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  • Jennifer Finney Boylan:
    "The world is full of false hopes, most of them dumber than the hope of being transformed by love."
  • Hugh Macleod:
    “Good ideas come with a heavy burden; which is why so few people execute them. Few people can handle it.“


  • Fiona Glennane on meditation:
    “I want you to close your eyes and breathe deep. Picture a peaceful mountain stream. Can you do that? Picture yourself drowning the kidnapper in the stream.”
  • Sarah Haskins:
    "We used to just grow old and be spinsters. Now we have a lot of options: We can be spinsters or cougars."
  • The Doctor:
    "All that attitude, all that lip, 'cos all this time... you think you're not worth it. Shouting at the world 'cos no-one's listening. Well... why should they?"
  • Winter, the guy trying to visit all the Starbucks before they close:
    "Pointless though it might it be, a goal is a goal."
  • Carolyn Hax:
    Carlsbad, N.M.: How do I figure out what to be when I grow up? Carolyn Hax: I dunno, but it's easier if you grow up first, then figure it out. Otherwise you'll just change your mind when you get there.
  • Bobby Singer:
    "Are you under the impression that family is supposed to make you feel GOOD? Bake you an apple pie, maybe? They're SUPPOSED to make you miserable, that's why they're family!"
  • Dan Savage:
    "You want crazy frosting on sane cake."
  • fillyjonk on Susan Boyle:
    "What makes people stop laughing — or at least, what makes you stop caring if they do? The discovery that something about you is utterly remarkable."
  • Gregg Levoy:
    "Chaos is just going to throw on a tie-dye shirt and come to work with no pants on."
  • Carrie Fisher:
    "My mother always said to me, “Don’t be so hard on yourself, dear!” and I wanted to say, “Oh, okay! Then I won’t! I thought that it was a good thing to rough yourself up, but you say it’s not, so I’ll just stop! Thanks for the tip!”
  • deering:
    "Someone who wants to be a doctor or an engineer isn't told right off that bat that they are untalented, or impractical, or can't make it, ever. :P"
  • Jonathan Coulton:
    "This is the thing about the new landscape that drives everyone crazy: you can’t see inside the cow; you can only build one, feed it music, and wait for it to poop."
  • Andrew Ramer:
    "All life wobbles on this planet. Wobbles, or dances. As sometimes, when someone bumps into you on the dance floor, you turn to them with anger in your eyes. And sometimes, you turn to them and love stares back, and the bruise on your thigh was all worth it. So with Earth. It smiles, and rubs its hip. "When you understand fire, you no longer stick your hand in it, you contain it and cook with it. When you understand the wobble, you no longer fear it or hate it, you move with it, use it. And sometimes, when your life is a mess, when you've been in therapy for 57 years and you're still falling in love with the wrong person--stop blaming your parents or yourself. Stop and take a deep breath and say to yourself--I'm living on a world that wobbles on its axis. It has seasons and changes. And sometimes, what seems to be going wrong in my life isn't really a flaw in my nature. It's just that I haven't learned to wobble with the world yet. The Earth laughs at itself. Can you?"
  • Carolyn Hax:
    "Short description of a long process: Figure out the things that make you feel confident/fulfilled/energized; that give you a sense of purpose or accomplishment; that tap into your natural abilities and strengths; and that -don't- put you at the mercy of any one person, and orient your life around those. Often, this requires another step--concurrently or as a precursor--of reducing the role in your life of things that make you feel worthless/empty/exhausted; that require skills that don't come naturally; that feel like a waste of time; or that put you routinely at the mercy of others."
  • Kitty Norville:
    "People are always saying that to me--how can I possibly be a skeptic given what I am? Given how much I know about what's really out there, how can I turn my nose up at any half-baked belief that crosses my desk? Really, it's easy, because so many of them are half-baked. They're formulated by people trying to con other people and make a few bucks. The fact that some of this is real makes it even more important to be on our guard, to be that much more skeptical, so we can separate truth and fiction. Blind faith is still blind, and I try not to be."
  • Kitty Norville:
    "The supernatural world was like an onion. You peel back the layers, only to find more layers, on and on, hopelessly trying to reach the mysterious core. Then you start crying."
  • regicide is good for you:
    "Are ads even trying to sell anything anymore, or just keep us vaguely, constantly aware that there are generally things on sale somewhere nearby? I like this new model. People get paid to delight me, and I walk away still blissfully unaware of products."
  • Hanna Rosin:
    "One fleeting thing—an unearned pile of money, a one-night stand, a tattoo, a suddenly paralyzed teammate—can change your entire life. Accident and coincidence are more powerful than any God-driven holistic narrative."
  • B.J. Love (what a name, eh?):
    “People may think art is a waste of time because it’s not ‘goods’ that can be bought, sold and taxed, but down the road art is all we got. The only historical documents I've read from the 1860s are the Gettysburg address, a poetic speech, and Leaves of Grass and THAT is how I understand those times, and I think years from now, poetry will still be how we understand times, these time included.”
  • Seymour, "Burn Notice":
    "Don't argue with destiny. It will kick your ass."
  • NoStyleHere:
    "So I'm 48, good god man, and my experience is that every time you think life is finally starting to be less weird, it busts loose with a whole new *kind* of weird. Life ebbs and flows and changes and much of the joy of it is in its utter unpredictability."
  • Patricia Briggs:
    "As an author, I sometimes feel like the wicked witch. My job is to find someone happily minding their own business, and mess up their happy little lives until they're upset enough to get off their rump and go change something."
  • Elliot Bangs:
    "What the hell was I doing? I asked myself, more than once. But haven't you ever needed to follow a mystery past all the limits of common sense? Have you ever found yourself in a whole awful prison of a world in which every last familiar and sensible thing has finally come up hollow and pointless? Have you ever been left with nothing on which to stake all your hopes of transcendence, save one good leap into the abyss? It also suffices to say that the story would have ended here if it hadn't been for alcohol."
  • Elsa:
    For me it’s like being a horse… a thoroughbred. That "horse is born to run… pretty much that is why it is here. It can rest but the basic life is getting ready to run, running and then recovering from running. If you take a horse like that or a person like me and you tie them down, you are killing that horse. You are perverting nature. That horse is not going to thrive and God or the universe is going to be very pissed at you. He or it will also be pissed at the horse because what’s it doing standing there when it knows damned well it’s supposed to run?"
  • Carrie Fisher:
    "Now, keeping yourself impervious to mockery is a full time occupation. I’ve been working at it ever since I can remember."
  • Murdoc Niccals, The Gorillaz
    "Always be wary of people who use quotes." I don't know who said that."
  • flipside:
    "Following your heart through life is like following your feet across a piano."
  • The Doctor:
    "You want weapons? We're in a library. Books! Best weapons in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself."
  • Jessica Lovejoy:
    "You know what would be great? This totally impossible thing!"
  • D. Brian Burghart:
    "I’d like to be in love—if not with a person, then with a consuming new idea or project that will move me from the waiting for the next phase of my life to the real deal."
  • Anonymous:
    "If a cannibal can find someone to volunteer to be killed and eaten, surely our problems of finding the appropriate relationships to suit us are considerably more minimal."
  • Joss Whedon:
    "Honestly, it really is that little chaos factor. It's when the thing starts talking back to you. When you come up with something that is a little bit more than just a good reproduction of what was in the book, and somehow reflects you in a way that you didn't understand yourself: that's art."
  • Rasputin:
    "This is what has always bothered me about relationships. It’s never just you and your partner who get into one: It’s always you, your partner, and society. And that’s not a three-way I’m comfortable with."
  • Anonymous:
    It's funny how quickly your plans change from "changing the world and chasing your dreams" to "getting really fucking drunk."
  • Keith Olbermann:
    "You are asked now, by your country, and perhaps by your creator, to stand on one side or another. You are asked now to stand, not on a question of politics, not on a question of religion, not on a question of gay or straight. You are asked now to stand, on a question of...love. All you need do is stand, and let the tiny ember of love meet its own fate. You don’t have to help it, you don’t have it applaud it, you don’t have to fight for it. Just don’t put it out. Just don’t extinguish it. Because while it may at first look like that love is between two people you don’t know and you don’t understand and maybe you don’t even want to know...It is, in fact, the ember of your love, for your fellow **person… Just because this is the only world we have. And the other guy counts, too."
  • Lafayette from True Blood:
    "Ain't no freak gonna tell no other freak how to live."
  • Mitch Hedberg:
    "I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to figure out where they're going, and hook up with them later."
  • Cathal Morrow:
    "Two truths I didn’t realise until just now: 1. I’ve always had the sense that my life is moving towards some sort higher truth 2. It’s not going particularly well"

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April 24, 2008

Birthday horoscope roundup!

Cafe Astrology:

You are working hard and playing hard in the year ahead. You are coming across with more authority, and quickly gain others' respect. You are likely putting forth more practical effort this year, and if you do, the rewards are measurable. It's an excellent year in which to organize your life in some significant manner. Opportunities to advance abound. There is likely to be some stimulating fireworks in your romantic life, and also some decidedly romantic and growth-oriented experiences.

The Sun forms a grand trine with Saturn and Pluto in your Solar Return chart, making it an excellent year for productive mental activity, solving problems, and purposeful work. This is a very stable influence. While your mental faculties are attuned to otherworldly impressions, offering you increased insight, focus, psychological understanding and awareness, you are also grounded and thinking in very practical terms. Besides solid problem solving, it's also a good year for getting organized, doing detail work, and preparing for the future. Decisions made during this period in your life tend to be practical and well thought out. Work done now is likely to beget tangible results in the future. Manifestation and achievement are what satisfy. It's likely to be a year in which you are capable of a whole lot of work and effort, and you derive quite a bit of satisfaction from it.

You stand to gain some perhaps profound new insights into your life. You can be especially persuasive and convincing in your communications, whether written or oral, as you come across with increased authority. You certainly have the power of practicality, realism, and caution on your side in the year ahead. Work you have done in the past begins to pay off this year--not necessarily in dramatic ways, but in small, measurable ways. You may be recognized or rewarded in some way for the efforts you put forth. Because you project a more responsible and credible “you”, people in authority are more inclined to appreciate you and recognize your work. This is a year in which you put your life in order in some significant manner. Improved concentration, a more realistic outlook, and a practical awareness of the limits of time all help you to make steady progress, particularly in your career. Your concern for your future this year is stronger than usual, and you may find that projects you start, or investments you make, this year will benefit you for years to come. The key to success now is adopting a realistic, practical, disciplined, and orderly approach to your life.

With Venus square both Mars and Jupiter, the pleasurable areas of life will not be overlooked! Sexual tensions and competitiveness are possible, and there can be conflicts that arise from differences between romantic and sexual needs. Feelings of elation in love or with regards to the pleasures of life can lead you to overdo, overindulge, overspend, and overstate your feelings. Take care not to set up unrealistic expectations in your partnerships. Avoid hasty (or haughty!) decisions, and be wary of making impulse purchases. You might take great strides to get noticed on a social or romantic level. Your affections are strongly stimulated, and you are more acutely aware of your powers of attraction. Romance, love, and sexuality occupy your mind more than usual. You can enjoy an increase in personal magnetism (as well as libido!), but be wary of competitiveness or tension in existing love relationships, as this aspect ignites your passions in general, whether they‘re feelings of love or anger!

Venus also sextiles Chiron, Neptune, and the Moon's North Node, and you'll have a chance to heal old wounds with regards to love this year. You're also bound to find new ways of making money. You are more imaginative and attuned to the world of beauty and romance this year. Gentleness with others is the best way to harness this energy and to attract what you want into your life. There could be truly "magical" times on a romantic and social level. You might even find and fall in love with the person of your dreams. Benefits come through paying attention to your dreams and intuitions. You are very likely to attract loving relationships and/or new warm social contacts into your life. Your popularity increases and efforts to smooth over challenges in partnerships are more likely to succeed. Negotiations, marriage, and business partnerships tend to fare well.

Mars trines Uranus, suggesting bursts of creativity and energy that help you to further your goals. Healthy risk-taking is likely this year, as you are more able to spot an opportunity when you see one. It is easier than usual to break free from habits that have previously held you back from going after what you want in life. Mars also opposes Jupiter, and although you are bound to show great enthusiasm for your endeavors this year, over-estimating what you are capable of doing is a potential problem. You may get fired up over opposing viewpoints, and you may need to adjust your plan of action. Errors in judgment made now are likely due to impulsiveness and the overlooking of crucial details.

A harmonious aspect between Jupiter and Uranus suggests this could be a "lucky" year, although the luck is likely to come from a positive attitude and an enterprising spirit. It should be a strong year when sudden opportunities for advancement in different areas of your life appear. At the heart of this is your ability to recognize and capitalize upon opportunities and potentials. You are more open to new energies, approaches, and attitudes under this influence. Fortunate events occur as a direct result of your willingness to entertain the unusual and to think outside of the box. This aspect favors group activities, financial endeavors associated with groups or organizational efforts, educational pursuits, writing, publishing, speaking, and humanitarian efforts. A positive and optimistic outlook serves you especially well this year.

You are working hard and playing hard in the year ahead. You are coming across with more authority, and quickly gain others' respect. You are likely putting forth more practical effort this year, and if you do, the rewards are measurable. It's an excellent year in which to organize your life in some significant manner. Opportunities to advance abound. There is likely to be some stimulating fireworks in your romantic life, and also some decidedly romantic and growth-oriented experiences.

2008 is a Number Two year for you. Ruled by the Moon. This is a year of potential companionship. It is a quiet, gentle, and mostly harmonious year that is less active than other years. Instead, you are more responsive to the needs of others. If you are patient and open yourself up in a gentle manner, you will attract both things and people. This is an excellent year in which to build and develop for the future. Advice - be patient, be receptive, enjoy the peace, collect.

2009 will be a Number Three year for you. Ruled by Jupiter. This is a year of sociability. It is a friendly time, when it is easy to enjoy life and other people. Focus is on personal freedom, reaching out to others, making new friends, and exploration. You are more enthusiastic and ready for adventure. It is likely to be a rather lighthearted year, when opportunities for "play" time are greater than usual. It's also a good year for expressing your creativity. Advice - reach out, but avoid scattering your energies.

Elle:

"Your sense of beauty and desire for love make you a loyal, sensual and protective Bull. You’re a passionate collector and recognize the inherent value in items before the vast majority of others do. You take enormous personal pleasure in improving and decorating your home. Because your home is so important - and actually reflects your personality - you may ultimately own more than one dwelling. Gifted at spotting value and excellence, your property investments are generally quite successful. As your circumstances and tastes change, you migrate into different neighborhoods and revise your personal style. You prefer property that is aesthetic, comfortable, and mirrors your philosophy and status. You may take a personal interest in building and design. You can be exacting to the point of appearing difficult or demanding. Your standards are high, but you never ask others to work harder than you do. Therein lies the problem: you’re more driven and dedicated than most of your peers - so you almost always show them up. It’s likely that your personal and professional lives will play tug of war much of the time. Unwilling to do anything slipshod, you may suffer emotionally from regret or guilt if you believe your performance is less than stellar. You demand the best from yourself both at work and at home, and need to feel in control. A lot of this stems from your highly developed sense of responsibility, high standards, and intensely protective nature. You will not allow interlopers to breach your territory. You may also bristle when asked personal questions. No matter how tough your exterior, you have paid the cost of being the boss. Even the thing you want the most - love - tends to offer deep extremes of pleasure and pain."

Bridgett Walther:

For April 24: You’re so eager to break through silly routines, time-wasting meetings and someone’s pointless objections that it’s really difficult to contain your energy and borderline anger. It’s important that you bottle it up and seal it for the time being. Things will get better this afternoon. In fact, the slowski pace that has practically made you apoplectic eases up and feels almost fabulous - can you stand it? And it’s for real – not some cruel illusion. People actually start being cooperative this afternoon. (Since your time zone may be a factor here, I’m basing this on ET, just so you know.) Remain calm and know that the most irritating phase of an unnecessary soap opera is fading fast at last - sigh.

Eugenia Last: 

Happy Birthday: Focus on health and wealth this year. Relationships may need some adjustments. Your dedication and practical nature will be a winning combination. Take a look at an old situation and you will have the discernment to know how you should handle something you face now. Your numbers are 13,22,29,37,45,47

Birthday Baby: You are magnetic and will handle whatever comes your way for good or for bad. You are a troubleshooter and the go-to person -- the one everyone looks up to.

Daily Horoscopes:

You guide others in gentle ways and you leave positive impressions every place you go. You also never seem to be too busy to shake a hand and ask a person how they are. You may find yourself doing spiritual or intuitive things this Sunday. The astrology present in your life this Monday is one that lends itself to hard studies and work, however you have been working hard and studying all month and will find today much easier than many others find their day. You may be very curious this Tuesday and want to do a little research. Your interest can be turned into most any direction and before this Wednesday is over you will probably find yourself at an art show, a museum or a circus performance. Keep a note pad handy for new ideas and then relax: Recorded or live music can be enjoyed through your earphones this Thursday. If you can’t physically remove yourself; perhaps you are on a boat. Of course today is work and the same stands true. Your good works today bring you special attention. When asked your opinion this Friday, it may be you will have to stop to see who is doing the asking. This Saturday is a delightful day for enjoying the out-of-doors.

Astro.com:

As would seem appropriate with this transit, today is a day of new beginnings, and the influences you feel today will affect the entire year to come.  However, this does not mean that the whole year will be disappointing if today doesn't work out exactly as planned.  You are receiving a new impulse from the energy center within you, as symbolized by the Sun.  Therefore any new venture that you start at this time will ride the crest of this new energy and will very likely come to an acceptable conclusion.  Whatever you do or begin today will bear the stamp of your individuality more than anything else.  This is the day to assert yourself anew.

MSN UK:

April 24 people make terrific parents and unconventional lovers, because they resist any kind of cliche in their thinking. Nobody born today thinks others should behave in a certain way if it makes them unhappy. Good news for their tearaway kids. Good news for their love-life too because they have an open mind about everything. Not such good news for the parents of young April 24, who probably won't agree with anything their parents say, certainly won't do what they are told, and will probably drive teachers at school mad with their questions. This is a day which questions everything, especially the status quo. At work, they can't understand why bosses are supposed to know less about certain parts of the organisation than the workers. As bosses themselves, they make sure that all managers mix with the workers, understand the business from the floor upwards and don't behave patronisingly to employees. They are also careful to maintain a healthy environment for people at work. Kind and fair, employees like them. Managers are frightened of what they will think up next. And it's likely to be no private offices, no company cars and everybody eating together in the canteen. They throw a great party at work and at home. These are the people who shine at karaoke, dance brilliantly and often play in their own band. Some go on to make a career in showbusiness, where they will be known for their innovative style and infectious energy. On stage, everybody likes working with them because they are generous about others' talent, and always good for a laugh. Many people born on this day are keen on sport, sometimes overkeen according to their long suffering lovers and friends, who have to listen and enthuse until tears of boredom flow. Their homes will be tapped into cable and satellite for the sport, and newspapers seized first for the sports pages.
April 24 people can suffer from physical tension, or simply muscle strain. They get this from sport, just horsing around, and moving through life fast. An aromatic bath may be the answer. It's not expensive, helps skin disorders, relieves muscular and other pains, and induces restful sleep. Some essential oils can be an irritant to the skin if you use more than three drops. So be careful of basil, ginger, fennel,orange and peppermint. Sandalwood is one of the mildest and you may safely use up to 10 drops in your bath. Sprinkle the drops after you have run the bath.
Most people born on this day are essentially kind, but some may get swept away and make more conventional people feel dull and even afraid. Terrifying others is never an attractive characteristic, and always rebounds on you.

Tarot.com:

Treat yourself to all the things you like, but remember that moderation is the best way to avoid the consequences of having "more than enough"!
Your desire to learn more about the world can show you a path toward growth that pushes you beyond your old comfort zone. It's surely not time to pull back out of fear, but it's also not a good idea to surge forward without acknowledging how much work is ahead of you. Take time to reassess your destination in light of what you now know. Today, it's better to be realistic than idealistic.

NY Post:

Luck planet Jupiter is immensely strong on your birthday this year but because it make difficult aspects to Venus and Mars, the relationship planets, there is a danger you might take others' support for granted. You'll get away with a lot but there is a line you must not go beyond.

Seattle Times:

Career, work and making progress in the material world may be your most important motivators for the next few months. Since you are temporarily a perfectionist, you will strive to fulfill all of your duties to the letter and win the respect of the boss. Having a few letters after your name or completing the requirements for a raise might also be a possibility. Since your reputation and responsibilities fill up all your time, the best month for a glamorous vacation will be in November when your love of romance and leisure is accentuated.

Holiday Mathis:

There's a hint of mystery in the air now -- you're not sure what this year will bring, but with your winning attitude, you're sure you're going to like it. In June, it's futile to resist being in love, so just give in! Singles meet eligible and exciting partners in a school of some kind. You'll travel in October. You hit it off famously with Libra and Pisces. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 20, 19, 30 and 1.

Detroit News:

Career, work and making progress in the material world may be your most important motivators for the next few months. Since you are temporarily a perfectionist, you will strive to fulfill all of your duties to the letter and win the respect of the boss. Having a few letters after your name or completing the requirements for a raise might also be a possibility. Since your reputation and responsibilities fill up all your time, the best month for a glamorous vacation will be in November when your love of romance and leisure is accentuated.

Georgia Nichols:

You're very protective and nurturing to your loved ones, which is   why it is difficult to focus on your job at the expense of family   at times. Most of you make excellent parents. You're interested in   a wide variety of ideas, religions and philosophies. Your year   ahead strongly highlights partnerships and close friendships, and   perhaps a major decision? (It's about values.)

Eugenia Last:

Focus on health and wealth this year. Relationships may need some adjustments. Your dedication and practical nature will be a winning combination. Take a look at an old situation and you will have the discernment to know how you should handle something you face now. Your numbers are 13,22,29,37,45,47
You are magnetic and will handle whatever comes your way for good or for bad. You are a troubleshooter and the go-to person -- the one everyone looks up to.

Linda Black:

A major objective is within reach this year. This could be about your career, and it has always seemed just beyond your reach. If more education is required, sign up for the classes now.

Marjorie Orr:

IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY your year ahead will be upbeat, confident and a time when you're likely to talk big and occasionally exaggerate what you can accomplish. Don't over-commit yourself. A speedy schedule will make you impatient of people making mistakes. You may travel more than usual since you'll be keen to explore new experiences. Loved ones may be asking more of you. After mid year you will be deciding what changes to put in place at home.

New Zealand Herald:

The wheel of fortune swings your way in areas of substance. An improvement in lifestyle, personal happiness or career comes courtesy of lucky Jupiter in your zone of expansion. Team up with a compatible partner.

Comments

Amazing site! I found your site very interesting.when I was young I love to hear about fortune-telling, infact me and my friends used to go to a fortune teller who became our friend as well. We go there like once or twice a week, yes that’s how we were addicted to it.I even believe it until now.

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