Gobsmacked by the news of Current Events, I have retreated to reviewing Thoughts, Words, Advice from Others. To wit:
- “Whoever is dissatisfied with himelf is continually ready for revenge, and we others will be his victims.” -F Nietzsche , 1844
- “No one ever suddenly became depraved.” -Juvenal, circa 100 A.D.
- “It ain’t over ’till it’s over” -Y Berra, Baseball player
- “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU” -G Orwell, 1940’s
- No! No! Sentence first – verdict afterwords!” Lewis Carroll, 1800’s, wrote “Alice in Wonderland”
- “The broad mass of a nation…will more easily fall victim to a big lie, than to a small one.” -A Hitler
- “Whom God would destroy, he first sends mad.” -J Duport, writer, 1600’s
- “Money without brains is always dangerous.” -Napoleon Hill, early 1900’s
- “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” -SamuelJohnson, 1700’s
- “The optimist proclaims we live in the Best of all Possible Worlds and the pessimist fears this is true.” -James Cabell, circa 1950’s
- “Every dictator uses religion as a prop to keep himself in power.” -Benazir Bhutto, early 2000’s
- “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines impose, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.” -The U.S. Constitution, 1787
- “Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.” -M Muggeridge, mid-1990’s
- “The Citizen’s first duty is unrest.” -Gunter Grass, mid-1900’s
- “Don’t get mad, get everything” -Ivana Trump, late 1900’s, on advice to wronged wives
- “The Medium is the message.” -M McLuhan, mid-1900’s (and the messenger is AI)
- “Only the little people pay taxes.” -Leona Helmsley, mid-1900’s….
- “I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing, the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.” -B Grocott, mid-1900’s
- “Any pitcher who throws at a hitter and deliberately tries to hit him is a Communist.” –Alvin Dark, Coach, 1950’s…(Back when America was great)
- “Nobody wants Justice.” -Alan Dershowitz, currently living
- “Technological progress is likened to an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” -A Einstein, early 1900’s
- “Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn’t have in your home.” -David Frost. Early 2000’s
- “Earth is a family business.” -Bob Mandel, early 2000’s
- “If you’re more than three feet away from a housefly, it can’t see you.” -Boyd (date unknown)
- “The best way to apply fragrance …is to spray it into the air and walk into it.” -Estée Lauder…mis 1900’s
- “If you paint the inside of your chicken coop orange your chickens will lay more eggs.” -Anonymous -old adage
- “The secret of the Demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are as clever as he.” -K. Krause, 1800’s
- “Rich people are just poor people with money.” -Sister Mary Tricky, early 2000’s
- “A home is ruled by the sickest person in it.” -Nitzberg, late 1900’s
- “If it’s natural to kill, why do men have to go into training to learn how?” -J Baez , early 2000’s
…and Away We Go… (-Jackie Gleason, 1950’s)
