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The Guy Quote – Alan Watts

Posted on January 3, 2014 | 1 comment

Alan Watts was a British-born philosopher, writer, and speaker. Best known for making Eastern philosophy digestible to Western minds, his radio broadcasts, books and talks turned people on to new ways of thinking. He introduced the youth culture to The … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – James Brown, Godfather of Soul

Posted on February 19, 2013 | 1 comment

James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the hardest working man in showbusiness, soul brother number one, founding father of funk and so much more. His musical career spanned an astonishing six decades, he was a major influence on rapping while … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Gore Vidal

Posted on August 2, 2012 | 3 comments

His “pansexuality” stopped him getting into politics, he was punched by Norman Mailer, described Truman Capote’s death as “a good career move” and he never quite hit the same literary orbit as some of his peers (Updike, Bellow, Roth et … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Abraham Lincoln

Posted on April 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, well clever and well tall. He was only president for four years, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, but in that short time he led his country through … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Lucian Freud

Posted on March 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Freud was born in Berlin but his father, Ernst, moved the family to England in 1933 to skip the rise of Nazism. Grandson of Sigmund Freud, elder brother of Clement Freud (who told the world’s funniest joke), he seems to … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Charles Dickens (anniversary edition)

Posted on February 7, 2012 | Leave a comment

Happy 200th birthday, Charles Dickens (so much nicer to celebrate a birthday than a deathday). Dickens was nothing if not a prolific writer. Author of A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, the Pickwick Papers…even if you haven’t read much of his … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Ambrose Bierce

Posted on January 27, 2012 | 1 comment

Famously cynical, withering in his criticism, survivor – and hero – of more than one deadly battle, Ambrose Bierce was an American journalist, short story writer and satirist. In 1913, by then an elderly man, he also famously, mysteriously, disappeared. … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Michael Herr (a must-read)

Posted on January 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

Before he co-wrote and contributed to Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket, Michael Herr wrote a book called Dispatches. Published in 1977, it is a memoir of his days as an Esquire journalist in Vietnam in 1967, where he witnessed … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Carl Jung

Posted on December 19, 2011 | 5 comments

Founder of analytical psychiatry, Jung was the first to view the human psyche as “by nature religious”. He is also famous for his research into dream analysis. As well as his own clinic, he also explored Eastern and Western philosophy, … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Christopher Hitchens (RIP)

Posted on December 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

Woke to the sad news that Christopher Hitchens has passed away. Since his diagnosis with oesophageal cancer he wrote fearlessly and frankly about what he faced. But never, ever forget that before he “passed into the land of malady” (and … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Douglas Adams

Posted on December 5, 2011 | 1 comment

He wrote The Meaning of Liff (one of my favourite books as a youth), but what Douglas Adams is really famous for is the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. The book (and radio and TV series – sadly he died … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Pablo Picasso

Posted on November 14, 2011 | 4 comments

It’s a fair to assume you will already have heard of Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso. You might not know all of his middle names, … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on November 10, 2011 | 1 comment

“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you different.” Blending satire, gallows humour and science fiction, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the twentieth century’s great pacifists. You’ll understand why when you … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Richard Harris

Posted on November 7, 2011 | 3 comments

“Richard Harris may no longer be a wildcat, but he is certainly not a pussycat. Perhaps the description, amiable tiger, will do.” Lisa Hand, Journalist. A genuine star of cinema on screen and a fiery hell raiser off screen, Richard … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote (extended) – William Faulkner

Posted on October 25, 2011 | 4 comments

Nothing Ever Happens One of the saddest things is that the only thing that a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. You can’t eat eight hours a day nor drink for eight hours … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Robert Mitchum

Posted on October 25, 2011 | 6 comments

Mr Film Noir himself, Robert Mitchum is a true original, he defined the anti-hero. When he was 12, his mother sent Mitchum to live with his grandparents in Felton, Delaware, where he was promptly expelled from his middle school for … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Ahab, Melville and the Zep

Posted on September 29, 2011 | Leave a comment

Moby Dick was first published in 1851, but the book wasn’t recognised as a masterpiece until many years after Herman Melville was dead. The book is beautifully written, but beauty can be cruel, unmerciful – there’s no soft edge to … Continue reading →

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The guy quote – Henri Cartier-Bresson

Posted on August 2, 2011 | 1 comment

One of the greatest photographers of his time, Henri Cartier-Bresson was a shy Frenchman who elevated “snap shooting” to the level of a refined and disciplined art. His ability to catch “the decisive moment,” his precise eye for design, his … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Bertrand Russell

Posted on June 21, 2011 | 2 comments

“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.” Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 – 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, … Continue reading →

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The Guy Quote – Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on June 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1894) was the novelist behind Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, he is now one of the 30 most translated authors in … Continue reading →

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