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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Tuesday Thingers

 Today's Question: Have you ever added a quote to the quotation field in common knowledge? What's a quote you particularly like from a book, one that you know by heart?

My answer: No, I haven't added any quotes yet but I might try it with one or two favorites. One of my favorite quotes is from The Journals of John Cheever, which I read as a teenager and found very, very moving (the quote, as well as the book): "I am not better than the next man, but I am better than I was." It makes me think about how we're always trying to improve ourselves and make ourselves better somehow- through learning, or exercise, or through new skills, or whatever, but it's not a competitive impulse for me so much as an effort to be a good person. Except when I'm competing! Anyway a little introspection from me today. How about you?
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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 12:36 AM

    Great question! I can't wait to read the quotes we'll all come up with. Here's mine

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  2. jlshallSeptember 16, 2008 at 1:59 AM

    Amazing how many LT features I know nothing about! Here's my answer.

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  3. Lenore AppelhansSeptember 16, 2008 at 5:34 AM

    Here's mine . Loved this question, and I hope to have time to visit a lot of blogs today!

    And yes, there is another pic of my kitty - ha!

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  4. MicheleSeptember 16, 2008 at 8:26 AM

    My answer is here. Again, the clueless one. :-)

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  5. LisaSeptember 16, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    I just came across the Quotations feature this week, so this is perfect timing! My answer is here.

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  6. Library CatSeptember 16, 2008 at 10:05 AM

    Thanks for another great question. Here is my answer.
    LibrarysCat

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  7. S. KrishnaSeptember 16, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    Mine's up!

    http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/2008/09/tuesday-thingers_16.html

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  8. S. KrishnaSeptember 16, 2008 at 10:13 AM

    Hmmm...autolinks don't seem to be working on my previous post...here it is again!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 11:07 AM

    My Tuesday Thingers is here.

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  10. IcedreamSeptember 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    I finally have my post up. It is here.

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  11. AlyceSeptember 16, 2008 at 12:28 PM

    Here's my post:

    http://athomewithbooks.blogspot.com/2008/09/tuesday-thingers_16.html

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    My answer is here.

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  13. J.C. MontgomerySeptember 16, 2008 at 1:07 PM

    I wasn't aware of that feature until I read this post. Now I will have to go through some of my favorites to see what I have.

    Thanks for the info!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    Here is my answer. I haven't really used common knowledge much, unfortunately!

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2008 at 2:49 PM

    It's amazing how I don't know many of these LibraryThing features! So my answer would be no. :)

    Now I'll think of my favorite quote...

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  16. The Budgeting DivaSeptember 16, 2008 at 7:59 PM

    Here is my answer to this week's question. I am definitely not a quote person but I have enjoyed reading everyone else's answers.

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  17. AleaSeptember 16, 2008 at 8:41 PM

    My post is here!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 5:36 AM

    My answer is here. This is my first time participating.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2008 at 9:49 AM

    Ooops, forgot to note that my answer is here.

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  20. FlorindaSeptember 19, 2008 at 9:12 AM

    Tuesday Thingers on Friday.

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