by Marty Coleman | Feb 2, 2012 | Niels Bohr, Quotes on Quotes - 2012 |
The truth is it’s day #4 of ‘Quotes on Quotes’ week at the NDD!
Physicists understand very well that what seems to be is not always what is. The rest of us so often assume appearances and conventional knowledge are safe to follow. If we follow those we will pretty much have the truth, right? Well physics tells us that is not always the case in the scientific realm.
In our daily life that we can see and feel, touch and hear, the same is true. I have had two long relationships, my first marriage lasted 20 years, and I am now in year 8 of a relationship with my second wife. In both cases I have come to learn that their reality is often very different than mine. At times in both relationships we have all wanted to argue and believe that our reality is THE reality. The other person is not understanding, not obeying, not living by what are an obvious set of rules, methods, behaviors, thought processes that OF COURSE we all should go by. If they are broken then the other person’s motivations must be suspect.
I know I have been guilty of that, more when I was younger, but it still it comes up. I also know that both my wives have been guilty of it as well. And we have had to talk about it, sometimes painfully. Obviously my first marriage didn’t survive, but we actually were still able to understand each other better and not be so judgmental of each other towards the end of our marriage. My current marriage to Linda has had some of the same things, but because we are both older and wiser, we seem to be able to not be quite so rigid in our understandings and judgments.
It takes work but if you start from the assumption that you don’t hold the only profound truth about relationships and behaviors, then at least you have a way in to the conversations about how someone sees things differently than you. Not wrong, just different.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman, who is the opposite of who you might expect.
Quote by Niels Bohr, 1885-1962, Danish physicist. He also designed his own coat of arms for when he was awarded the ‘Order of the Elephant’ by the Danish government. It included a yin and yang symbol and the motto in latin “contraria sunt complementa” (opposites are complementary).
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by Marty Coleman | Feb 1, 2012 | Anonymous, Quotes on Quotes - 2012 |
And I quote, “It’s day #3 of Quotes on Quotes week at the NDD.”
The biggest, baddest, most humongous tome in the world may have drama, it may get a lot of attention, it may get it’s own mini-series, but that doesn’t mean it has substance that can actually help or nurture anyone.
Sometimes the small and anonymous does that better. So, don’t be under the delusion you need to be famous or powerful and an attention getting drama queen to contribute well to your world. Maybe all you need to do is be a flower.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman, who some day would like to see a real live person painted just like the person in the drawing.
Quote by Anonymous, who thinks the same thing.
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by Marty Coleman | Jan 31, 2012 | Franklin P. Jones, Quotes on Quotes - 2012 |
Don’t quote me, but it appears to be day #2 of Quotes on Quotes week at the NDD
This is a quote about cliches. Cliches are usually embodied in quotes. Thus, this is a quote about quotes.
This quote is about language. Language explains things. Thus, this quote explains things.
This drawing is by Marty Coleman. Marty is left handed. Thus, this drawing should be looked at left to right.
This quote is by Franklin P. Jones. Franklin was a reporter and lived from 1908-1980. Thus, this quote is reporting something strange.
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by Marty Coleman | Jan 30, 2012 | Benjamin Franklin, David H. Comins, Quote Authors, Quotes on Quotes - 2012 |
It’s day 1 of Quotes on Quotes week. Do you have any great quotes about quotes? Let me know about them!
Have you ever known something was completely, absolutely true but no one would believe you because you are just a schmuck friend or family member? Then a month or two goes by and that same person who didn’t believe you comes back and says, “Hey, did you know that XXX is true? I read it in the Times this weekend. Isn’t that amazing?” You, of course, want to kick them in the head and say, “I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT AND YOU DIDN”T BELIEVE ME, YOU KNUCKLEHEAD!”
That is where being an authority comes in handy. I think the best way to be an authority is to give credit for everything you know to Ben or George or maybe Einstein or Edison, even if it’s your idea. A little less ego but more recognition isn’t all that bad a way to go.
Drawing by Pable Picasso
Commentary by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quote by Aristotle
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