“Are you he who would assume a place to teach or to be a poet here in the States? The place is august, the terms obdurate.”
—Walt Whitman
Monday, August 1st, 2011, 5:23 am | 
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August 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm
“I say to my people that they are holy, that they are august, despite their chains”
Patrick Pearse
Another good one by old Will Shakepeare if I have it right…
You sunburned sickle-men of August weary
Come from the furrow and be merry
August 2, 2011 at 5:03 am
Steve, These are terrific. Quote time.
August 2, 2011 at 7:03 am
Crap it’s August. Time for the Red Sox to tank.
Saidmmany summers by my dad, Al, a devoted fan who never saw them win it all!