" The first person who told me about the evil in the world was my grandmother…The poor woman had more sense than most people. She listened to Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, and other lunatics on the radio and since she knew several languages, she understood the imbecilities they were saying. What upset her even more than their vile words was their cheering followers. I didn’t realize it then, but she taught me a lesson that has stuck. Beware of the so-called great leaders and the collective euphorias they excite."
"...as far as I know, the only things sitting on your butt and feeling sorry for yourself ever accomplished were bad poetry and bedsores." -- planned ending of my speech to my Mom.
She's at that point in arthritis where it hurts so much to get up, but if you don't get up you're just going to end up hurting worse.
Need to keep telling myself the same thing.
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
the “fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
Bertrand Russell, 1933, referring to the rise of Nazification of Germany
“Remember when ATLAS tried to reduce the number of meetings? They formed a committee. That [committee] could not find a time to meet, due to conflicting meetings… so it cancelled its own meeting… and declared success!”
Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson recalls how one research group at CERN tackled meeting overload. (Twitter)
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
H. L. Mencken
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
From memory, so probably not exactly word for word, but timely nonetheless:
"Those who are willing to trade their precious liberties for a promise of security deserve neither." -- Benjamin Franklin
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
@silvermouse said:
“Only he who has no use for the empire is fit to be entrusted with it.”
― Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
I only can only think of two: Cincinnatus and George Washington; tho Frederick of Prussia might be considered. Anyone have others to add?
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
"One thing I miss is the time when America had big dreams about the future. Now it seems like nobody has big hopes for the future. We all seem to think that it's going to be just like it is now, only worse."
--Andy Warhol
"I learned the trick to flipping things in skillets a while back. The trick is committing to it and trusting that you will be able to catch what you watch twisting about in the air. You don't know that you will, you simply intend to and then go."
@peter4jc said:
"I learned the trick to flipping things in skillets a while back. The trick is committing to it and trusting that you will be able to catch what you watch twisting about in the air. You don't know that you will, you simply intend to and then go."
A metaphor for living.
Of course, trying it with a pan clearly not shaped to allow it is rather counter-productive.
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." - Eric Hoffer
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
Mr. Sowell is an extremely intelligent, well-spoken individual. I used to read his column whenever it showed up in my paper. Folks would do well to listen to him..... 👍
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
"If you are planning to open a large retail store in a major Democratic city, don't name it Target."
Pookie
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
"A **** up or lack of planning on your part.....does not constitute an emergency on mine"
-unknown, learned from my 1st Sergeant when I became a squad leader many years ago.
"I believe in climate change, there is a book that proves it, it's called the Almanac." @kswildcat
I bumbled onto this today. Thot it was funny as hell.
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
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" The first person who told me about the evil in the world was my grandmother…The poor woman had more sense than most people. She listened to Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, and other lunatics on the radio and since she knew several languages, she understood the imbecilities they were saying. What upset her even more than their vile words was their cheering followers. I didn’t realize it then, but she taught me a lesson that has stuck. Beware of the so-called great leaders and the collective euphorias they excite."
--Charles Simic
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
― Will Rogers
If the plan doesn't work
Change the plan
But never the goal.
Unknown
"...as far as I know, the only things sitting on your butt and feeling sorry for yourself ever accomplished were bad poetry and bedsores." -- planned ending of my speech to my Mom.
She's at that point in arthritis where it hurts so much to get up, but if you don't get up you're just going to end up hurting worse.
Need to keep telling myself the same thing.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
the “fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
Bertrand Russell, 1933, referring to the rise of Nazification of Germany
Squirrel who runs up woman's leg will not find nuts.
“Remember when ATLAS tried to reduce the number of meetings? They formed a committee. That [committee] could not find a time to meet, due to conflicting meetings… so it cancelled its own meeting… and declared success!”
Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson recalls how one research group at CERN tackled meeting overload. (Twitter)
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
H. L. Mencken
From memory, so probably not exactly word for word, but timely nonetheless:
"Those who are willing to trade their precious liberties for a promise of security deserve neither." -- Benjamin Franklin
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
“Only he who has no use for the empire is fit to be entrusted with it.”
― Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
I only can only think of two: Cincinnatus and George Washington; tho Frederick of Prussia might be considered. Anyone have others to add?
"One thing I miss is the time when America had big dreams about the future. Now it seems like nobody has big hopes for the future. We all seem to think that it's going to be just like it is now, only worse."
--Andy Warhol
"I learned the trick to flipping things in skillets a while back. The trick is committing to it and trusting that you will be able to catch what you watch twisting about in the air. You don't know that you will, you simply intend to and then go."
A metaphor for living.
Of course, trying it with a pan clearly not shaped to allow it is rather counter-productive.
So sayeth the Oldfart.... 👴🏻👍
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." - Eric Hoffer
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into." - Jonathan Swift
When this quarantine is over, let's not tell some people.
--?
Mr. Sowell is an extremely intelligent, well-spoken individual. I used to read his column whenever it showed up in my paper. Folks would do well to listen to him..... 👍
"Fear is the mind-killer"
--Frank Herbert, Dune.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
"If you are planning to open a large retail store in a major Democratic city, don't name it Target."
Pookie
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
--Isaac Asimov--
"A **** up or lack of planning on your part.....does not constitute an emergency on mine"
-unknown, learned from my 1st Sergeant when I became a squad leader many years ago.
"I believe in climate change, there is a book that proves it, it's called the Almanac."
@kswildcat
I bumbled onto this today. Thot it was funny as hell.
You don't say!
I'm a co-pilot.
OK, can I be the navigator?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Yes, of course... to both of you.
Just realize there are no parachutes on this plane so you can't jump and survive.