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Quotes, Quips and Qualifiers

by Gary

It may say something about my personality that I love quotes. Possibly, it says that my weak mind can only process things in brief, sound-bite-sized fragments. But rather than fragmented, I’d like to consider myself broad minded enough to only need a narrow glimpse at the thoughts of others. That’s a joke of course but not a fat joke. In reality, I like quotes because they allow the luxury of taking a great thought from another person and putting it in my own context. With a quote, I’m not limited exclusively to the context in which is was written or spoken. I can also take its wisdom into my current situation or mind frame. And the type of quotes I like can give you good insight into my mind and help you qualify what’s important to me.

Also, this would be a great place for you to post your favorite quote in a comment. So look up your favorite quote, then cut and paste it into a comment for this blog. I’d love to see what speaks to you. And don’t think you’ll pick a quote that’s not worth sharing. We’ll read all quotes that will hold still long enough to be read: concise, witty, clever, sometimes pithy. I love them all.

Now that I have my all-too-verbose intro finished, I’ll finally move on to the laconic statements that I brought you here to read… Continue reading

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