Just when you think all the sounds of dogs barking, people mowing their lawns and children screaming are driving you mad, they may just be keeping you sane!, Dick Clark was an American icon for decades. New Year’s Eve wasn’t complete without him gracing millions of television screens.
Towards the end of his life, Clark began blogging on his website. The last thing he ever wrote was about the power of sound and how so many of us are surrounded by it. He claimed that sound kept people sane and that silence could be dangerous.
“Just when you think all the sounds of dogs barking, people mowing their lawns and children screaming are driving you mad, they may just be keeping you sane!”
Is it not meningitis?” – Louisa M. Alcott, writer, d. 1888
“Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well–let ‘em wait.” (In response to an attending doctor who attempted to comfort him by saying, “General, I fear the angels are waiting for you.”) – Ethan Allen, American Revolutionary general, d. 1789
“Am I dying or is this my birthday?” (When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside.) – Lady Nancy Astor, d. 1964
“Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.” – John Barrymore, actor, d. May 29, 1942
“Now comes the mystery.” – Henry Ward Beecher, evangelist, d. March 8, 1887
“Friends applaud, the comedy is finished.” – Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, d. March 26, 1827
“You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you.” Spoken by Alex, an African Grey Parrot used in comparative psychology research at Brandeis University.
“To the strongest!” Spoken by Alexander the Great.
