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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Did My Luck Run Out, or Did I Outrun My Luck?

Good Luck Is Wasted on the Lucky

I always hoped
My life would be
Fortuitous
 
So, I lived in fear
 
Now I pray
That I shall prove
Fortitudinous
 
And live in fear of God

Other works by Chris Gaither...
We Are the Sum of the Difference

We subtract to find the difference But at bottom There is no difference Leaving it up to us To make a difference
“That’s great in practice, but what about in theory?”

Average academics Have a pet theory Dominant academics Have a pet theory about pet theori…
The Land of Plenty

There were 102 passengers on the… So why only 101 dalmatians?
I’ll Tell You a Secret– Father Knows Best Really Means Decide for Yourself; Decide for Yourself If You Believe Me

The smartest gal in the room Is the one who realizes All the adults in the room Are emotional children Behaving like holy terrors
Fool Myself Once, Shame on Me; Fool Myself Twice, Shame on Us

There is hiding yourself and there is hiding from yourself; the former is often
Desire Is Having Infinite Wishes but Only Needing One

There aren’t any lines That you can’t cross– This is called free will But there are lines That you can’t uncross–
“This is the day your life will surely change” – The The

In the old country song When Mac Davis sings “Oh lord it’s hard to be humble When you’re perfect in every way” I always assumed
When an Unstoppable Force Hits an Immovable Object, You Get a Clown Car That Is Infinitely Vast but Going Nowhere

For a long time, the centrists were at the center of attention where the action was But now they find themselves at the center of a hall of mirrors
I Have a Passion for Lifelong Learning

You have your Mr. Fix-It and your Mr. Learn-To-Live-With-It
Lay It on Me

It’s not about you; It’s about me– This is how you know She’s breaking up with you It’s not about you;
The Occult Process from Obsessed to Possessed

Once you have gained accession to the object of your obsession you’ll remain incapable of graspin… let alone even asking if you just might be the object of…
“All of it. It’s all true.”

When I asked Permission to come aboard The ship of fools They said Everything is permitted
What a Difference Our Fear Makes

You can tell the difference Between those who are interested i… And those who are interested in se… By noticing those Who pay lip service to service
Piece de Resistance

You can’t make art worth dying for with what art is worth paying for
The Usual and the Damned

A dissident today is anyone who realizes that since you’re damned if you do damned if you don’t



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