Quote of the Day: Peter O'Toole's promise to himself

"I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth

sands of monotony. I do not crave security. I wish

to hazard my soul to opportunity.”

    ~ Peter O’Toole, writing in his notebook at 18,

       quoted in the New York Times’s obituary for the great man:

       ‘Peter O’Toole, Whose Acclaim Began With ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Dies at 81’

[Hat tip Stephen Hicks. Pic by mubi.com]