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The 17 Best Lines from Fight Club (the book, not the movie)
After putting together my all-time favorite lines from Chuck Palahniuk's collection of books, I couldn't help but go back and re-read Fight Club. I've always said that Fight Club, for me, is one of those books that I remember exactly where…
10 ACTUAL Quotes from Albert Einstein
When your name is basically synonymous with "genius", chances are there are going to be a lot of quotes attributed to you that you didn't actually say.
Albert Einstein knew this, which is why he was once quoted as saying, "I never said half…
16 Quotes from Unknown Authors that are Simply Amazing
Often times when it comes to a tidbit of knowledge, the author is more important than the message. People give weight to certain sayings and quotes simply based on who wrote them. But what about the unknown authors of the world? are their…
35 of the Best "Yogi-isms" from Baseball Legend Yogi Berra
Back in September, the world lost baseball legend Yogi Berra who lived to the ripe olf age of 90.
Berra wasn't only known for his amazing ability on the baseball field that lead to him winning 10 World Series titles with the Yankees, he…
Starstuff: 20 of the Grestest Insights from Carl Sagan's Cosmos
Sometimes, it is funny to me the way a sequence of events works to change our lives. Example: I read a Carl Sagan quote one day that really caught my attention.
It was a quote from his book Cosmos that was published in 1980, and read: “If…
15 of the Best Books from the Last 20 Years
It seems that the determining factor for something to be a "classic" is the passage of time.
Do you think that when Harper Lee sat down to write To Kill a Mockingbird she knew that it would be revered as an American Classic 55 years later?…
How 'The Starry Night' Explains The Scientific Mysteries Of Movement And Light
In 1889, from his bedroom window in the asylum he checked himself into, Vincent Van Gogh created one of the most recognized pieces of art in the history of mankind- and it has a surprising secret.
Van Gogh drew inspiration for The Starry…
Profound Advice On Writing From Some Of History's Greatest Writers
Have you ever wondered how some of history's greatest writers became so great at what they did?
They all started down the same path- wanting to express something inside themselves. Sometimes that can be tricky and we don't always find the…
The Brilliance of Johnny Depp
Generally, I am not one to ogle at celebrities, but Johnny Depp is the exception to my rule.
No, I'm not obsessed with pirates (in a bad way). No, I don't have a man crush (yeah, I do). I just honestly think the guy is brilliant. I'm not…
Modern Wisdom from 5 Ancient Philosophers
Whether it is my love of all things intelligent, or the four years of Latin I took in highschool, I have always had a soft spot for philosophers. I love the idea of making a career of being insightful, and maybe that is what I am hoping to…
