The quotes of the day

[Dreamlight]

"The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh enrichment."  -- Johannes Kepler

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

"There are so many worse things than death. Not to be loved or not to be able to love: that is worse." -- Cassandra Claire

[Dreamlight]

"When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream."  --John Lennon

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

Sometimes the truth hurts, and sometimes it leads to more hurt, and sometimes in the end it isn't you who hurts, but it's what's needed, and for that, hurting is worth it. 'Anonymous'

[Vawmataw]

Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty

Lyrics from Lucky Man by The Verve

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

"I'm not a perfect person. I make a lot of mistakes. I regret a lot of my decisions, and I've hurt a lot of people. But I really appreciate those people who stay with me after knowing how I really am, and not who they believe I could be."

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!"
Rocky

[Vawmataw]

When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

[Dreamlight]

"If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction."  --Judith Hayes

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

if you are absent during my struggle
don't expect to be present at my success

[阿波]

if you are absent during my struggle
don't expect to be present at my success

Reminds me of a saying in Polish (with equivalents in many other languages, I'd assume): "Prawdziwych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie." Which roughly translates to: "You know a real friend when in need"

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

Don't mix up or confuse my personality and my attitude.
my personality is me
my attitude depends on you

[Vawmataw]

Cogito ergo sum
Fpìl tsakrr fkeytok

[Dreamlight]

"We would be 1,500 years ahead if it hadn't been for the church dragging science back by its coattails and burning our best minds at the stake." --Catherine Fahringer

[Tstewa Ikrantsyìp]

in the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.

[Dreamlight]

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." --A. Einstein

[阿波]

简体字比较方便, 繁體字比較美麗
Translation: "Simplified Characters are quite convenient, (Although in my opinion, only for handwriting quickly...)
Traditional Characters are quite beautiful."

Spoiler

And if you really needed something quicker to write down by hand, there was something probably much better, developed literally centuries ago. It's called 草書:
(Image from Wikipedia)

[Tirea Aean]

^ that photo looks more like an artistic painting than written language containing information. O____o

[Vawmataw]

Calligraphy is a form of art.

[Dreamlight]

"If Jesus were alive today, the last thing he'd be is a Christian." --Mark Twain