The Tao of the Dude Book

[Dude1967]

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.     -Oscar Wilde

Those who are clever, who have a Brain, never understand anything.
         -Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne

Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.
Lemony Snicket

[Dude1967]

The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.    -Dan Millman

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.   -Don Marquis

If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.
-Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne

That's how my life is now: I'm walking without fear, and if there are mistakes to be made, I'll make them, learn from them, and keep going.      -Mary J. Blige

If I could kick the person in the tail that causes me the most problems I could not sit down for a week.     -Will Rogers

[DigitalBuddha]

Fuck it.

  - The Dude

[brandt]

Oh yes, Fuck it, that's your answer to everything!
- The Big Lebowski

[Dude1967]

Any man who doesn't know how to cook deserves every bad meal he ever gets.   -Richard "Dick" Leary (1930-1997)

There's no such thing as bad weather, only poor clothing choices  - Richard "Dick" Leary

Mark it zero   - Walter

[brandt]

"Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up for work"- Chuck Close

"Do you have a job, sir?" - The Big Lebowski

"Durn, lost my train of thought there" - the Stranger

[DigitalBuddha]

I never met a drug I didn't like.

  - Timothy Leary

http://leary.com/

[brandt]

" A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

[Dude1967]

An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out. -Will Rogers

When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life.           -Geoffrey F. Abert

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
  -Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784)

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?                  -George Carlin

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.                  -Dr. Seuss

[DigitalBuddha]

There a lot of people around that believe that coming down out of the trees was a big mistake.

   - Douglas Adams

[Miisus]

the dude abides

[DigitalBuddha]

the dude abides

Fucking a

[brandt]

What's your point?

[Dude1967]

What's your point?

There's no fucking reason--here's my point, Dude--there's no fucking reason--

[brandt]

that's right, there's no fucking reason,........ but nobody fucks with the jesus!