politician and courtier: �The Advancement of Learning�, 1605.
�Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.�
- Bertrand Russell (1872 � 1970), English philosopher, mathematician, essayist and social reformer: attributed.
To those who woo her with too slavish knees.�
- John Keats (1795 � 1821), English poet: �On Fame (1)�, 1819.
�In the future everyone will be world famous for fifteen minutes.�
- Andy Warhol (c.1926 � 1987), American painter, graphic designer and filmmaker: catalogue for an exhibition, 1968.
�Men must pursue things which are just in present, and leave the future to divine Providence.�
- Francis Bacon (1561 � 1626), English philosopher, essayist, politician and courtier: �The Advancement of Learning�, 1605.
�Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.�
- Bertrand Russell (1872 � 1970), English philosopher, mathematician, essayist and social reformer: attributed.
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