Quote of the Day for 2016-02-19

"Only the dead are safe; only the dead have seen the end of war."

— George Santayana (1863-1952) "Tipperary," Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies

Guernica by Pablo Picasso (1937)

Quote of the Day for 2016-01-07

"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim."

— George Santayana (1863-1952) The Life of Reason, volume 1, Introduction

Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy, and leader of the militias that occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, speaking to the media. (January 4, 2016) Photo by Rob Kerr

Quote of the Day for 2015-09-18

"The soul, too, has her virginity and must bleed a little before bearing fruit."

— George Santayana (1863-1952) "Normal Madness," Dialogues in Limbo

The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo (1939). It was painted the same year she divorced Diego Rivera.