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About Me

I dig good quotes, here are a few of my favorites:
"Indeed, no exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down to lift up another person."
Tim Russert
"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
Jane Howard
"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell."
H. L. Mencken
"Whatever God's dream about man may be, it seems certain it cannot come true unless man cooperates."
Stella Terrill Mann
"Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault."
Dr. David M. Burns
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.
Phillips Brooks
"Stupid is forever, ignorance can be fixed."
Don Wood
"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing ... be nothing."
Elbert Hubbard
"It's never too late to be who you might have been."
George Eliot
"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar."
Robert Brault
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
Eric Hoffer
"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough."
Frank Crane
"If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price."
Anonymous
"When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt."
Henry J. Kaiser

My Interests

General??? I'd rather not be categorized ... or should I say generalized! :-)

Some things that move me are Art, Film, Design, Adventure, Architecture, my Faith, Living a life that I will be proud of, Being there for my family and friends, Traveling, Restaurants, Concerts and being a complete spaz.

Music:

Pretty much everything ... Especially if it is Indie and Original.

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption
Paris Je T'aime
Usual Suspects
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Amélie
Pans Labyrinth
Bella
Crash
300
Braveheart
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Stand by Me
Wall Street
Apocalypto
Saving Private Ryan
Forrest Gump
Empire of the Sun
Castaway
Moulin Rouge
Pulp Fiction
Layer Cake
Star Wars (1st 3)
Donnie Brasco
Meet the Fockers
Happy Gilmore
Jaws
The Terminal
Pay It Forward
The Goonies
etc.

Television:

ummm -- yeah -- well -- okay -- sure -- whatever.

Books:

yup - got plenty of those!

Heroes:

God, My Family and Friends.

My Blog

what to do this weekend ...

(1)  Take a WALKING TOUR of the three historic Downtown L.A. districts:  Theater, Fashion, & Jewelry.(2)  RIDE the L.A. Subway(3)  SKI in the morning at Wrightwood and then SUR...
Posted by james on Sun, 07 May 2006 02:17:00 PST