Posts tagged ‘Ed Shapiro’

Oct 6

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“Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning… look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.” —Bernie Glassman

As a penman mightier than swordsmen from Aramis to Zorro, I flatter myself to boast of my peerless prowess.

“The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity.” —Henri Bergson

Nov 20

“Imagine an eye unruled by man-made laws of perspective, an eye unprejudiced by compositional logic, an eye which does not respond to the name of everything but which must know each object encountered in life through an adventure of perception.” –Stan Brakhage

As we eye the stars, we see ourselves. It’s a matter of self-perception.

“It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see.” –Anais Nin

Nov 4

“We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.” –R.D. Laing

Some participants in the human race are running late, others ahead of schedule.

“There’s no present. There’s only the immediate future and the recent past.” –George Carlin

Dec 15

“It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” –Tom Robbins

This is the story of an ageless bundle of joy.

“The creative adult is the child who has survived.” –Ursula K. Le Guin

Nov 11

“To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.” –Sri Aurobindo

O Canada’s web site had a melt-down this week, overheated by yanks seeking asylum. The good news is there is abundant building material for igloos. The bad news is heightened risk of collisions with snow birds.

“In this world, a good time to laugh is anytime you can.” –Linda Ellerbee

Today, perhaps more than ever, the home of the brave is a parallel universe.

“Some things are so serious you have to laugh at them.” –Niels Bohr

With cuckoos running the asylum, laughter is the only antidote for madness.

“The highest state is laughter.” –Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Not to say everything isn’t going south in a hand basket and the gods couldn’t care less, but that there is good news nevertheless.

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” –Michael Altshuler

Nov 5

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“Maybe some of today’s papers have too many ‘feel-good’ features, but there is a lot of good news out there.” –Ben Bradlee

The bad news is, some clowns only laugh at other clowns.

“A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke -and that the joke is oneself.” –Clifton Fadiman

Jun 22

“Disguise our bondage as we will, ‘Tis woman, woman, rules us still.” –Thomas Moore

She is the gods’ gift to the world.

“Until Eve arrived, this was a man’s world.” -Richard Armour Read more

Apr 2

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“Most smiles are started by another smile.” –Frank A. Clark

I smile sincerely when I face my hero.

“If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.” –Andy Rooney Read more

Mar 9

“Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.” -Richard Linklater

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“The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.” –Abraham Maslow

Dec 29

“Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of time.” –Jean Paul

And uh-ONE…

“The past is never where you think you left it.” –Katherine Anne Porter