i hope we could spend more time together
a few hours is better than never
if we could only make it longer
the whole day would be fine
the whole week would be fine
the whole month would be fine
the whole year would be fine
the decade would be fine
the century would be fine
a fine, fine time
— FINE TIME, eHeads!
It’s only music, you might say, but in modern society music plays the role once reserved for poetry… Music speaks the truth about our times. The Eraserheads spoke for us back then and, in the hearts of many fans, continue to do so today.
— Joey Alarilla, from his essay The Long Goodbye in TIKMAN ANG LANGIT—An Anthology on the Eraserheads
Hey I believe in recycling, but that’s ridiculous.
— Al Gore, on John McCain’s endorsing of the policies of the Bush-Cheney White House and promising to actually continue them
I want so much to open your eyes ‘cause I need you to look into mine.
— OPEN YOUR EYES by Snow Patrol
I was 10 when Ninoy was shot. I didn’t know what the fuss was all about when the killing happened, but by the time the Agrava Fact-Finding Board had completed its report I was obsessed with Ninoy Aquino—his life and his death. (I did my 5th grade research paper on the Board’s findings. Was a sucker for underdogs even then ;) I’m not sure how I feel about Ninoy as a retail campaign, actually, but I guess anything that recognizes his heroism in life and death can’t be that bad. Ninoy, hindi ka nag-iisa.
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
— Audre Lorde, quoted
here
—Jacques Barzun, quoted by CdQ in today’s
There’s the Rub. ‘Moral turpitude’ is a phrase often used in law (as in, ‘a crime involving moral turpitude’) but never exactly defined. I love how Barzun illustrates moral depravity as a symptom of social decadence
