tiny thoughts https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/ the micro-blog version of “Taking Thoughts Captive” with brief quotes, fleeting thoughts, and other ephemera from the cutting room floor... Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:52:47 +0000 https://i.snap.as/UXJnxT10.ico tiny thoughts https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/ “Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of... https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/sir-there-are-two-passions-which-have-a-powerful-influence-on-the-affairs-of?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. Separately each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but when united in view of the same object, they have in many minds the most violent effects. place before the eyes of such men a post of honor that shall at the same time be a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. ” -- Benjamin Franklin, June 2nd, 1787 ]]> “Sir, there are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. Separately each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but when united in view of the same object, they have in many minds the most violent effects. place before the eyes of such men a post of honor that shall at the same time be a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. ”

— Benjamin Franklin, June 2nd, 1787

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/sir-there-are-two-passions-which-have-a-powerful-influence-on-the-affairs-of Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:21:02 +0000 “We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are... https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/we-know-they-are-lying-they-know-they-are-lying-they-know-we-know-they-are?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they know we know they are lying, and still they continue to lie.” -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn]]> “We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they know we know they are lying, and still they continue to lie.”

— Alexander Solzhenitsyn

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/we-know-they-are-lying-they-know-they-are-lying-they-know-we-know-they-are Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:48:10 +0000 “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get... https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/women-and-cats-will-do-as-they-please-and-men-and-dogs-should-relax-and-get?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” -- Robert Heinlein]]> “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

— Robert Heinlein

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/women-and-cats-will-do-as-they-please-and-men-and-dogs-should-relax-and-get Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:22:22 +0000 “You have to be odd to be number one.” https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/you-have-to-be-odd-to-be-number-one?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“You have to be odd to be number one.” -- Dr. Seuss]]> “You have to be odd to be number one.”

— Dr. Seuss

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/you-have-to-be-odd-to-be-number-one Wed, 13 May 2026 13:15:20 +0000 “It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.” https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/it-is-far-better-to-be-alone-than-to-be-in-bad-company?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.” -- George Washington]]> “It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”

— George Washington

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/it-is-far-better-to-be-alone-than-to-be-in-bad-company Wed, 13 May 2026 13:14:59 +0000 "Nationalism is about power: its adherent wants to acquire as much power and... https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/nationalism-is-about-power-its-adherent-wants-to-acquire-as-much-power-and?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA["Nationalism is about power: its adherent wants to acquire as much power and prestige as possible for his nation, in which he submerges his individuality. Whereas nationalism is accordingly aggressive, patriotism is defensive: it is a devotion to a particular place and a way of life one thinks best, but has no wish to impose on others." -- George Orwell, “Notes on Nationalism,” Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters, vol. 3, 362]]> “Nationalism is about power: its adherent wants to acquire as much power and prestige as possible for his nation, in which he submerges his individuality. Whereas nationalism is accordingly aggressive, patriotism is defensive: it is a devotion to a particular place and a way of life one thinks best, but has no wish to impose on others.”

— George Orwell, “Notes on Nationalism,” Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters, vol. 3, 362

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/nationalism-is-about-power-its-adherent-wants-to-acquire-as-much-power-and Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:49:07 +0000 “There are few cheerier things than buying a bunch of used books and taking... https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/there-are-few-cheerier-things-than-buying-a-bunch-of-used-books-and-taking?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“There are few cheerier things than buying a bunch of used books and taking them to a cafe to read.” -- Paul Graham]]> “There are few cheerier things than buying a bunch of used books and taking them to a cafe to read.”

— Paul Graham

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/there-are-few-cheerier-things-than-buying-a-bunch-of-used-books-and-taking Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:35:28 +0000 “You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.” https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/you-cannot-truly-listen-to-anyone-and-do-anything-else-at-the-same-time?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.” -- M. Scott Peck]]> “You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.”

— M. Scott Peck

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/you-cannot-truly-listen-to-anyone-and-do-anything-else-at-the-same-time Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:35:06 +0000 "One is not, by decision, just a writer. https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/one-is-not-by-decision-just-a-writer?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA["One is not, by decision, just a writer. One becomes a writer by writing, by shaping thoughts into the proper or improper words, depending on the subject, and by doing it constantly." -- Louis L'Amour]]> “One is not, by decision, just a writer. One becomes a writer by writing, by shaping thoughts into the proper or improper words, depending on the subject, and by doing it constantly.”

— Louis L'Amour

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/one-is-not-by-decision-just-a-writer Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:13:10 +0000 “Books only have two smells. https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/books-only-have-two-smells?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[“Books only have two smells. The smell of a new book, which is good, and the smell of an old book, which is even better.” -- Ray Bradbury]]> “Books only have two smells. The smell of a new book, which is good, and the smell of an old book, which is even better.”

— Ray Bradbury

]]> https://tiny.takingthoughtscaptive.org/books-only-have-two-smells Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:14:54 +0000