Quote of the Day - 22nd May 2024:
Julia Vida Dutton Scudder - US educator, writer, & welfare activist in the social gospel movement.
Born 1861 – Died 1954
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I suppose a rich man could claim he 'created' his wealth, or maybe his father did...... or his father.
Quote of the Day
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 23rd May 2024:
Baltasar Gracián y Morales - [Baltasar Gracián] - Spanish Jesuit & Baroque prose writer & philosopher.
He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud.
His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
Born: 8 January 1601, Belmonte de Gracián, Spain
Died: 6 December 1658 (age 57 years), Tarazona, Spain
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Better to wait until you calm down & then do everything wrong...
Baltasar Gracián y Morales - [Baltasar Gracián] - Spanish Jesuit & Baroque prose writer & philosopher.
He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud.
His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
Born: 8 January 1601, Belmonte de Gracián, Spain
Died: 6 December 1658 (age 57 years), Tarazona, Spain
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Better to wait until you calm down & then do everything wrong...
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 24th May 2024:
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster - US actress & filmmaker.
She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, & three Golden Globe Awards.
She has also earned numerous honors such as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013 & the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021.
Born November 19th 1962
==================================================================================
I normally just carry on regardless...
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster - US actress & filmmaker.
She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, & three Golden Globe Awards.
She has also earned numerous honors such as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013 & the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2021.
Born November 19th 1962
==================================================================================
I normally just carry on regardless...
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 25th May 2024:
Aboriginal Australians - the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland & many of its islands.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I know lots of different foods that I like - that knowledge doesn't make me any less hungry...
Aboriginal Australians - the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland & many of its islands.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I know lots of different foods that I like - that knowledge doesn't make me any less hungry...
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 27th May 2024:
Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, & theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Born 25th October 1881 – Died 8th April 1973.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
My computer asks lots of questions like:
Do you want to leave this page ? Do you want to save this ? Are you sure ?
Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, & theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Born 25th October 1881 – Died 8th April 1973.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
My computer asks lots of questions like:
Do you want to leave this page ? Do you want to save this ? Are you sure ?
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
John
- Posts: 23794
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
- Has thanked: 5230 times
- Been thanked: 6933 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 27th May 2024:
Quote of the Day - 27th May 2024 - 001.jpgPablo Picasso.JPG
Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, & theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Born 25th October 1881 – Died 8th April 1973.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
My computer asks lots of questions like:
Do you want to leave this page ? Do you want to save this ? Are you sure ?
A computer is your tool which enables you to create "art". Here I asked for "Colin B Picasso style in Stereo".
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
-
Yin Yang
- Posts: 508
- Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:24 am
- Location: Earth
- Has thanked: 173 times
- Been thanked: 294 times
Re: Quote of the Day
My computer is an *sshole. EVerytime when I want to see a folder with photo's, I see a list, despite the fact every time I click "show normal pictures".
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
John wrote:A computer is your tool which enables you to create "art".
Here I asked for "Colin B Picasso style in Stereo".
Designer.jpeg
Looks like they used "Colin Bee" instead...
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
John
- Posts: 23794
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
- Has thanked: 5230 times
- Been thanked: 6933 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Colin B wrote:John wrote:A computer is your tool which enables you to create "art".
Here I asked for "Colin B Picasso style in Stereo".
Designer.jpeg
Looks like they used "Colin Bee" instead...
That's definitely you, I'd recognise you anywhere.
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 28th May 2024:
Sir James Matthew Barrie - Scottish novelist & playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.
He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels & plays.
Born 9th May 1860 – Died 19th June 1937.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why not do both ?
Sir James Matthew Barrie - Scottish novelist & playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.
He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels & plays.
Born 9th May 1860 – Died 19th June 1937.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why not do both ?
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
John
- Posts: 23794
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
- Has thanked: 5230 times
- Been thanked: 6933 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 28th May 2024:
Quote of the Day - 28th May 2024 - 001.jpgJames M Barrie.JPG
Sir James Matthew Barrie - Scottish novelist & playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.
He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels & plays.
Born 9th May 1860 – Died 19th June 1937.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why not do both ?
Ideal if you can, but not always possible.
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 29th May 2024:
Doug Larson - US columnist & editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) & wrote a daily column,
"Doug’s Dugout", for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers.
The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says".
Larson took over authorship in 1980.
Born February 10th 1926 – Died April 1st 2017
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of us are living proof of that...
Doug Larson - US columnist & editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) & wrote a daily column,
"Doug’s Dugout", for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers.
The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says".
Larson took over authorship in 1980.
Born February 10th 1926 – Died April 1st 2017
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of us are living proof of that...
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
John
- Posts: 23794
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
- Has thanked: 5230 times
- Been thanked: 6933 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 29th May 2024:
Quote of the Day - 29th May 2024 - 001.jpgDoug Larson [3].JPG
Doug Larson - US columnist & editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) & wrote a daily column,
"Doug’s Dugout", for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers.
The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title "Senator Soaper Says".
Larson took over authorship in 1980.
Born February 10th 1926 – Died April 1st 2017
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of us are living proof of that...
Why was Doug Larson pretending to be you?
-
Colin B
Topic author - Posts: 26695
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:35 pm
- Location: Gravesend - UK
- Has thanked: 7254 times
- Been thanked: 6765 times
Re: Quote of the Day
John wrote:Why was Doug Larson pretending to be you?
Oh, my hair & beard are a lot whiter than his !
[But the photo of him was taken some years ago]
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
-
John
- Posts: 23794
- Joined: Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:36 pm
- Has thanked: 5230 times
- Been thanked: 6933 times
Re: Quote of the Day
Colin B wrote:John wrote:Why was Doug Larson pretending to be you?
Oh, my hair & beard are a lot whiter than his !
[But the photo of him was taken some years ago]
I would hope so, given that he's been dead for some time.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: elvisjunkie and 109 guests