“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled by great ambitions.“ — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Kind of another way of saying: “. . . take care of the small things, and the big things take of themselves.”) — YUR
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Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/15/09
Published November 15, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Codes, Cryptoquote, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/14/09
Published November 14, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Codes, Cryptoquote, Mahatma Gandhi, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.“ — Mahatma Gandhi
(I’m seeing a lot more of this kind of wisdom . . . now that the economy is in the dumper. But, it also makes for a good argument for health care reform.) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/13/09
Published November 13, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes, Paul Harvey
“In times like these it is good to remember that there have always been times like these.“ — Paul Harvey
(I largely disagreed with his politics and some of his social views, but the man was a gem. A true American icon!) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/12/09
Published November 12, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Codes, Cryptoquote, D.H. Lawrence, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
“I like to write when I feel spiteful; it’s like having a good sneeze.“ — D.H. Lawrence
(It is such a healthy release, as long as it’s NOT false and defamatory.) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/11/09
Published November 11, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Charles Mingus, Codes, Cryptoquote, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
“In my music, I’m trying to play the truth of what I am.“ — Charles Mingus
(I wonder if he was an influence of Edie Brickell’s?) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/10/09
Published November 10, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes, Meister Eckhart
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “Thank you”, that would suffice.“ — Meister Eckhart
(It’s amazing how the mastery of words helped this 13th – 14th Century humanist fly under the radar for as long as he did. Eckhart set the stage for free thought in a Western world far too consumed with the dogmatic.) — YUR
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/09/09
Published November 9, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes, General Omar N. Bradley
“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.“ — Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/08/09
Published November 8, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes, Rebecca West
“The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.“ — Rebecca West
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/07/09
Published November 7, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes, William Ralph Inge
“Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.“ — William Ralph Inge
Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/06/09
Published November 6, 2009 Entertainment , Games , Language Leave a CommentTags: Word Games, Puzzles, Cryptoquote, Codes, quotes
“At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found.“ — Anonymous
(It kinda has a Russian Proverb vibe to it. Da?) — YUR
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