STATUS QUOtes — 20230330

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.” — Max Ehrmann

“The same principle leads us to neglect a person of merit that induces us to admire a fool [ed].” — Jean de La Bruyère

“Before beginning a hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it.” — A.A. Milne

“The family. We are a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.” — Erma Bombeck

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230328

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The truth doesn’t hurt unless it ought to.” — Bertie Charles Forbes

“Because behind this expansion [of knowledge ] there is a great asymmetry: what is knowable but still unknown will always be larger than what we already know, meaning there are more possibilities waiting to be discovered than have already been discovered. This asymmetry in knowledge is reason to be optimistic, because it means there are no limits to our improvement.” — Kevin Kelly

“In my heart I had the thorn of a passion. I managed to take it off one day. I no longer feel my heart.” — Antonio Machado

“The concept of best-friendship is responsible for the worst birthday party of my life. I was 11 and hosting a sleepover. We were all having fun, eating pizza and comparing our Beanie Babies—until someone referred to someone else as her best friend. Suddenly, we were at war.” — Jaya Saxena

 

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Pula’s Ancient Heritage


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Pula, the largest city on the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia, is a major tourist destination. The most iconic landmark is the Amphitheater built by the Romans under the reign of Emperor Vespasian during the first century AD.



Originally constructed on the outskirts of town, it now finds a place among more contemporary buildings and parks.



The Amphitheater has been given the nickname of the Arena because of the sand covering the floor of the structure.



According to Wikipedia, the Pula Amphitheater is the only one in the world that has all four side towers intact.





Considering the age of the Amphitheater, it is amazing that the walls are still standing in “relatively good” condition.



As visitors walk around and through the infrastructure, they can easily imagine long-gone attendees sitting on stone benches.



Among the artifacts in the subterranean gallery is a wall of aged jugs.



Built between 1929 and 1931, St. Anthony’s Church stands in sharp contrast to the Arena and would probably be considered an “architectural infant” within that comparative framework.



Although the Amphitheater is ancient, the ability to seat 5,000 attendees enables it to serve as a venue for current film festivals, sporting events and concerts.

Another ancient structure in Pula, built between 29-27 BC, is the Roman Triumphal Arch of the Sergii which leads to Pula’s Old Town. The arch, originally constructed as a city gate, was built to commemorate the three Sergii brothers who were participants in the naval Battle of Actium.



Old Town has a main street lined with many merchants. Closer to the center, there is a picturesque side street with a number of restaurants.



The town center originally served as a meeting place and is currently used to host public events.



The Temple of Augustus is pictured on the left of Forum Square. The town hall, partially shown on the right, stands where the Temple of Diana stood during medieval times.



A number of Old Town buildings show signs of retrofitting to accommodate more modern lifestyles.

Perhaps a lesser known arch is the Porta Gemina (Twin Gates), a city gate built by the Romans between the 2nd and 3rd century as part of they city wall which had ten portals of entry.



Next stop – Our tour of Croatia nears the end in the stunning fishing port of Rovinj!



Rovinj

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See Previous Posts in this series:


Dubrovnik, Croatia – Pearl of the Adriatic

Old Town Dubrovnik – Above it all

Old Town Dubrovnik – The Low Down

Dubrovnik from the Adriatic and Mt. Srd

Montenegro & The Walled City of Kotor

Mostar – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coastal City of Split, Croatia

Zagreb – Capital City of Croatia

Ljubljana – Capital of Slovenia

Slovenia – Cookies, Castle, Caves and Cuisine

 

STATUS QUOtes — 20230326

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The purpose of life is to experience things for which you will later experience nostalgia.” — FedSpeak via Twitter

“What to do when adversity strikes? There is only one thing to do. Stand steady and see it through. Stay steadfast, constant, and true. The real tragedy in the whirlwinds of life comes only when we allow them to blow us off our true course.” — David S. Baxter

“Every step of progress which the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.” — Wendell Phillips

“Delaware: A state that has three counties when the tide is out, and two when it is in.” — John James Ingalls

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230324

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known.” — George Box

“Life does not begin on Friday night and end Monday morning.” — MJ DeMarco

“Mom had always taught all of us to examine decisions by reversibility–that is, to hedge our bets. When you couldn’t decide between two things, she suggested you choose the one that allowed you to change course if necessary. Not the road less traveled but the road with the exit ramp.” — Will Schwalbe

“The bathtub was invented in 1850 and the telephone in 1875 … In other words, if you had been living in 1850, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without having to answer the phone.” — Bill DeWitt

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230322

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Virtue consists not in avoiding wrong-doing, but in having no want for it.” — Democritus

“There is no such thing as luck; there is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.” — Robert Heinlein

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.” — Georgia O’Keeffe

“The difference between America and England is that Americans think 100 years is a long time, while the English think 100 miles is a long way.” — Earle Hitchner

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230320

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“A thing is important if anyone think it important.” — William James

“He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done, is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low voice, and never ceases nibbling.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater

“We are very, very small. But we are profoundly capable of very, very big things.” — Steven Hawking

“My advice about acting? Speak clearly, don’t bump into people, and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.” — Noel Coward

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230318

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Good enough never is.” — Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies (and Bakeries)

“Can’t repeat the past? We do it every day. We build a life, or try to, of pleasures and duties that will become routine, so that every day will be the same day, or nearly so, ‘the day of our life,’ Randall Jarrell called it.'” — Adam Gopnik

“There are four sentences that lead to wisdom: I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong.” — Louise Penny

“Creativity is in everyone; it just manifests itself differently with each person. My CPA, for example, is one of the most creative people I know.” — Ron Miriello

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230316

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Politeness is the flower of humanity.” — Joseph Joubert

“People who do good work often think that whatever they’re working on is no good. Others see what they’ve done and think it’s wonderful, but the creator sees nothing but flaws. This pattern is no coincidence: worry made the work good.” — Paul Graham

“Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends; it is with them that I take those walks in the country at the end of the day.” — Philip Roth

“After scolding one’s cat, one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.” — Charlotte Gray

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230314

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“I will not meddle with that which I cannot mend.” — Thomas Fuller

“The person who gets 1 shot needs everything to go right. The person who gets 1000 shots is going to score at some point. Find a way to play the game that ensures you get a lot of shots.” — James Clear

“Leave good evidence of yourself. Do good work.” — Cal Newport

“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject area) who didn’t read all the time – none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren [Buffett] reads – and how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out.” — Charles T. Munger

 

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