2014. 10. 13. 13:36

Great Tradition

"You come from a great tradition that stands for education, not ignorance; innovation, not destruction; the dignity of life, not murder. Those who call you away from this path are betraying this tradition, not defending it."

PRESIDENT OBAMA, in his address to the United Nations, urging young Muslims to resist the blandishments of violent jihadism.

2009. 12. 14. 16:15

Invictus

by William Ernest Henley


Out of the night that covers me,
      Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever Gods may be
      For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of Circumstance
      I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of Chance
       My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
      Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
      Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
      How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
      I am the captain of my soul.



The title is Latin for "unconquered". It was first published in 1875.

2009. 5. 30. 01:17

Great Minds

Great minds have great purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

- Washington Irving

Rest in peace, Mr. President
2007. 4. 4. 09:33

Slow

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast,
you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

- Eddie Cantor,
2007. 1. 15. 23:28

Silent Consent

내가 정말 무섭다고 생각하는 건, 아오키 같은 인간이 내
세우는 말을 무비판적으로 받아들여, 그대로 믿어버리는 부
류의 사람들입니다. 스스로는 아무것도 만들어내지 못하고,
아무것도 이해하지 못하는 주제에, 입맛에 맞고 받아들이기
쉬운 다른 사람의 의견에 놀아나 집단으로 행동하는 무리들
말입니다. 그런 사람들은 자신이 뭔가 잘못된 일을 저지르고
있을지도 모른다는 생각은 손톱만큼도 하지 않습니다. 자신
이 한 무의미한 행동이 누군가에게 결정적으로 상처를 입힐 수
도 있다고는 짐작도 하지 못하는 무리들이지요. 그들은 그런
자신들의 행동이 어떤 결과를 초래하든 아무런 책임도 지지
않습니다. 정말 무서운 건 그런 부류의 사람들입니다.

- 하루키의 단편소설, '렉싱톤의 유령' 中 '침묵'



Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you.
Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray you.
Fear those who do not care; they neither kill nor betray,
but betrayal and murder exist because of their silent consent.

- Bruno Jasienski
2007. 1. 10. 15:01

Wayne Gretzky

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.

- Wayne Gretzky
2007. 1. 3. 14:41

Anaïs Nin

It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before. To test your limits. To break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

- Anaïs Nin
2006. 11. 30. 11:10

Truth

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end;
if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort
or truth - only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin,
and in the end, despair.

- C. S. Lewis
2006. 11. 8. 05:37

Prepare

When did Noah build the ark, Gladys?
Before the rain.
Before the rain.

- From the movie, 'Spy Game'
2006. 11. 1. 12:21

후회하는 것

실패한 일을 후회하는 것보다
해보지도 못하고 후회하는 것이
훨씬 더 바보스럽다.

- 탈무드