Free Thoughts Here! "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head... ...The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury." -Charlie Chaplin "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." -Jack Kerouac, On The Road, 1957 "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he marches to the beat of a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away..." -Henry David Thoreau "If we never looked at things and thought what they might be, we'd still be in the tall grass with the apes." -James Goldman, They Might Be Giants "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up any way." -John Wayne "There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. True nobility comes from being superior to your previous self." -Hindu Proverb "I believe in ghosts but they are very difficult to see, a bit like badgers really. You only ever see a ghost when it's run over by the side of the road." -Craig Charles