Speaker For The Diodes - January 5th, 2014

Jan. 5th, 2014

05:24 am - QotD

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2012-10-16:

"We elevate people to the status of heroes in order to let ourselves off the hook: 'I'm just a mere mortal -- I could never even dream of doing something like that.'" -- Jarvis Cocker, writing in The Guardian.

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<!-- lj-cut text="Jarvis Cocker, on our need for heroes" --> <p>From the <a href="http://quotationofthedaylist.blogspot.com/"> Quotation of the day mailing list</a>, 2012-10-16:</p><blockquote> <p><i>"We elevate people to the status of heroes in order to let ourselves off the hook: 'I'm just a mere mortal -- I could never even dream of doing something like that.'"</i> -- Jarvis Cocker, writing in The Guardian.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/10/john-lennon-letters-hunter-davies-review?INTCMP=SRCH"</a> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/10/john-lennon-letters-hunter-davies-review?INTCMP=SRCH</a>]</p> </blockquote><p>submitted to the mailing list by Jean Rogers</p> <p><small>Today is:<br /> Gregorian: 2014-01-05 (the twelfth day of Christmas)<br /> Julian: 2013-12-23<br /> Hebrew: 5774 Shevat 04<br /> Islamic: 1435 Rabi`al-Awwal 03<br /> Persian: 1392 Dey 15<br /> Mayan: 0.0.0.13.0.1.1.0<br /> Indian Civil Calendar: 1935 Pausa 15<br /> Anniversary of the death of Edward the Confessor in 1066, President Nixon ordering the development of a Space Shuttle program in 1972, and the discovery of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(dwarf_planet)"> Eris</a> in 2005<br /> The birthday of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Eco">Umberto Eco</a> (1932), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Rose">Charlie Rose</a> (1942), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Keaton">Diane Keaton</a> (1946), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Manson"> Marilyn Manson</a> (1969), and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seanan_McGuire"> Seanan McGuire</a> (1978).</small></p> <p><small>[Note that today is the twelfth day <em>of</em> Christmas -- the Feast of the Nativity being day one -- but "Twelfth Day" is also another name for the Feast of the Epiphany, i.e. tomorrow, the twelfth day <em>after</em> Christmas. Just because calendars aren't confusing enough anyhow, I guess.]</small></p>

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