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Hindsight
-Guy Kawasaki
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown
is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
-Bertrand Russell
Wear sunscreen
-Mary Schmich
Man was given an imagination to compensate for what he isn't;
a sense of humour to console him for what he is.
- Francis Bacon
Leisure
-W.H. Davies
Not all those that wander are lost.
-J.R.R. Tolkein
Life is a tragedy for those who feel,
and a comedy for those who think.
-Jean de La Bruyère
The average person thinks he isn't.
-Father Larry Lorenzoni
Computers are useless.
They can only give you answers.
-Pablo Picasso
Become who you are.
-Nietzshe
Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.
-Frank Tyger
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
-Anon
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muse
 One of my favourite memories from visiting Tanjore as a kid, was spending time at the Sarasvati Mahal Library. Started in the 16th century as the the Maharaja's royal collection, their collection spans incredibly delicate manuscripts on palm-leaves to an eclectic collection of books dating to the first half of the twentieth century. I've spent several weeks browsing their musty shelves, finding gems like Fred Hoyle's Black Cloud that I've never been able to find since! None of this "computerisation" thing then, so you had to be patient and diligent, (and often adventurous given their state :) while you prised books out of shelves that had rarely been used of late.
Last weekend at Bangalore, I ended up spending a wee bit of time at the Select book store where I managed to find some interesting books I've previously read, on editions dating back to well before my parents were born; part of the package was the very rich musty smell, extremely brittle pages, silver fish feeding spots... interesting acquisitions - I wish I had more time there!
Current read : Why we buy - interesting, entertaining and informative tome on shopping behaviour; turns people into an armchair experts on creating shopping experiences overnight :)
10:13 PM
Sunday, June 27, 2004
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