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In my work I run into people who just seem to be beyond learning anything new, because they are so convinced that they already have enough knowledge, thank you.

"Well, bugger me with a radish!"
"Do you breed with your cocks?"
Cocks, of course, being a synonym for rooster. An unfortunate translation by Benjamin Jowett.

I am going to start using it.
"Well, bugger me with a radish, my computer crashed!"
"Well, bugger me with a radish, I broke my nail."
"Well, bugger me with a radish, I can't find my radishes!"

(but um no, am not trying to imply Socrates was Japanese)

The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)

I'm just sayin'.
;)
I like that Updike quote. What I find fascinating about writing is the sheer creation of it. You are bringing a new idea to the world, and sharing a part of yourself that is uniquely you own.
Unless you are Foucault, it isn't necessary to tear someone else down, essentially destroy their writing to create something new.
Unless you are Foucault, it isn't necessary to tear someone else down, essentially destroy their writing to create something new.

--KELLOGG'S consumer hotline recording
Things are not going well for Kelloggg's right now.
Awesome. I would say Poor Kellogs, but I just heard on NPR that the economy is helping Kellogs, Kroger, Nestle, etc considerably what with people giving up on eating out and staying in to eat grocery food.

In an interview, Paulo Coelho (author of The Alchemist) made this bold declaration about following your dreams:
"We who fight for our dream suffer far more when it doesn't work out, because we cannot fall back on the old excuse: 'Oh, well, I didn't really want it anyway.' We do want it and know that we have staked everything on it...Then, we warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how...When we first begin fighting for our dream, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. So why is it so important to live our personal calling if we are only going to suffer more than other people? Because, once we have overcome the defeats--and we always do--we are filled by a greater sense of euphoria and confidence...If you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here."

"Sex is like pizza. When it's good it's great and when it's not good it's still not bad"
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-Socrates
thank you, Socrates. You don't know how much I needed to hear that today.