Archie's Blog

I'm Scottish. I live in Rotterdam. I write sometimes for work, but it's a hobby too.

I update my blog with quotes I like.

I feel like i should apologise for not being a) a graphic designer b) a budding photographer.
There is very little which is 'edgy' on this blog. Sorry.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

—Napoleon Bonaparte

Now I know I’ve got a heart, ‘cause it’s breaking…

—The Tinman, Wizard of Oz

We can all be conned but at what point do we realise that we’re being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?

—Guy Ritchie

… I’ve chosen to schedule this impromptu address at night, because quite frankly, every time I speak during the day the stock market goes in the crapper … so sorry Asian markets, you take the hit on this one …

—Will Ferrell (As George W. Bush) on Saturday Night Live

Son of a bitch, I am sick of these dolphins.

—Steve Zissou (the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)

All of us every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all our lives.

—Steven Spielberg

I feel happy to terrify kids.

—R. L. Stine

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

—John McEnroe

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life.

—Terry Pratchett

I agree with Sophocles: the greatest luck is not to have been born - but, as the joke goes on, very few people succeed in it.

—Slavoj Zizek