First entry

Today is December 17th, 2009, and I am posting this new blog section in an attempt to collect those little quotes, sayings and witty lines that I have either heard throughout my days, read on a billboard or received in a fortune cookie. You know - just little things here and there.

Some may be deeply philosophical, while others may be just well, random.

I'll try not to put too much crap in it though, I don't want to water down the quality of this blog because it has good intentions behind it.

I recently bought a book entitled Overheard in New York - a collection of random quotes as featured on this website/blog. The book was only $1.00. Apparently it wasn't selling well and was on clearance at Books-A-Million, so I figured "why not?" .


This book got me sort of more motivated to actually write down random things I personally hear each day too, but in more of a purposeful way sort of.  Of course, I can't avoid listing some quotes found in two books I bought which contain nothing but (you guessed it) quotes. However, I'll try not to use those references ALL THE TIME. I'll also post some well known quotes most likely either by historical figures or famous people of the present time. This won't be a daily thing, just a random thing - like me.

Anyhow!

Now that I have explained my blog's purpose and origins, I'll start with today's entry.


This quote is featured in the forward from the author Glenn Beck in his book Common Sense:  The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government.  It's obviously inspired by Thomas Paine's revolutionary 1776 pamphlet Common Sense.  I remember reading about Thomas Paine when I was a little girl in school as I adored early American history.  Past the 1800's, however, I found it boring and dull. Anyways, I bought this book since it caught my eye with the title. In the forward, he addresses the reader and states our American cultural view of our government:

"...instead of rising up with a collective voice, we sit idly by and watch as our hard-won freedoms slowly dissolve into a puddle of apathy, political correctness, and outright corruption."

These words are so true. The "apathy" description really strikes a chord with me.