#Purpose

"Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness."

"One must try to make one's life as pleasant as possible. I'm alive and it's not my fault, which means I must somehow go on living the best I can, without bothering anybody, until I die.''But what makes you live? With such thoughts, you'll sit without moving, without undertaking anything...''Life won't leave one alone as it is."

"The petty man wants to use God for himself; the ambitious man wants God to use him for God."

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {3} To create its meaning every day we live and love."

"When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves and share love with others, then true happiness sets in."

"Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of a good one."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"Pacifism There's nothing like seeing action in war to turn a soldier into an instant pacifist or an instant killer."

"The Warrior's Way To the warrior,peace is an annoying interruption of war."

"Pond(er) This [10w] Nobody wants to be:'Big fish in a little pond."

"Bonjour [10w] You're more obscure than first we met,"uttered with regret."

"Broken Heart [10W] The broken heart becomes volcanic, forever rumbling anddispersing ash."

"How Hard? [10w] Fuck’em hard enough to make their breasts move like Jell-O."

"UPS [10w] Women at work judge the UPS man by his package."

"AMTRAK: See America at see level... even though we cost twice as much as a plane and get you there 3 days later."

"The Human Race Pleasure is the sprint.Contentment is the 5 mile.Happiness is the marathon."

"Charity [10w] Contentment over your life is the best aphrodisiac for charity."

"Tennessee State Motto Agriculture and Commerce.Where the KKK was bornand the most popular pick up line is, 'Nice tooth!"

"Eyes of Heaven To see through the eyes of heavenis to look upon your fellow manand only see the good in him."

"Poetry and Ostrich Feathers A poet should leave his poem covered with a faint film of fairy dust,inviting the reader to bring his faint heartand an ostrich feather duster to the reading."