The Immortal Prince
Mar. 3rd, 2009 09:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pjthompsonRandom quote of the day:
"I think there's only one true form of greatness for a man. If a Man can bridge that gap between life and death, I mean, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man. When they talk about success, they talk about reaching the top. But there is no top. You've got to go on and on, NEVER STOP AT ANY POINT. To me, the only success, the only true greatness for a man lies in immortality."
—James Dean, age 20
The strange immortality of James Dean. This is a fairly balanced report. There are some lovely James Dean sites out there, but there are some strange ones, too. Many worshipful Dean sites on the interdweeb refuse to believe Mr. Dean was killed by something as mundane as an accident. Conspiracy theories and rumors of curses abound, and in many quarters there's still a great deal of hostility towards Mr. Turnupseed. But legends are just as liable as anyone to be taken out by accidents—not to mention irony: the Prince of Cool, taken out by a Turnipseed.
And am I the only one who finds it ironic that James Dean's middle name is Byron?
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
"I think there's only one true form of greatness for a man. If a Man can bridge that gap between life and death, I mean, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man. When they talk about success, they talk about reaching the top. But there is no top. You've got to go on and on, NEVER STOP AT ANY POINT. To me, the only success, the only true greatness for a man lies in immortality."
—James Dean, age 20
The strange immortality of James Dean. This is a fairly balanced report. There are some lovely James Dean sites out there, but there are some strange ones, too. Many worshipful Dean sites on the interdweeb refuse to believe Mr. Dean was killed by something as mundane as an accident. Conspiracy theories and rumors of curses abound, and in many quarters there's still a great deal of hostility towards Mr. Turnupseed. But legends are just as liable as anyone to be taken out by accidents—not to mention irony: the Prince of Cool, taken out by a Turnipseed.
And am I the only one who finds it ironic that James Dean's middle name is Byron?
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.