our life is not a movie maybe

It's somewhat sad that so many people expect their lives to literally be as a movie would play out. Now honestly, Everyones life does play like a movie in the sense that it is a very boring movie. But everyone expects there to be perfect happy endings and intense situations that always end with them coming out on top. This is not the case though I am afraid. Even the world leaders have boring lives when you truly think about it. Want a crazy fun life? Become a successful drug dealer that never gets caught, then we'll talk.

tangled up in blue (Bob Dylan)

The music itself had a very warm feeling to it, even if the story being told had an almost opposite effect on me. I would've like to have known how long this man was waiting, so that way, I could at least have a better picture in my head on how he truly felt. I'm assuming it was over a few years that he had been alone for the lyrics explained quite a deeper, heart felt meaning that most people couldn't come up with even if they were faking it.

rather roses on table than diamonds around neck

WHY NOT BOTH?! ... I must apologize for I simply have no respect for anarchists..
I believe it to be simply some of the stupidest ways of thinking, aside from jesus freaks and their whole deal.. but that's besides the point I suppose. Anyways, the fact of the matter is that for anyone leaning on the preposterous ideology, just give up, you are useless

Thoreau

Your life is should be useable only by you. I guess the guy is saying to not let the government use you like a fuel source. I'm not too sure if he means that we are just slaves to the government, or simply just that we have given it much more than it was originally intended to be given. Either way, it is something that personally, I don't really think is a problem.

Ayn Rand

I truly admire this Ayn, one of the few that actually admires what man has created. If we had more like that, growth in our civilization (technologically) would double if not triple. Imagine, the whole world had the same view as Ayn, in my eyes we might as well be staring at a new form of world peace. This world peace was accomplished through building. everyone would always be in a heavy struggle, not with their enemies, but with themselves simply on pathes to betterones self.