Tuesday, June 8

Common Thread

  • There is something miraculous that pushes you along, makes you keep going, makes you carry on. If it's really about the mystery of that. In fact, the whole album is about that in a way: it's about loss but it's also about hope, about keeping going and trying to find that beauty. (Corinne Bailey Rae)

  • Loss is a theme that I think a lot about, and it's something in my work that I dwell on. I think when you experience any kind of loss, especially the kind I did, you have questions about survival: Why do some people thrive in situations that others can't tolerate? Would I be able to survive and get on in the world on my own? (Anderson Cooper)

  • God allows hardship in our life so that our beliefs will become more real to us and less theory. We can start living out our faith-life in the real world. God can be glorified through your weakness. His light and power can shine through the chips, cracks, and cracks in your life, drawing others to Himself. (Greg Laurie)

  • Helplessness becomes prayer the moment that you go to Jesus and speak candidly and confidently with Him about your needs. This is to believe. (O. Hallesby)

  • God is merciful and permits us that anger for a time... He never moves, and He will be there waiting patiently when you have no other choice but to throw your cares on Him in order to go on and then the true healing begins and that wonderful "peace that passes all understanding." (Nora Macy)

  • I guess making things fun is the only revenge you have against mortality. Of course, I think about mortality. So many of my colleagues and friends have died that I'm forced to think about it. What we would all like is to kind of choose when we're ready to go, and we'd not have any fear. The best part about death is that it's not selective. It's comforting to know that everyone dies. Death is the pure democracy. (Dustin Hoffman)

Tuesday, June 1

Team Kyle


I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark, when he made Pearl Harbor. I miss you more than that movie missed the point, and that's an awful lot, man. And now, now you've gone away. And all I'm trying to say is: Pearl Harbor sucked, and I miss you.

I need you like Ben Affleck needs acting school. He was terrible in that film. I need you like Cuba Gooding needed a bigger part. He's way better than Ben Affleck. And now, all I can think about is your smile, and that crappy movie too! Pearl Harbor sucked, and I miss you.

Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies? I guess Pearl Harbor sucked, just a little bit more than I miss you. [Team America soundtrack]