J.Lennon |
Working Class Heroby John LennonAs soon as you're born they make you feel smallBy giving you no time instead of it allTill the pain is so big you feel nothing at allA working class hero is something t...
Posted by Amanda on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:28:00 PST |
George Orwell |
'political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.'-George Orwell 'Why I Write'
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:52:00 PST |
Clare Grady-The Trial of the St. Patrick's Four |
Taken from the documentary, "The Trial of the St. Patrick's Four""Depending on where ones stands one will see things differently. From where we stand we see the killing of 100,000 civilians, innocent ...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:35:00 PST |
Howard Zinn 2 |
"I have no doubt that the reason so many Americans still support the war is that they remain largely ignorant of U.S. history; they exhibit what Studs Terkel has called our "nationa amnesia." If there...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:54:00 PST |
Howard Zinn |
"Defining Patriotism as obedience to government-as an uncritical acceptance of any war the leaders of government decide must be fought -has been disastrous for the American people. Failure to distingu...
Posted by Amanda on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:48:00 PST |
Thoreau |
"How shall we live our lives in a society that makes being human more and more difficult?"-Henry David Thoreau
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST |
Three books that everyone should read. |
Three books eveyone should read. They will change your life. 1. No More Heartburn, by Sherry A. Rogers2. Zen, the Path of Paradox, by Osho3. Escape From Freedom, by Erich Fromm
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:23:00 PST |
Questions to ask yourself. |
Questions to ask yourself. (Taken from The Art of Being, by Erich Fromm)1. On whom am I dependent?2. What are my main fears?3. Who was I meant to be at birth?4. What were my goals and how did they cha...
Posted by Amanda on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:20:00 PST |
They make you subject line this even if you don't want to. |
With a strange way of walkingAnd a strange way of breathingLess than a breath of shimmer and smokeThe life in his fingers unwound my existenceDead to the world alive I woke. -Patti Smith...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:03:00 PST |
Excerpt from 'The Art of Being' by Erich Fromm |
"To see himself without illusions would not be so difficult for the individual, were he not constantly exposed to being brainwashed and deprived of the faculty of critical thinking. He is made to thin...
Posted by Amanda on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:42:00 PST |
