Quote of the Day

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit”
— Aristotle

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When I worked at The Non-Profit we used to frequent this bar we called 300 beers. That wasn’t the name of the place, of course, but that was what you could see printed on the side of their awning as you walked up the street from our office: 300 beers on tap. There was a little sign hanging below it that read Good Food. After enough times there we realized that neither sign was actually true.

Management at this place got cute with the bathroom decor; both the ladies’ and the men’s rooms had beer related quotes stenciled all over the walls. Last night my friend S. told me about his favorite quote, which was not one of management’s choosing. On the wall above the urinal in thick, black marker someone had written the following:

Remember that no matter how beautiful she is, somewhere someone is sick of her shit.

Something to remember in a culture that venerates youth and beauty above all else.

On this date in 1856 George Bernard Shaw was born. So, for today’s quote, I give you Mr. Shaw’s thoughts on his profession:

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably.

I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, ‘You may have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over, *giftless*. I’m not your agent and I’m not your mommy, I’m a white piece of paper, you wanna dance with me?’

— Aaron Sorkin

I’m only wearing all black until they come up with something darker.

— Random t-shirt seen in a mall