Bulletins Penn Quotes & Sayings

All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones moving easily under the flesh. — Doris Lessing

Generally I don't listen to sad songs if I'm sad. I listen to happy songs. — Sinead O'Connor

Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales? — Charles Saatchi

Setting her jaw, Whitney turned left. "This is a one-way street." He looked around helplessly. "Didn't you see the sign?" "I know it's a one-way street," she muttered and pressed harder on the gas. "It's also the quickest way across town." "Oh, Jesus. — Nora Roberts

When the ego dominates in organizations, even spiritual organizations, there is usually a big drama or upheaval of some kind, and self-destruction begins. — Eckhart Tolle

Because rain will wash away everything, if you let it. — Sarah Kay

The continental philosopher comes to a philosophical conversation looking to have a communal experience where both sides learn from each other. Their perspective is often that we may be on different paragraphs but we are all on the same page.

They'll often speak in stories as an attempt to create a world where everyone listening works together to create agreed upon language/inside jokes/slang.

By contrast, the analytic philosopher often comes to a philosophical conversation looking to win an argument. They often have a set of patterns, labels and pre-packaged arguments. To them, clever double speak and long drawn out narratives are not profound. They'll often label it halfway through as just a bunch of made up gibberish that leaves things even more confusing than before.

It is as if the analytic philosopher says to the continental philosopher 'you are speaking gibberish' and the continental philosopher responds with 'exactly. — Chester Elijah Branch

Why do you care for them?
"I think it's because I feel loved. I feel like they understand me." - Andy Smithson — L.R.W. Lee

Pardon's the word to all. — William Shakespeare

I owe it to those around me to keep sane. We all do. — Greg Wise

You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is. — Joshua Bell

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. — Napoleon Hill

When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate. — David Brock

If there were no risk of a punishment, a getaway would lose the pleasure. — Kobo Abe

I think about 'The Simpsons,' which has been going on for 25 years. Homer is still in his late 30's. Lisa is 8, Bart is 10. Their stories are told. Yet the series keeps going on and on like a zombie that won't lie down and die. That feels forced and unnatural. The characters never change, grow, age. — Ted Naifeh