August 22, 2013 Archives – Page 2 of 2 − Dipping Into Light

"There are two ways to wake up. You can wake up thinking about what you know, or you wake up thinking and saying 'What can I learn?.' That's a very different approach."

— Tori Amos, American singer, born August 22, 1963

Tori Amos, American singer, born August 22, 1963

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor, born August 22, 1891

"I find I'm luckier when I work harder."

— Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon, born August 22, 1920

Denton Cooley, American heart surgeon, born August 22, 1920

"If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me."

— Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893

Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893

"Don't look at me in that tone of voice."

— Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893

Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893

"If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you."

— Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893,

Dorothy Parker, American poet, born August 22, 1893

Devil’s Island, penal colony, permanently closed, August 22, 1952

Prayers wait patiently

— Corrine Dewinter

Corrine De Winter, American author

Claude Debussy, French composer, born August 22, 1862

"On those who over analyze music: When you tear the wings off a butterfly, it is no longer a butterfly."

— Claude Debussy, French composer, born August 22, 1862

Claude Debussy, French composer, born August 22, 1862

John Lee Hooker, American singer, born August 22, 1917

"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world."

— Grace Paley, American poet, died August 22, 2007

Grace Paley, American poet, died August 22, 2007

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