User:Hebrides

about me
This user does not read calculus text books in the shower
This user whistles Stravinsky while cycling
This user adores chocolate acciaccaturas
This user believes in the Butterfly effect
This user celebrates unbirthdays
This user contributes using fingers
This user is able to contribute with a professional level of silence
This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 6 months and 22 days.

Hello and welcome to my userpage, which has never really been designed, but just grew. Most of the stuff further down is just links or information I might want to refer to, since it's so easy to click my username at the top and find myself here.

About me

  • My mother tongue is British English
  • My interests include music, environmental issues, art, travel
  • I like working on disambiguation and list pages...

Manifesto

Part of a band pass filter
  • no person is boring – boredom is your own fault
  • spread a little happiness, start a chain reaction
  • people treasure appreciation – be generous

Favourite quotations:

  • the greatest success is to help others to succeed; the greatest blessing is to bring blessings on others
  • make sure your words are soft and sweet – you may have to eat them tomorrow
  • The only thing men learn from history is that men learn nothing from history.” (Hegel)
  • … there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” (H. L. Mencken)
  • The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking out new landscapes but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust)
  • Add life to your days – not days to your life