‘All men are feminists now. It’s the only way to pull chicks.’
‘Let no man boast himself that he has got through the perils of winter, till at least the seventh of May.’
Anthony Trollope 1815 -1882
So only seven days to go then.
‘Tried to write a startlingly new and original, brilliantly funny and thought-provoking piece for Python. Did this by staring out of the window, playing with paper clips and shutting my eyes for long periods,’
Michael Palin – Diary Entry- Friday 7th March 1980 Halfway To Hollywood. Volume Two. Diaries 1980-88
‘If you don’t get the message that your selfish will is not the centre of the universe, you’re never gonna get anything sorted out.’
Steve Jones – ‘Lonely Boy’ Tales From A Sex Pistol
‘Like bullies the whole world over, my mother did not mess with strength. She messed with weakness.’
For all the cold noses and warm hearts, the snowed in, the breadless, milkless hordes of Britons fighting the Beast, here is my quote of the week.
‘The English never yield, and though driven back and thrown into confusion, they always return to the fight, thirsting for vengeance as long as they have a breath of life.’
-Giovanni Mocenigo, Venetian Ambassodor in France 1588.
P.S We definately need to get the Scottish and Welsh in there as well! I’m not sure we can avenge snow, but we’ll have a damn good try. The Grit King cometh.
‘The elevator man smiled kindly at me and silently pressed the PH button after turning a key. He looked like a battered wife, dejected and sad, as though he coudn’t fight any longer and had just made peace wth his unhappiness.’
‘When we’re kind to one person, it might actually be affecting around 16 people. Our behaviour had a three-stage knock-on, or ‘ripple’ effect, so when we help one person, that person then helps other people, who in turn helps others. The 3-Degree Ripple Rule.’
Dr. David Hamilton sourced from ‘Kindness, the little thing that matters most.’ by Jaime Thurston.
‘I shall ask for brains instead of a heart, for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.’
‘I shall take the heart, for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.’
‘Sometimes the most political act is being yourself.’
–George O’Dowd from ‘Take It Like A Man‘ The Autobiography Of Boy George, with Spencer Bright.