Quotations Weblog

I’ve been away a couple of weeks, but since the season finale of CBS’s Criminal Minds airs today, I thought I would catch up on our series of posts with quotations heard on the show:

This show is shown on Wednesdays at 9:00 Eastern/Pacific. More Criminal Minds quotations:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3

We’ll have two more posts to cover the rest of the quotations in Season 1 of the show. Stay tuned.

If you didn’t read the comments on my entry, “The Mommy Wars,” you should go back now and read them. They started out with a bang.

“I would rather see a person who raised 10 brand new productive members of society over someone who has no real legacy.”

That is the exact attitude that I am sick of. Ten human beings in the world, even if they are “productive” can’t compare with the poetry of Walt Whitman. Long after those ten people are buried, his poems will still inspire people. Is Walt Whitman “someone who has no real legacy” because he never had children? Is Shakespeare? Or Louis Armstrong? Or Jane Austen?

Why is it that birthing a child is considered a legacy? It’s a biological process. It’s a difficult 19 years, but you cannot take credit for anything that child has done, even if you fill with pride at every little accomplishment. Their accomplishments are their own, not yours.

A REAL legacy is created by YOU, not your children. The words I write will last far longer than the biological offspring that I could create. Passing on DNA is something animals do. Creating a legacy can only be accomplished with your hands and your mind.

For more information on Population Control:

• Population Connection : Choosing to be Childfree

Famous People who were childfree:

• Childfree By Choice/ Childfreebychoice.Com: Childfree in History/ Childfree (and Childless) Celebrities

CNN has a story about the “Mommy Wars.” How much of the stay-at-home mothers VS. the working mothers is a media-derived issue?

• CNN.com – Deciphering the ‘mommy wars’ – Apr 24, 2006

What amazes me is the silent among us who are not parents. While mothers are trying desperately to prove that each of their lifestyle choices are more important than the other, those of us who have chosen to not burden the world with children are ignored. While the media focuses on which mother is better for society, those who are unable to have children are invisible.

It seems that something happens when you have children that makes you think that you are suddenly entitled to more in this world. Is it the fact that the stroller takes up so much space on the sidewalk that you think you are justified when you run over my foot? Why do you sneer at me when it was you who hurt me with the stroller? I don’t quite understand it.

What do can I learn from quotations?

While on our way to California, Mike and I met this handsome couple. The two of them are riding their bikes across the world.

You can read their inspirational story here:

• Starling Travel » Perth 2 Perth 2 Perth

They are doing this for charity and you can support them on their website here:

• Perth2Perth.org – Rhona and Gavin cycle 18000 miles around the world

• British Heart Foundation – Sponsorship Page

Next time you’re feeling a little down, remember that you can go a long way with bad legs and a good head.

I’m so glad to see that Ellen DeGeneres has won another Emmy award.

• CNN.com – Ellen maintains grip on Emmy – Apr 29, 2006

I really enjoyed Ellen’s primetime comedy show and I was heartbroken when it was cancelled. I felt like Ellen was really brave when she came out and it seemed like she was punished for that bravery. If she was punished before, she’s finally getting the awards that she deserved back then. Ellen has been a great source of funny and inspirational quotes.

See all of Ellen’s Quotations here:

Ellen DeGeneres Quotes – The Quotations Page