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I know that the whole thing about Vonnegut giving that as a commencement speech at MIT is an urban legend, but how cool that would've been to present that at a graduation ceremony. I just love that final line: "But trust me on the sunscreen". Very cool.
* I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. * - Anna Quindlen
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo da Vinci
"I'm more relieved by a film that speaks truth than an entertaining film that lies to me completely. Entertainment used to mean 'entertain an idea.' Now it means evade your life." - Actor William Hurt (from an interview in Time)
"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." - Galadriel in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
And speaking of change... the Serenity Prayer:
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom always to tell the difference."
Last edited by liberty; May 27, 2006, 08:55 PM.
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