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href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;q=%22Cyril+Connolly%22\u0026amp;oq=%22Cyril+Connolly%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=g7\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3..0l7.147367.149143.0.149396.3.3.0.0.0.0.200.394.1j1j1.3.0...0.0.KonTkyIwF-M\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECyril Connolly\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1903-1974)               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; English writer, editor and critic\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; An oft-cited line from Connolly’s book \u003Cem\u003EThe Unquiet Grave\u003C\/em\u003E, pt. 2 (first published in 1944)\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Cyril Connolly \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?source=ig\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;=\u0026amp;q=%22inside+every+fat+man%22+%22Cyril+Connolly%22\u0026amp;oq=%22inside+every+fat+man%22+%22Cyril+Connolly%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=igoogle.3...3625.29953.0.30225.102.40.0.1.0.10.284.4669.2j26j4.34.0...0.0.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eis frequently credited\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Eas the originator of the modern proverbial saying\u003Cem\u003E “Inside every fat man there is a thin man trying to get out,” \u003C\/em\u003Ealso heard with the ending \u003Cem\u003E“…struggling to get out.”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;q=%22inside+every+fat+man%22+%22George+Orwell%22\u0026amp;oq=%22inside+every+fat+man%22+%22George+Orwell%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3...81123.82526.0.85174.2.2.0.0.0.0.210.298.1j0j1.2.0...0.0.3sW64ie26OI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESome sources\u003C\/a\u003E trace it to an earlier quote by English author \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-Address\u0026amp;rlz=1I7SKPB_en\u0026amp;q=%22George+Orwell%22\u0026amp;oq=%22George+Orwell%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=g10\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3..0l10.6519.17106.0.17464.43.16.27.0.0.0.193.1407.11j4.16.0...0.0.ezlI7JPcOgs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Orwell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. In fact, neither of the commonly-used versions of the quip are what Connolly or Orwell actually wrote.\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Connolly’s line \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;q=%22Imprisoned+in+every+fat+man+a+thin+one+is+wildly+signalling+to+be+let+out%22+%22The+Unquiet+Grave%22\u0026amp;oq=%22Imprisoned+in+every+fat+man+a+thin+one+is+wildly+signalling+to+be+let+out%22+%22The+Unquiet+Grave%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3...56638.57710.0.59508.2.2.0.0.0.0.109.204.1j1.2.0...0.0.JJ23CgeTSXk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ein his book of essays \u003Cem\u003EThe Unquiet Grave\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is:\u003Cem\u003E “Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out.”\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Orwell’s earlier quote mentions the idea of a thin man inside a fat one, but says nothing about the thin man signaling (to use the modern American spelling) or \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Estruggling\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E to get out. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=zkwzmCVQs3EC\u0026amp;pg=PA27\u0026amp;dq=Orwell+%22Coming+Up+For+Air%22+%22there%E2%80%99s+a+thin+man+inside+every+fat+man%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=8wmoT4O6KaWs2wWysZCmAg\u0026amp;ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%22there%E2%80%99s%20a%20thin%20man%20inside%20every%20fat%20man%22\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn his 1939 novel \u003Cem\u003EComing Up For Air\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the central character, George Bowling, says:\u003Cem\u003E “I’m fat, but I’m thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there’s a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there’s a statue inside every block of stone?”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ba528232-cc04-4ad2-b15f-0874afdd4732\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-egcmPCz798c\/T6k2wM-QydI\/AAAAAAAAWAI\/bYkFfm5kcbw\/Kingsley%252520Amis-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-FfNZSGD_fhY\/T6k2wqJun8I\/AAAAAAAAWAQ\/WiKoZ4Rp53k\/Kingsley%252520Amis%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"166\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKINGSLEY’S COROLLARY:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingsley_Amis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKingsley Amis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1922-1995)               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; English novelist, critic and poet               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Amis+%E2%80%9COutside+every+fat+man+there+was+an+even+fatter+man+trying+to+close+in.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS367US367\u0026amp;prmd=imvns\u0026amp;source=lnms\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;ei=_TWoT5jAOMeg2AWF8ZWmAg\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=mode_link\u0026amp;ct=mode\u0026amp;cd=1\u0026amp;ved=0CBAQ_AUoAA\u0026amp;prmdo=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn his novel\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cem\u003EOne Fat Englishman\u003C\/em\u003E (1963)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:1fea2b44-2a25-43ae-9dab-d167f2839725\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-jzw39hKW0Lw\/T6k2xAQjsHI\/AAAAAAAAWAY\/t87BdNqqnFo\/Belly%252520Wisdom%252520statuette-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-kYiZWCvlqeg\/T6k2xjij19I\/AAAAAAAAWAg\/taVCIJmZ4nw\/Belly%252520Wisdom%252520statuette%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"183\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE BELLY WISDOM THEOREM:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The old saying is wrong: It’s not that ‘Inside every fat woman there's a thin woman screaming to get out.’ The reality is that inside EVERY woman, there's a FAT woman trying to get out and breathe, relax her belly center, undo her pants, let her thighs roar with thunder, and her breasts feel the breeze!”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bellpineartfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBell Pine Art Farm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; From the company’s description of its \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bellpineartfarm.com\/home\/bp1\/page_68_22\/belly_wisdom.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Belly Wisdom” statuette\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:390c02ff-7790-4916-a912-06a8daf01a77\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-_UuZbRge49E\/T6k2yFJKNGI\/AAAAAAAAWAo\/LpnTz-mDCwo\/Rupaul%252520pic%2525201-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-tYowvpmFcVE\/T6k2y_Tf0nI\/AAAAAAAAWAw\/s6gO1Qd82iM\/Rupaul%252520pic%2525201%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"215\" height=\"211\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE RUPAUL RULE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Inside every gay man, there is a big, soulful, divalicious black woman vying to get out.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; From a post on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?cat=1914\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Way I See It Theatre Blog\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (Aug. 26, 2011)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cimg style=\"margin: 12px 15px 0px 22px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5oPlCXcnaqI\/YMYfXpwMoVI\/AAAAAAABOnE\/tV8bi3jNHksoE60poAGMbCN4empWOWhMgCPcBGAsYHg\/s565\/Narional%2BLampoon%252C%2BJune%2B1964%2Ba.jpg\" width=\"162\" align=\"left\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE NATIONAL LAMPOON LETTER:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Sirs: Outside every thin Canadian, there's a fat American, screaming to get in.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; A letter to the editor published in \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENational Lampoon\u003C\/em\u003E, June 1964\u003C\/strong\u003E, attributed to Canadian reader Chris Kelly, but probably written by the editors\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4a2393f2-396b-438b-9779-e43f70d49ac8\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-TjjXN2iIScY\/T6k2zTBdV3I\/AAAAAAAAWA4\/VWbsoLR84_8\/PW_244_A8545C_YOUNG_PERSON-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-3XV3yZ8-XFs\/T6k2z3UOLnI\/AAAAAAAAWBA\/Xx8wSo8VHlg\/PW_244_A8545C_YOUNG_PERSON%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"214\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE OLD AGE AXIOM:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what the hell happened.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Modern proverbial saying and t-shirt slogan, sometimes attributed to American gospel singer \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;prmdo=1\u0026amp;biw=1536\u0026amp;bih=740\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CInside+every%22+%22wondering+what+the+hell+happened%22+%22Cora+Harvey+Armstrong%22\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CInside+every%22+%22wondering+what+the+hell+happened%22+%22Cora+Harvey+Armstrong%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3...6697.8705.0.8966.3.3.0.0.0.0.112.285.2j1.3.0...0.0.ArjgQeWRoAA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECora Harvey Armstrong\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and sometimes to the British fantasy and science fiction novelist \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS367US367\u0026amp;q=%22Terry+Pratchett%22+%22Inside+every+old+person+is+a+young+person+wondering+what+the+hell+happened.%22\u0026amp;oq=%22Terry+Pratchett%22+%22Inside+every+old+person+is+a+young+person+wondering+what+the+hell+happened.%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3...10503.20336.0.20527.12.12.0.0.0.0.127.998.8j4.12.0...0.0.QWq9TkX1OKQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETerry Pratchett\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E   \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E*\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; 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What music they make!”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E     \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o_N-H_5Pvu8\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Dracula 1931 Bela Lugosi - children of the night WM\" style=\"border-width: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dracula 1931 Bela Lugosi - children of the night WM\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-DZGgFVxGo2E\/V0htmFjSdgI\/AAAAAAAAlM0\/rGowT2Bqcbo\/Dracula%2525201931%252520Bela%252520Lugosi%252520-%252520children%252520of%252520the%252520night%252520WM%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"329\" align=\"left\" height=\"284\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE CLASSIC BOOK AND MOVIE QUOTES:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” \u003C\/strong\u003E[1924 novel]               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make!”\u003C\/strong\u003E [1931 movie]               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dracula\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EDracula\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; One of his most famous lines in the novel by \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.online-literature.com\/stoker\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EBram Stoker\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E and the popular Universal Studios movie adaptation\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In Stoker’s novel and \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/drac.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethe 1931 film \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDracula\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E, starring \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000509\/bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EBela Lugosi\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E as Count Dracula, the title character says the \u003Cem\u003E“children of the night”\u003C\/em\u003E lines about the wolves howling outside his castle in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/romania\/transylvania\/travel-tips-and-articles\/ten-things-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-transylvania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ETransylvania\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E. The book and movie versions of the quotation are almost identical, with the exception of the word \u003Cem\u003Ethe\u003C\/em\u003E in front of \u003Cem\u003Echildren\u003C\/em\u003E in the book.               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Dracula says the lines to \u003Cstrong\u003EJonathan Harker\u003C\/strong\u003E, a British legal solicitor who is sent to Dracula’s home to facilitate the Count’s purchase of a property in England. The quote comes early in the book (\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pagebypagebooks.com\/Bram_Stoker\/Dracula\/CHAPTER_2_p4.html\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ein Chapter 2\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E) and in the movie, as do two other famous quotes that are well known to Dracula fans.              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; As Harker enters the Count’s spooky castle, Dracula greets him with the words: \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E In the 1931 movie, this is broken into two lines, separated by a comment by Harker.               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In the movie, as Dracula is standing on the huge stone stairway after welcoming Harker, they hear the wolves howling and Lugosi speaks the famous \u003Cem\u003E“children of the night”\u003C\/em\u003E lines. Shortly thereafter, in the next scene, Dracula serves some food to Harker, then pours him a glass of\u003Cem\u003E “very old wine.”\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160; “Aren’t you drinking?”\u003C\/em\u003E asks Harker. Lugosi, smiling, says \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kCt_yNgyV24\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ea third line immortalized by the movie\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“I never drink – wine.”                  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; This chuckleworthy nod to the fact that Dracula survives solely by drinking human blood is not in the novel. In that, as Harker is preparing to eat, Dracula apologizes for not joining him, saying:\u003Cem\u003E “I have dined already, and I do not sup.”\u003C\/em\u003E He does offer Harker some\u003Cem\u003E “very old tokay wine.”\u003C\/em\u003E But he says nothing about never drinking wine himself.\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vffMo_sBCxQ\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Love at First Bite - shut up quote WM\" style=\"border-width: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Love at First Bite - shut up quote WM\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-dGdDiyf9BM8\/V0htmQ4hIuI\/AAAAAAAAlM4\/njVLwN4EmNY\/Love%252520at%252520First%252520Bite%252520-%252520shut%252520up%252520quote%252520WM%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"179\" align=\"left\" height=\"188\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ECLASSIC COMEDY SPOOF VERSION #1:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Children of the night – shut up!”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Actor \u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Hamilton\u003C\/strong\u003E as Dracula, in the comedy movie \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1sfqAaW\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELove at First Bite\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1979)               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Hamilton \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vffMo_sBCxQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Esays the line\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E in the opening of the movie as he’s playing the piano and the howling of wolves interrupts and annoys him.\u003C\/font\u003E             \u003Cbr \/\u003E            \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9OafrvCNOow\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Dead and Loving It - children of the night mess quote WM\" style=\"border-width: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dead and Loving It - children of the night mess quote WM\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-ZmEIlgXePtY\/V0h_WCg10DI\/AAAAAAAAlOA\/1WvVCLMKR7E\/Dead%252520and%252520Loving%252520It%252520-%252520children%252520of%252520the%252520night%252520mess%252520quote%252520WM.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"229\" align=\"left\" height=\"185\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ECLASSIC COMEDY SPOOF VERSION #2:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Children of the night. What a mess they make.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Actor \u003Cstrong\u003ELeslie Nielsen\u003C\/strong\u003E, as Dracula, in \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TJmzoh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDead and Loving It\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1995)               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In this campy version, \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9OafrvCNOow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ENielsen says the line\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E after pointing to some bats flying above him as he stands on the stone stairway of his castle. The camera briefly shows a dollop of bat poop on one of the stone steps. Then we see Nielsen’s shoe step on the poo, causing him to slip and fall down the stairs.\u003C\/font\u003E             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iwclQ3jtoUU\/V0htnQvltJI\/AAAAAAAAlNE\/C4eUDN_7yGA\/s1600-h\/Twilight%252520sucks%252520-%252520Robert%252520Pattinson%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Twilight sucks - Robert Pattinson\" style=\"border-width: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Twilight sucks - Robert Pattinson\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-kQiLa7zXpXY\/V0htnha_aNI\/AAAAAAAAlNI\/4Hl6-La5ip0\/Twilight%252520sucks%252520-%252520Robert%252520Pattinson_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"204\" align=\"left\" height=\"205\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ENOT-SO-CLASSIC MOVIE VARIATION #1:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Fame has bitten Robert Pattinson...His mere arrival at a promotional autograph session is enough to set off a sonic frenzy of squeals and shrieks. Tweens, teens and \u003Cem\u003ETwilight\u003C\/em\u003E moms scream en masse with pent-up desire and devotion, delighted to just gaze upon their idol in the flesh. Listen to them. Children of the night. What a racket they make.”                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wozerina?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ESusan Wloszczyna\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American movie reviewer               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/life\/movies\/news\/2008-11-19-vampire-cover_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EIn an article\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E about Pattinson in \u003Cem\u003EUSA TODAY\u003C\/em\u003E published in 2008, at a time when the first movie in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/22reTdN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethe \u003Cem\u003ETwilight\u003C\/em\u003E series\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E was suddenly making him a huge celebrity – at least among teenage movie fans.              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Pattinson has suggested he’s not personally a fan of the movies that made him world famous. In one interview, when asked what his view of the series might be if he weren't in it, he responded: \u003Cem\u003E“I would just mindlessly hate it.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qIhn3cPaENA\/V0htn7R5JLI\/AAAAAAAAlNM\/qhw8BAHJoKI\/s1600-h\/Dracula%2525203D%252520graphic%25255B4%25255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Dracula 3D graphic\" style=\"border-width: 0px; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; display: inline; background-image: none;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dracula 3D graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-cVi02wuSAbY\/V0htoNRVSEI\/AAAAAAAAlNQ\/Eyyoc_skRVc\/Dracula%2525203D%252520graphic_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"189\" align=\"left\" height=\"205\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ENOT-SO-CLASSIC MOVIE VARIATION #2:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The entertainment value in Argento’s sad, befuddled decline wears thin before long; after that it’s just boring. It isn’t until the 70-minute mark that the promise of the opening credits – ‘and Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing’ – is fulfilled, and by then it’s too late for anything to salvage the wreck. Listen to the children of the night! What garbage they make.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ericdsnider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EEric D. 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(Or not.)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E     \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:51809f4a-34c0-4e45-8160-a893a1a77621\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-nk0GUClAv54\/UGBjYmSyfNI\/AAAAAAAAX9I\/WLCMWDIsD1I\/Friedrich-Nietzsche---That-which-doe.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-pWLXCK1yCiA\/UGBjZelef6I\/AAAAAAAAX9Q\/9T8_naDl4rs\/Friedrich-Nietzsche---That-which-doe.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"234\" height=\"315\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENIETZSCHE’S FAMOUS MAXIM:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“What does not kill me makes me stronger.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E(“Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärker.”)                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/nietzsche\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EFriedrich Nietzsche\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (1844-1900)              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; German philosopher               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; His famous maxim in \u003Cem\u003ETwilight of the Idols\u003C\/em\u003E (1888)\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; The sayings “That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” “That which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” and similar lines are all descendants of the aphorism above, which comes from \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22What+does+not+kill+me+makes+me+stronger.%22+%22Maxims+and+Arrows%22\u0026amp;num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;source=lnms\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=R4FfUNNsw8LZBYmhgKAL\u0026amp;ved=0CAkQ_AUoAA\u0026amp;biw=1600\u0026amp;bih=795\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethe “Maxims and Arrows” section\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E of Nietzsche’s book \u003Cem\u003ETwilight of the Idols\u003C\/em\u003E. His original German line has been translated in several ways. Sometimes “Whatever” or “That which” is used in place of “What.” Sometimes “destroy” or some other verb is used in place of “kill” (though the German word Nietzsche used, \u003Cem\u003Eumbringt, \u003C\/em\u003Eis derived from the verb\u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/german-english\/umbringen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eumbringen\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, which is generally translated as meaning “to kill”).               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Today, English translations and variations of Nietzsche’s maxim \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Eare often used for ironic effect. But they are also frequently used in a positive way, to express optimism and determination in the face of adversity. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:06d11b3e-ae1b-494b-8526-abf971ee4948\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-FBoS4qzPFOs\/UGBjZ0xAWqI\/AAAAAAAAX9Y\/hIkRgdN0G-s\/sons-of-anarchy-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-2e9gfXFec0I\/UGBjadmQgqI\/AAAAAAAAX9g\/QLgvk__oKs0\/sons-of-anarchy11.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"290\" height=\"227\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJAX TELLER’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There’s an old saying: that which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I don’t believe that. I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad. Strength comes from the good things — your family, your friends, the satisfaction of hard work. Those are the things that keep you whole. Those are the things to hold on to when you’re broken.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jax_Teller\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EJackson “Jax” Teller\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (played by actor Charlie Hunnam)\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Speaking in a voiceover \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1T4GGRP_enUS500US501\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=44JfULTCBYW4qAGkqoGYAw\u0026amp;ved=0CB0QvwUoAQ\u0026amp;q=Jax+Sovereign+%22There%E2%80%99s+an+old+saying%3A+that+which+doesn%27t+kill+you+makes+you+stronger.+I+don%E2%80%99t+believe+that.%22\u0026amp;spell=1\u0026amp;biw=1536\u0026amp;bih=766\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ein the “Sovereign” episode\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E of the TV series \u003Cem\u003ESons of Anarchy.\u003C\/em\u003E (Season 5, Episode 1. First aired September 11, 2012) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2d9c0192-391c-4811-810b-3a71c3d3f3b1\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-TEQlX5xFwJQ\/UGBjbdgC8MI\/AAAAAAAAX9o\/CwWK6oqQIZY\/What-doesnt-kill-us-makes-us-bitter-.png?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-nYiOI0aFhVs\/UGBjb7nGbEI\/AAAAAAAAX9w\/hKodRymrwXw\/What-doesnt-kill-us-makes-us-bitter7.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"315\" height=\"239\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ECHUCK LORRE’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“What doesn’t kill us makes us bitter. I used to believe that to be both funny and true...I now have a thicker skin, I’m less likely to sweat the small stuff, and, perhaps most importantly, I have a renewed sense of humility. All in all, better. That being said, I still try to stay reasonably bitter in order to maintain my eligibility in the Writers Guild of America.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0521143\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EChuck Lorre\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American TV show producer              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; An excerpt from \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.chucklorre.com\/index-bbt.php?p=345\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Eone of the popular “vanity cards”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E shown at the end of television shows he produces. This one comes from the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tvrecaps.ew.com\/recap\/big-bang-theory-season-4-episode-22\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Spy Gaming” episode\u003C\/a\u003E of his sitcom \u003Cem\u003EBig Bang Theory\u003C\/em\u003E. (Season 4 Episode 22, first aired on May 5, 2011.) Lorre picked \u003Cem\u003EWhat Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us Bitter\u003C\/em\u003E as \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1451679750\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=1451679750\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethe title of a book\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=1451679750\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/\u003E collecting his TV vanity cards.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:94a64132-e1fe-4eff-bd08-c99f7d316a1a\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-eIzIg1me-TQ\/UGBjcfm4SHI\/AAAAAAAAX94\/XzL7LcCb0NQ\/Silver-Sparrow-by-Tayari-Jones-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-75qSh1mpjyk\/UGBjdDm-AgI\/AAAAAAAAX-A\/kDNjB9gsHjg\/Silver-Sparrow-by-Tayari-Jones3.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"265\" height=\"256\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETAYARI’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“People say, That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn’t kill you, doesn’t kill you. That’s all you get. Sometimes, you just have to hope that’s enough.”\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tayarijones.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ETayari Jones\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American novelist               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ntzvz9bA5N8C\u0026amp;pg=PA340\u0026amp;lpg=PA340\u0026amp;dq=%22What+doesn%27t+kill+you,+doesn%27t+kill+you.+That%E2%80%99s+all+you+get.%22\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=Cxs7cOGmv6\u0026amp;sig=cP1Ej_sTjBA6Y6OwJLM7vHeUm1Y\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=rylfULqyC4e6rQHs94CQAw\u0026amp;ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%22What%20doesn%27t%20kill%20you%2C%20doesn%27t%20kill%20you.%20That%E2%80%99s%20all%20you%20get.%22\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn the epilogue\u003C\/a\u003E of her novel \u003Cem\u003ESilver Sparrow\u003C\/em\u003E (2011)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:96618414-b8c6-42ac-b63c-cd25c49f2720\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-JLxsOktE5j0\/UGBjd4OcKXI\/AAAAAAAAX-I\/lVA5BTTSUFI\/Kaarli-Sylvester-Makela-Cokoe-One-Ju.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ZjkF_bd0B5M\/UGBjeiQTUdI\/AAAAAAAAX-Q\/9tDFKxR6HTY\/Kaarli-Sylvester-Makela-Cokoe-One-Ju.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"179\" height=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ECHOKO’S COUNTER-COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“Of course, what doesn’t make you stronger, will kill you, so there’s also that.”\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kaarli.makela.5\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EKaarli Sylvester Makela (a.k.a. Choko)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E \u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B005U894RW\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American author              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uk0AM6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EIn her book\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E \u003Cem\u003EPure Speculation: One Juggalo’s Strange Story\u003C\/em\u003E (2005)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E   \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"left\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ESee more witty variations of “What does not kill me…” in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.quotecounterquote.com\/2011\/05\/what-does-not-kill-me-makes-me-stronger.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethis previous QuoteCounterquote.com post\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E . . .\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E*\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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It’s based on \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2010\/09\/we-have-met-enemy-and-they-are-ours.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“We have met the enemy and they are ours”\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E — the famous report made by American Navy \u003Cstrong\u003ECommodore Oliver Hazard Perry\u003C\/strong\u003E on September 10, 1813, after defeating a British naval squadron on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (For more background see the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2011\/04\/we-have-met-enemy-and-he-is-us.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EApril 22 Earth Day post on ThisDayinQuotes.com\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e89778cc-ee4c-4a5b-a030-41bc4b626183\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-SfY48vrshNk\/UXbfvUQPmrI\/AAAAAAAAbjk\/VYmFn6zjCKY\/Marathon-Bombers-at-the-Boston-Marat.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-zdVuVG3MSkI\/UXbfv9Cb1FI\/AAAAAAAAbjs\/3g5njjfWNow\/Marathon-Bombers-at-the-Boston-Marat.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"265\" height=\"171\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE ANTI-US KILLERS VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“We have met the enemy, and he is not us. He is a shadowy figure that hates the Western world, hates freedom, hates women, and hates liberty of the individual.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theevilprof.blogspot.com\/2005\/12\/pearl-harbor-remembrance-and-warning.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EA post on the “Evil Professor” blog\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E about anti-American terrorists\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:655302ee-13e0-4d4d-804f-ea8673610914\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-a7ZwmipTQ0k\/UXbfwdF5PAI\/AAAAAAAAbj0\/aa9xzcu4fww\/cats-kill-birds-study-8x61.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-oIpBgB_x6r0\/UXbfwjsMjtI\/AAAAAAAAbj8\/ueLAXzj97AI\/cats-kill-birds-study9.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"175\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETHE KILLER KITTIES VERSION:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“We have met the enemy, and they are our cats. A report published in \u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E asserts that cats might kill as many as 20 billion mammals — and possibly more than three million birds — every year.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/now.msn.com\/cats-kill-billions-of-animals\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EMSN news brief\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E about a study that concluded cats that roam outdoors are one of the top threats to wildlife. The story noted one old-fashioned way of reducing the carnage your cat may cause (besides keeping it indoors): put a bell on its collar.              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:86c1b36a-24ed-4aca-a950-b44af783ff0c\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-Nz6Dy-dkEbE\/UXbfxvqF_bI\/AAAAAAAAbkE\/DqekU2zW_q4\/The_Company_You_Keep_poster-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-7hOps9TtSRk\/UXbfyKC6VUI\/AAAAAAAAbkM\/d5jOZ4EZn88\/The_Company_You_Keep_poster3.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"175\" height=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE MOVIE BUZZKILL VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E“A wasted opportunity to explore one of the last great moments of American dissent. We have met the enemy, and it is dull.”                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alonso_Duralde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlonso Duralde\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Movie critic for Reuters’ TheWrap.com               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/movies\/column-post\/company-you-keep-review-fugitives-radicals-secretsbut-wheres-passion-84001\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EIn his review\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RPHEGu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Company You Keep\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, \u003C\/em\u003ERobert Redford’s film about aging radicals who were members of \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weather_Underground\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethe Weather Underground\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E in the 1960s\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ETo read more “We have met the enemy…” variations, see \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.quotecounterquote.com\/2010\/09\/we-have-met-enemy-and-they-are-ours.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ethis previous post on QuoteCounterquote.com…\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E   \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ68JmfawI\/AAAAAAAARdk\/BC6h-pCg-qg\/Blinders%20ad-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ68ohKprI\/AAAAAAAARdo\/aaBSLmyw8To\/Blinders%20ad%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"199\" height=\"265\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE BIBLE-RELATED QUOTE THAT’S NOT IN THE BIBLE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“None so blind as those that will not see.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_Henry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003EMatthew Henry\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1662-1714)            \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; English Presbyterian minister and writer             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; A saying \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22None+so+blind+as+those+that+will+not+see%22+%22Matthew+Henry%22+Commentary\u0026amp;num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;source=lnms\u0026amp;ei=WobCT8yLOM6u2AWw36R4\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=mode_link\u0026amp;ct=mode\u0026amp;cd=1\u0026amp;ved=0CBAQ_AUoAA\u0026amp;biw=1536\u0026amp;bih=740\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Epopularized by Henry’s use\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E in his \u003Cem\u003ECommentary on the Whole Bible\u003C\/em\u003E (1708)             \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Contrary to common belief, this is not a quote from the Bible. It’s \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7PMZJqSR4sAC\u0026amp;pg=PA61\u0026amp;lpg=PA61\u0026amp;dq=%2225.+There's+none+so+blind%22\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=ASfvJBNAR8\u0026amp;sig=CPXMWS-HlKL_ocmSe7tPrKVlpt8\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ei=S5_CT-KnNKbS2QXZwLiBAQ\u0026amp;ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%2225.%20There's%20none%20so%20blind%22\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Ea proverbial English saying\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E with no clear origin. Matthew Henry helped popularize it by \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ccel.org\/search\/fulltext\/%22None%20so%20blind%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Eusing it several times\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E in his widely-read book of explanatory comments about the Bible. The saying was probably inspired by Bible verses, possibly Matthew 13:13 (“Therefore I speak to them in parables: because they seeing see not…”) or Jeremiah 5:21 (“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not…”).\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160; \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6ba59ade-46d8-44cc-b744-07698a913fad\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ-mqQV4MI\/AAAAAAAAReo\/DtpgmyIbLXo\/LAME%20EXCUSE%20APP-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ-nWhRTsI\/AAAAAAAARes\/WTl0k2tw-sY\/LAME%20EXCUSE%20APP%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"195\" height=\"265\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E                      \u003Cp\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/p\u003E                      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ETHE LAME EXCUSE VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There are none so lame as those who will not walk.”                              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.librarything.com\/author\/marchantjames\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ESir James Marchant\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1867-1956)                          \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; British philanthropist and author                           \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In the book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?ei=6TS0TbCOIYLZ0QGPmqirCQ\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;id=InVCAAAAIAAJ\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CThere+are+none+so+lame+as+those+who+will+not+walk.%E2%80%9D++marchant\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CThere+are+none+so+lame+as+those+who+will+not+walk.%E2%80%9D+#search_anchor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIf I Had Only One Sermon to Preach\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1928) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E                   \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:119e90c8-c064-4571-bcf5-2ab7c3a7a963\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ6_Kc9jFI\/AAAAAAAARd8\/7wv1ctZjIEA\/American%20blinders-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ6_ggBOlI\/AAAAAAAAReA\/AgNUpenQUqk\/American%20blinders%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"212\" height=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ETHE TRUE BELIEVER PRINCIPLE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There are none so positive as those who are but half right.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=4Y9rAAAAIAAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA39\u0026amp;dq=%22William+McDonnell%22+clerk+canada+author+cork\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=OSa0TZmJMaOI0QGim4WACQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%22William%20McDonnell%22%20clerk%20canada%20author%20cork\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003EWilliam McDonnell\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1814-1900)              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Canadian writer               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In his novel \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=SnUlAAAAMAAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA199\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CThere+are+none+so+positive+as+those+who+are+but+half+right.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=VzW0TarMD-uP0QGAmY2YCQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CThere%20are%20none%20so%20positive%20as%20those%20who%20are%20but%20half%20right.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFamily Creeds\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1879)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:695aeb50-99dc-4c34-8ad3-cb7f8cd4232b\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7Bya-o-I\/AAAAAAAAReM\/FqbfllbPBHA\/2009-05-06-Empathy%20cartoon-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7CcBLhwI\/AAAAAAAAReQ\/TxrKF0KpKHc\/2009-05-06-Empathy%20cartoon%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"265\" height=\"196\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ESPURGEON’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There are none so tender as those who have been skinned themselves.”\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spurgeon.org\/resource-library\/blog-entries\/who-is-charles-haddon-spurgeon\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1834-1892)              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; British Baptist preacher               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; From a sermon included in his book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=mIxpuvcDJa0C\u0026amp;pg=PA217\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CThere+are+none+so+tender+as+those+who+have+been+skinned+themselves.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=jDW0TeyuHsGa0QG4kKi4CQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CThere%20are%20none%20so%20tender%20as%20those%20who%20have%20been%20skinned%20themselves.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESermons: Volume 6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1859)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:490b5292-870d-4edb-a46f-6a67cc667f23\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7C7S_STI\/AAAAAAAAReU\/IR5pLo8BC4k\/consumerism%20cartoon-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7DsgLnwI\/AAAAAAAAReY\/LTYeQRdN5cI\/consumerism%20cartoon%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"240\" height=\"239\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E               \u003Cbr \/\u003E                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ETHE UNWORTHY WISH LIST VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There are none so bitterly disappointed as those who have got what they wanted, because human nature is so sadly prone to want such things as are unworthy.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ellen_Thorneycroft_Fowler\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEllen Thorneycroft Fowler\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1860-1929)              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; British poet and novelist               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; In her novel \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=vX0YAAAAYAAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA7\u0026amp;dq=%22none+so+bitterly+disappointed+as+those+who+have+got+what+they+wanted%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=-TW0TfKDGYH30gGO8cSaBQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%22none%20so%20bitterly%20disappointed%20as%20those%20who%20have%20got%20what%20they%20wanted%22\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPlace and Power\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1903)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b0c5478f-8936-466a-8979-81e41051d575\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbRHEDe8IcI\/AAAAAAAARe4\/sEvz153PoX0\/i_love_myself_and_thats_all_that_matters-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbRHEhMWb3I\/AAAAAAAARe8\/W7aztTMoK7s\/i_love_myself_and_thats_all_that_matters%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"210\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E             \u003Cbr \/\u003E              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E                 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE IRRITATING BLOWHARDS PRINCIPLE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“None so empty as those who are full of themselves.”                  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benjamin_Whichcote\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Whichcote\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1609–1683)              \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; British Puritan divine and scholar               \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Quoted \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=VzVVEedMVRsC\u0026amp;pg=PR155\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CNone+so+empty+as+those+who+are+full+of+themselves.%E2%80%9D+Whichcote\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=bEe0Tfv7LOP00gHnwoGRBQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Ein the book\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u003Cem\u003EMoral and Religious Aphorisms Collected from the Manuscript Papers of the Reverend and Learned Doctor Whichcote\u003C\/em\u003E (1753)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4a163000-4174-4a01-ac5e-41429cbcda57\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7D49aC8I\/AAAAAAAARec\/mQunqvP_kAc\/no-innovation-300x300-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_5XvBYfxU_dM\/TbQ7ED7ChEI\/AAAAAAAAReg\/-fR4LnfrV-c\/no-innovation-300x300%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800\" width=\"214\" height=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003ETHE IRRITATING CRITICS PRINCIPLE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E            \u003Cbr \/\u003E            \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There’s none so bland as can’t see.”                \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tJdRZDkdiaU\/X1-urlEdKpI\/AAAAAAABL5c\/54fnnU4FNe8Yi0C_uC18mDSGmu4LW1qYQCPcBGAsYHg\/s564\/Forrest%2BGump%2Bon%2Bbench.jpg\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\" height=\"242\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE FAMOUS MOVIE QUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“My mama always said, life was like a box a chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forrest_Gump\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EForrest Gump\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (actor Tom Hanks)                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R_M9WrTC_qM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003EIn the 1994 film\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003Cem\u003EForrest Gump\u003C\/em\u003E                   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; These lines are \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS913US913\u0026amp;biw=2048\u0026amp;bih=962\u0026amp;sxsrf=ALeKk00OnY2kJHjpPFfDcMIwf9hB6crOYA%3A1600112504690\u0026amp;ei=eMdfX-PPKcLYsQWVzoa4Ag\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CLife+is+like+a+box+of+chocolates.+You+never+know+what+you%E2%80%99are+going+to+get.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CLife+is+like+a+box+of+chocolates.+You+never+know+what+you%E2%80%99are+going+to+get.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoRCAAQsAMQigMQtwMQ5QIQiwNQhfkDWLaDBGCJiwRoAnAAeACAAW-IAdoGkgEDNi4zmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBBLgBAsABAQ\u0026amp;sclient=psy-ab\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwjj68TLs-nrAhVCbKwKHRWnAScQ4dUDCA0\u0026amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eusually misquoted\u003C\/a\u003E as \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160; \u003C\/em\u003EAnd, both versions are different than what Forrest says in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Ethe 1986 novel\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0743453255\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/\u003E by Winston Groom that the film is based on. What Forrest says in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1AKpxjZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe opening line of the novel\u003C\/a\u003E is: \u003Cem\u003E“\u003Cstrong\u003ELet me say this: bein a idiot is no box of chocolates.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/em\u003EHe goes on to explain: “\u003Cem\u003EPeople laugh, lose patience, treat you shabby. Now they says folks sposed to be kind to the afflicted, but let me tell you — it ain’t always that way. Even so, I got no complaints, cause I reckon I done live a pretty interestin life, so to speak.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u0026#160;\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n58BAneVPSQ\/X1-tzAnxdAI\/AAAAAAABL5A\/s1v0ZdnP5SIJuKMJiJkqIN-sg_M4DsrGACPcBGAsYHg\/s724\/Life%2Bis%2Blike%2Bchocolates%2B2020%2Bis%2Bnuts.jpg\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\" height=\"250\" \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE 2020 PANDEMIC\/POLITICAL CLUSTER$\u0026amp;*%\/WILDFIRES VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES...BUT 2020 IS NOTHING BUT NUTS.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; A sign on a 2020 Halloween installation in Medina, Ohio, which features a life-size doll version of Forrest Gump on a park bench. A photo of the installation was included in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/community\/2020\/09\/scaring-up-some-fall-fun-on-medinas-square.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean article on the Cleveland.com website\u003C\/a\u003E posted in September 2020. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4u4H2H4j43c\/X1-trTkEb3I\/AAAAAAABL44\/nSh2KcKZf-UMD0xLjTsz76XOsq1SbsnHACPcBGAsYHg\/s820\/Leonard%2BNimoy%2527s%2Blast%2Btweet.jpg\" width=\"409\" align=\"left\" height=\"226\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ELEONARD NIMOY’S POIGNANT LAST TWEET:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.memory-alpha.org\/wiki\/Leonard_Nimoy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeonard Nimoy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American actor and author, especially known for his portrayal of the Vulcan character \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpock\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Cem\u003EStar Trek\u003C\/em\u003E TV series and movies                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Nimoy posted these moving words on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealnimoy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis popular Twitter feed\u003C\/a\u003E the night of February 22, 2015. It was his last tweet. Early that morning he was rushed to the hospital. A few days later he died, at age 83, from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EThe letters “LLAP” at the end of the tweet were his shorthand initials for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2010\/09\/star-treks-live-long-and-prosper-became.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Live long and prosper,”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the popular catchphrase he used in many \u003Cem\u003EStar Trek\u003C\/em\u003E episodes and films. Nimoy first spoke the line in the “Amok Time” episode of the original Star Trek series, aired on September 15, 1967, as Episode 1 of Season 2. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Iq1mZ5QxmKg\/X1-treHRc5I\/AAAAAAABL44\/l6bI0TGWTocuxfb1YdYAP7_Radat7zeBwCPcBGAsYHg\/s540\/Bill%2BMaher.jpg\" width=\"225\" align=\"left\" height=\"234\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003EBILL MAHER’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Life is \u003Cem\u003Enot\u003C\/em\u003E like a box of chocolates. A box of chocolates is all good. I mean, it \u003Cem\u003Ewould\u003C\/em\u003E be like a box of chocolates if there was a occasional turd.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.billmaher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBill Maher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; American comedian and talk show host\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; A comment Maher made on an episode of his first major TV show \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Politically_Incorrect\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003EPolitically Incorrect\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E. (I watched that ep and wrote down the quip, but I forgot to note the date. The show originally aired from 1997 to 2002.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kVlkmdeoCn0\/X1-trcpq0WI\/AAAAAAABL44\/0pc5GnqLC44bt4Z17ax3ZVYHz4wXyEVZQCPcBGAsYHg\/s520\/Werewolf%2BSupermodel.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"left\" height=\"238\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE WEREWOLF SUPERMODEL COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Forrest Gump’s mother had a lot of catchy sayings. I never really understood any of them. Life is not like a box of chocolates. Life is more like a wad of gum stuck to the bottom of your favorite pair of shoes. The more you try to clean up the mess, the stickier it becomes.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasticfiction.co.uk\/t\/ronda-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERonda Thompson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1955-2007)\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EAmerican \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003Enovelist                  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1CdyFQ6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn her novel\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cem\u003EConfessions of a Werewolf Supermodel\u003C\/em\u003E (2007)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GceBoYNl7-U\/X1-trQuLvQI\/AAAAAAABL44\/GwRSXAv1L9U8bWegHdjU8dVoz6fdgwzYQCPcBGAsYHg\/s735\/CIGARETTE%2BSMOKING%2BMAN%2Brant.jpg\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" height=\"283\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ETHE CIGARETTE SMOKING MAN’S RANT:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable, because all you get back is another box of chocolates. So you’re stuck with this undefinable whipped mint crap that you mindlessly wolf down when there’s nothing else left to eat. Sure, once in a while there’s a peanut butter cup, or an English Toffee. But they’re gone too fast. The taste is fleeting. So you end up with nothing but broken bits filled with hardened jelly and teeth-shattering nuts. If you’re desperate enough to eat those, all you’ve got left is a — is an empty box, filled with useless brown paper wrappers.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/x-files.wikia.com\/wiki\/Cigarette_Smoking_Man\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe “Cigarette Smoking Man”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                      \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; The \u003Cem\u003EX-Files\u003C\/em\u003E character played by actor William B. Davis                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0751164\/quotes?ref_=tt_ql_3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn a 1996 episode\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E of the \u003Cem\u003EThe X-Files\u003C\/em\u003E TV series\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u0026#160;\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sL0cbkC80-8\/X1-trWv8CsI\/AAAAAAABL44\/HFN51PDNtIsyz0jd_SJPB1svW3i_qsMxACPcBGAsYHg\/s583\/Tom%2BLehrer%2BLP.jpg\" width=\"350\" align=\"left\" height=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ETOM LEHRER’S VARIATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELife is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it.”\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tomlehrer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETom Lehrer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                      \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/strong\u003EAmerican songwriter and satirist\u0026#160; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Part of his spoken introduction to the song “We Will All Go Together When We Go,” on the album \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1wE9vD7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAn Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B003A9OQEO\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E(1953). The lyrics of the song include the line: \u003Cem\u003E“\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELife is like a sewer \/ And I'm trying to wade through her.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"\u003E             \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HopBoTp_mes\/X1-trXg_8qI\/AAAAAAABL44\/RHgb4w1ZjLA-yobMsp6Evd6y1AwU4aMIQCPcBGAsYHg\/s631\/Jawaharlal%2BNehru.jpg\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" height=\"214\" \/\u003E                          \u003Cbr \/\u003ENEHRU’S VARIATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism. The way you play it is free will.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.harappa.com\/sounds\/nehru.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJawaharlal Nehru\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\" face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1889-1964)                  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964                   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; This popular quote appears to have first been attributed to Nehru by Norman Cousins, editor of the \u003Cem\u003ESaturday Review, \u003C\/em\u003Ein \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1wAxnx6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea 1967 issue of that venerable periodical\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E       \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E      \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E*\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160;\u0026#160; *\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E      \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:519a63ee-8ddd-4fa1-93d5-f577b163498d\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-ThIiK_mt0aA\/U8Gdb9ibCVI\/AAAAAAAAgEQ\/uUhZuZkw1V0\/Fitzgerald%252520%252526%252520Hemingway%25252C%252520The%252520rich%252520are%252520different%252520quote%252520graphic-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"460\" height=\"294\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-RgyO0NTnCfs\/U8HzUWQw8ZI\/AAAAAAAAgFY\/vkRpJzzbHdk\/Fitzgerald%252520%252526%252520Hemingway%25252C%252520The%252520rich%252520are%252520different%252520quote%252520graphic%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EIf you’re a quotation buff, you’ve probably heard of \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1mpAHnp\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea legendary exchange\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E about “rich people” that supposedly took place between the American novelists\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fscottfitzgeraldsociety.org\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EF. Scott Fitzgerald\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1896-1940) and \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ernest_Hemingway\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErnest Hemingway\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (\u003C\/strong\u003E1899-1961). \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EFitzgerald is usually quoted as saying either \u003Cb\u003E“The rich are different from you and me”\u003C\/b\u003E or \u003Cb\u003E“The rich are different from us.”\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EHemingway is quoted as responding: \u003Cb\u003E“Yes, they have more money.\" \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EIn fact, this quote-counterquote repartee never actually occurred. But it is based on things written by Fitzgerald and Hemingway. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EHere’s how it became a legend… \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EIn 1925, Fitzgerald wrote a short story titled \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gutenberg.net.au\/fsf\/THE-RICH-BOY.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“The Rich Boy.”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E In 1926, it was published in \u003Ci\u003ERed Book\u003C\/i\u003E magazine and included what became a very popular collection of Fitzgerald's early short stories, titled \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAll the Sad Young Men\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:70a69be3-0519-478e-b309-7e38420b2bce\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: right; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"F. Scott Fitzgerald\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-_hCc6Jfmers\/U8FKMi0j2TI\/AAAAAAAAgDg\/GfDmHCYF134\/F.-Scott-Fitzgerald-8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"217\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-MgF6HbxRGJE\/U8Gfhhie1bI\/AAAAAAAAgEs\/OBCp020tuUU\/F.%252520Scott%252520Fitzgerald-8x6%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E The third paragraph of the story says:   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.\u003C\/strong\u003E They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.\"\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EClearly, that’s not a favorable view of rich people. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EBut years later, Ernest Hemingway, who had \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/00\/12\/24\/specials\/fitzgerald-hemvs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea sometimes-warm, sometimes-acrimonious relationship\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E with Fitzgerald, decided to mock those lines from “The Rich Boy” in his short story \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Snows_of_Kilimanjaro_(short_story)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The Snows of Kilimanjaro.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EHemingway’s original version of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” was printed in the August 1936 issue of \u003Ci\u003EEsquire\u003C\/i\u003E magazine. In a passage in that original version, Hemingway wrote: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; “The rich were dull and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon. They were dull and they were repetitious. \u003Cstrong\u003EHe remembered poor Scott Fitzgerald and his romantic awe of them and how he had started a story once that began, ‘The very rich are different from you and me.’ And how some one had said to Scott, Yes, they have more money.\u003C\/strong\u003E But that was not humorous to Scott. He thought they were a special glamorous race and when he found they weren't it wrecked him as much as any other thing that wrecked him.”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EUnderstandably, Fitzgerald was shocked and offended. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:4a022afb-c0af-4af9-9acc-ffeb580d942f\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Ernest Hemingway\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-XUhhLNcRe5k\/U8FKNmv9MzI\/AAAAAAAAgD0\/LSfJL5c0SGI\/Ernest-Hemingway---boxing-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"210\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-dt9wH2qYrmE\/U8FKOYIT12I\/AAAAAAAAgD8\/ut0QDywJksg\/Ernest-Hemingway---boxing3.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E He expressed his dismay to Hemingway in a letter. He also complained to \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxwell_Perkins\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaxwell Perkins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, the editor who oversaw publication of both writers’ novels and story collections at the Charles Scribner’s Sons book company.   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E Hemingway responded with \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1q4sgkQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ewhat Fitzgerald described\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E as a “crazy letter,” a rambling diatribe that offered no real explanation or apology.   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EPerkins tried to smooth things over between his two prized writers and used his editorial power to fix the source of the problem when Scribner’s reprinted “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” in the 1938 anthology of Hemingway stories, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fifth_Column_and_the_First_Forty-Nine_Stories\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EIn the version of the story in that book, the name “Scott Fitzgerald” was changed to “Julian.” It has appeared that way in most subsequent reprintings. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EUnfortunately for Fitzgerald, he made the mistake of writing a cryptic entry in a personal notebook that cemented the legendary version of his “exchange” with Hemingway into literary history. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EThe entry said simply: \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E“They have more money. (Ernest’s wisecrack.)”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EAfter Fitzgerald died in 1940, his friend, the noted critic and book reviewer \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_Wilson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEdmund Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E compiled a collection of his essays and unpublished writings in a book titled \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Crack-Up\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Crack-Up\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. It was published in 1945. Wilson included various entries from Fitzgerald’s notebooks in the anthology. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EOne of them was the brief note about “Ernest’s wisecrack.”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EWilson decided to add an explanatory footnote for that entry in the book. He wrote: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; “Fitzgerald had said, ‘The rich are different from us.’ Hemingway had replied, ‘Yes, they have more money.’”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EThen, the famous literary critic \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.college.columbia.edu\/core\/oasis\/profiles\/trilling.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELionel Trilling\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E repeated what he called this “famous exchange” that “everyone knows” in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/fitzgerald.narod.ru\/critics-eng\/trilling-fsf.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea review and essay\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E about \u003Cem\u003EThe Crack-Up\u003C\/em\u003E, published in \u003Cem\u003EThe Nation\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EAfter that, many other articles and books cited this “exchange” as if it were an actual conversation between Fitzgerald and Hemingway. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EAnd thus a famous quote-counterquote myth was born.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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I dream things that never were and say, why not?”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_F._Kennedy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert F. Kennedy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1925-1968)                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American lawyer, politician and US Attorney General                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Lines frequently used by Kennedy at the close of his speeches                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Bobby Kennedy recited his version of what Shaw wrote in \u003Cem\u003EBack to Methuselah\u003C\/em\u003E so often that \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;tbo=1\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;q=ROBERT+KENNEDY+%22Some+men+see+things+as+they+are+and+say+why.%22+-shaw\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;oq=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Emany sources credit the words to him with no mention of Shaw\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, as if Kennedy coined the saying. Kennedy himself \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/Research\/Ready-Reference\/RFK-Speeches\/Remarks-of-Robert-F-Kennedy-at-the-University-of-Kansas-March-18-1968.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Enoted that he was quoting Shaw in his speeches\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, although his version was actually a paraphrase of Shaw, rather than an exact quote. (See, for example, Kennedy’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/Research\/Research-Aids\/Ready-Reference\/RFK-Speeches\/Remarks-of-Robert-F-Kennedy-at-the-University-of-Kansas-March-18-1968.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espeech at the University of Kansas on March 18, 1968\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b7bb6890-e281-4477-87b5-35d06ca7af2f\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-RqZMZK53bfI\/ThXMvgqCd5I\/AAAAAAAASRY\/KRgEw0_88hc\/Carl-Hiaasen-Kick-Ass-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"171\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-Af1ubz1zQ8o\/ThXMxzSLahI\/AAAAAAAASRc\/OHi74RWf0rE\/Carl-Hiaasen-Kick-Ass2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE CROOKED POLITICIAN PRINCIPLE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others see things that might be and ask: How much?”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.carlhiaasen.com\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ECarl Hiaasen\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist and novelist                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From his \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=IIT8pSIYNYUC\u0026amp;q=%22Some+*+see+things+as+they+are%22+%22and+ask%22+OR+%22and+say%22+-%22why+not%22\u0026amp;dq=%22Some+*+see+things+as+they+are%22+%22and+ask%22+OR+%22and+say%22+-%22why+not%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=iNYUTqymNLGpsAKs-9XUDw\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=7\u0026amp;ved=0CEYQ6AEwBg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EApril 13, 1990 column in the \u003Cem\u003EMiami Herald\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, included in the book \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0813034299\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=217145\u0026amp;creative=399369\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0813034299\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EKick Ass: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0813034299\u0026amp;camp=217145\u0026amp;creative=399369\" border=\"0\"\u003E (2001). This was Hiaasen’s commentary on revelations that the Mayor of Miami Beach had received payments from a corporation that wanted approval for a local beachfront construction project. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:c4c2b90d-4bcc-40e7-b2a8-a39c0e2dfafe\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-FlxAbdB1hU4\/ThXMybXxiSI\/AAAAAAAASRg\/f5aKe9jd0ws\/Boston-Legal-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"188\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-oBrE8z774Ck\/ThXMzOwhX8I\/AAAAAAAASRk\/i71nybA0GgM\/Boston-Legal2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA TV LAWYER’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Some people see things as they are and ask why? Others see things as they never were and claim mad cow [disease].”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Spader\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EJames Spader\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, as the character Alan Shore on the TV series \u003Cem\u003EBoston Lega\u003C\/em\u003El                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A comment about our litigious society said to William Shatner (playing Shore’s law partner Denny Crane), in the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0771018\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“Stick It” episode of \u003Cem\u003EBoston Legal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (Season 2, Ep. 19; first aired on March 14, 2006)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:7826095e-745b-4f45-bbb8-031ce3e8736d\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-L-GNlo-gl7s\/ThXMzqsaOcI\/AAAAAAAASRo\/yvlwInj6oNE\/George-Carlin-Brain-Droppings-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"160\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-w9IosErJhM0\/ThXM0eBnr4I\/AAAAAAAASRs\/dxs_M6AmI-k\/George-Carlin-Brain-Droppings2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGEORGE CARLIN’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that shit.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.georgecarlin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Carlin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1937-2008)                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American comic genius                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Carlin used these lines in performances in the 1990s and included it in his book \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.georgecarlin.net\/quotes.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBrain Droppings\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1998). Contrary to what George would have wanted, \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;q=%22Some+people+have+to+go+to+work+and+don%27t+have+time%22+%22George+Carlin%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;oq=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003Eit’s often quoted in censored form\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E, without the word “shit.” \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E       \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E      \u003Cbr\u003E      \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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Lance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burger King"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"David Wann"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dilbert"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"If it ain't broke don't fix it"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michael C. Hammar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Political quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Proverbs and Sayings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Scott Adams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"William Langewiesche"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"William S. Peckham"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” from Bert Lance and basketball to Burger King and Dilbert – and beyond…"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E     \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9f2d0533-4beb-4eac-a8f0-0dc714ee9da2\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cimg width=\"175\" height=\"231\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TkRqC61l_PQ\/XtJyrKFloKI\/AAAAAAABKuk\/wT2O1rC5sBoxN5d-1OO_xpjmQMnqDOGdgCPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/Bert%2BLance%2Bon%2BTime%2Bmagazine%2Bcover-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE PROVERBIAL AXIOM:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bert_Lance\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EBert Lance\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1931-2013)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American banker and political advisor to President Jimmy Carter               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This was \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.phrases.org.uk\/meanings\/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ealready a proverbial saying\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E in the Southern U.S. and maybe elsewhere before Lance adopted it as one of his own favorite quips. But Lance is widely credited with popularizing the saying and making it a national catchphrase. It’s a pithy way of expressing the belief that if some thing or policy is working adequately, it makes no sense — and may be unwise — to try to change or improve it. Lance was a top advisor to Jimmy Carter during the 1976 presidential campaign and served as Carter’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget from January 1977 until he was forced to resign in September 1977, due to \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Eallegations of past banking improprieties\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E. During that time, Lance’s use of the “If it ain’t broke…” saying was quoted in many news stories and articles and is still \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1lCpVLc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ecited in many books\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E about politics and quotations.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E         \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9f2d0533-4beb-4eac-a8f0-0dc714ee9da2\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"175\" height=\"175\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ObAXvmWMucw\/XtJyrDp9TaI\/AAAAAAABKuk\/wGgvcoAHHE8vBwOt3pcKjpUq1bkS0Re9gCPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/John%2BWall%2Bsq.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003EJOHN WALL’S VIEW\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“I understand how quickly this game can be taken away from you. I try to play through all injuries, because I feel like, ‘If it ain’t broke, go play.’ For me, if you take all the money away, I’m still going to play the game the same way I do, because that's how much I love it.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wall_(basketball)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Wall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Washington Wizards basketball team point guard \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/sports\/wizards-john-wall-says-hes-110-percent-and-itching-to-return\/article_49a71c24-a00b-11ea-a06b-bbace6e743ea.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn an interview\u003C\/a\u003E on May 27, 2020, commenting on his desire to get to playing basketball after being sidelined for nearly two years by surgeries for bone spurs and a tear in his Achilles tendon.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E  \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:eea70ba4-34c3-4ac4-8592-01e6587b9da8\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"154\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 5px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1-aRzfosgVc\/XtJ2wgu1VYI\/AAAAAAABKvE\/wgXPiHDo8lAeQ8800rGP4VkkAGzjVyJPgCPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/Be-Your-Way-Burger-King-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE BURGER KING EXAMPLE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Right? Well, Burger King didn’t get the memo. They’ve decided to flip their 40-year-old slogan. The days of ‘Have It Your Way’ will soon be a thing of the past. Their new slogan ‘Be Your Way’ kicks off this month. What the heck does that even mean?”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A May 23, 2014 article \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/newsfixnow.com\/2014\/05\/23\/burger-king-gets-a-new-slogan\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon \u003Cstrong\u003ENewsFixNow.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E about the fast food chain’s puzzling new advertising slogan\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"class\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f2626603-37c0-4430-b9d4-9c6b8fef09c7\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cimg width=\"350\" height=\"161\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 25px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2jJz2DM1Wqw\/XtJyrBfs6gI\/AAAAAAABKuk\/tkeJ8UBJiQwglNWg8YsUXK6D328ZTImdQCPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/2108.strip-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003EADVICE FOR REAL WORLD DILBERTS:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Remember: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!\" But if it is ‘broke’ or if the current operation is not optimum, make changes and additions for an improved operation that complies with ISO 9000 standards.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quoted \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Ein \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?ei=W4mHTuLTM4HEgAe4oLn5Cg\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;id=Ao4RAQAAMAAJ\u0026amp;dq=%22if+it+ain%27t+*+don%27t+*+if+it+is%22\u0026amp;q=%22if+it+ain%27t+broke+don%27t+fix+it%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe American Society for Quality Control’s 49th Annual Quality Congress Proceedings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1995)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:0f1c37b8-9408-47f6-a562-03aee2fbe8fc\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"150\" height=\"227\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 10px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0utwGpZO29U\/XtJyrIF5tYI\/AAAAAAABKuk\/yL9qUxQEmpo5yAHr0-nrF_JkNT3gae0xgCPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/Fly%2Bby%2BWire%2Bthe%2BGeese%252C%2Bthe%2BGlide-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE “MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON” VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If it is broke, you’ve got nothing to lose from trying.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/past\/docs\/unbound\/langew\/wlbio.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Langewiesche\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist and book author\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002VOGQRY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=217145\u0026amp;creative=399373\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002VOGQRY\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B002VOGQRY\u0026amp;camp=217145\u0026amp;creative=399373\" border=\"0\"\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E(2009)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ChhBFtCiJ8IC\u0026amp;pg=PA163\u0026amp;dq=%22if+it+ain%27t+broke%22+%22Fly+by+wire%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=XcGMTpDHOsHC0AHNgLXUBA\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ELangewiesche cited this\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E as the philosophy adopted by pilot \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sullysullenberger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChesley “Sully” Sullenberger\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E and first officer \u003Cstrong\u003EJeffrey Skiles\u003C\/strong\u003E, who saved the lives of 155 passengers and crew members by successfully “landing” \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/US_Airways_Flight_1549\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EU.S. Airways flight 1549\u003C\/a\u003E on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009 after it was disabled in a collision with flying geese.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:959aa4e3-1b91-48a7-b96a-16b5321ab52d\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"150\" height=\"223\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 10px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_RZueBixt_4\/XtJyrJ1PWlI\/AAAAAAABKuk\/SmMTvHy10h8_Up4X1XqoydeCtCm5yteNACPcBGAsYHg\/s1600\/Simple%2BProsperity-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“There are still many, many people who aren’t willing to listen to mounting evidence about environmental dysfunction. 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Eliot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"William Cowper"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"God’s mysterious ways..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"274\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQVAHcwDxsQ\/XkRS10PZNzI\/AAAAAAABJOE\/dMzwFUlcZmAeSLysf7yDQ3CrrL-AvckaACKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/William%2BCowper-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE USUALLY MISQUOTED ORIGIN:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“God moves in a mysterious way\u003Cbr\u003E\nHis wonders to perform;\u003Cbr\u003E\nHe plants his footsteps in the sea,\u003Cbr\u003E\nAnd rides upon the storm.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Cowper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Cowper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E(1731-1800)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; British poet and hymn writer\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From his \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/45\/2\/127.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHymn No. 35, “Light Shining Out of Darkness”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; These are the opening lyrics of the hymn, which was first published in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olney_Hymns\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOlney Hymns\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1779). The first two lines are usually misquoted as “God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform” and often wrongly assumed to be a Bible quote.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"206\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rW0y9kSG7I\/XkRS15AEdMI\/AAAAAAABJOE\/FgsDOIEcvWAY5Y1CV5qINJbuodR7caudgCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/Dan%2BDuryea%2Bin%2BFlight%2Bof%2Bthe%2BPhoenix%2B%25281965%2529.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE INSURANCE COMPANY ANALOGY\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Insurance companies move in mysterious ways. Much like God...only far less generous.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The character \u003Cstrong\u003EStandish\u003C\/strong\u003E, played by actor \u003Cstrong\u003EDan Duryea\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the 1965 movie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0059183\/quotes\/?ref_=tx_sq_sr_42\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Flight of the Phoenix\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"212\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FveqpZKfp4o\/XkRUSf0KtMI\/AAAAAAABJO0\/KcSKBCRSJtIkLccID39L4yGuM5uX1KFtACKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/T.S.%2BEliot%2Bcolor.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ET.S. ELIOT’S HIPPO ANALOGY\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The hippopotamus’s day\u003Cbr\u003E\nIs passed in sleep; at night he hunts;\u003Cbr\u003E\nGod works in a mysterious way\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe Church can feed and sleep at once.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poet\/t-s-eliot\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ET.S. Eliot\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1888-1965)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American-born British poet and playwright\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his poem\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.poetry-archive.com\/e\/the_hippopotamus.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The Hippopotamus”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1919) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"236\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-b4rp5zTIN0I\/XkRS1wTwtfI\/AAAAAAABJOE\/uBGlYPrvVWoX0ym5KeP8gYx8Ok6yl7GngCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/Zuriel%2BAnn%2BMurphy.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EMURPHY’S REVELATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Life is mysterious to some, but God does not work in mysterious ways. The things which some consider as mysteries, others consider as revelations.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lybrary.com\/zuriel-ann-murphy-m-230982.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZuriel Ann Murphy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Nigerian-born UK inspirational author and speaker\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In her book\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2vpXPza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Spoken Word\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (2013)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"214\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZVdiFzhi7D4\/XkRS1zW2bVI\/AAAAAAABJOE\/qT7rSeVK97MTRQPXCw--MCdYFf6caYtzwCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/John%2BRachel.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ERACHEL’S REVELATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“God doesn’t work in mysterious ways. He doesn’t give a shit. Everything doesn’t happen for a reason. Shit happens. Having faith doesn't make any difference. It’s just something to do while you go from point A to point B.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/jdrachel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Rachel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American novelist and non-fiction book author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The inner thoughts of a character in his novel \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38hS0SZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Man Who Loved Too Much, Book 1: Archipelago\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (2015)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"238\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TsPBZ7JfL_w\/XkRS17AKAMI\/AAAAAAABJOE\/MBVCfMHRgr07GMF6KMc3dGeXS8gAfKg-gCKgBGAsYHg\/s640\/Natalie%2BPatton.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EALTERNATIVES TO THE PLATITUDE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When people are in the middle of the darkest storm imaginable, the last thing they want to be told is that God is working everything together for good, and to trust in God's mysterious ways. It is not helpful. It is not comforting. It does not bring healing...The implication that God has predestined pain and suffering is unloving and can drive people away from the church. Making them a sandwich would be a better plan. Or cleaning their house. Or taking their children for an afternoon. Or just listening to them or sitting with them in silence.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/natalietoonpatton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENatalie Toon Patton\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American essayist, blogger and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In her essay\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/sojo.net\/articles\/8-sayings-christians-use-let-ourselves-hook\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“8 Sayings Christians Use to Let Ourselves off the Hook”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Posted on the Sojo.net “faith in action” website, August 29, 2017\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\n\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-Pk2lc-7G-LU\/UQGoeobbhSI\/AAAAAAAAaio\/2uu8p-aJnOI\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520Fascists%252520-%252520Woody%252520Guthrie%25252C%252520two%252520guitars-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"415\" height=\"254\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-rCcIs7H2aGg\/UQG3GIRdRHI\/AAAAAAAAajk\/jOSaRXTmFZo\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520Fascists%252520-%252520Woody%252520Guthrie%25252C%252520two%252520guitars%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWOODY’S FAMED ANTI-FASCIST SLOGAN:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.woodyguthrie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EWoody Guthrie\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1912-1967)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American folk musician and social activist               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sourceid=navclient\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\u0026amp;rlz=1T4GGRP_enUS500US501\u0026amp;q=%22THIS+MACHINE+KILLS+FASCISTS%22+%22Woody+Guthrie%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Elegendary words\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E he put on guitars he played              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;client=safari\u0026amp;tbo=d\u0026amp;biw=1600\u0026amp;bih=769\u0026amp;q=%22spanish+civil+war%22+%22this+machine+kills+fascists%22+plane+OR+airplane+OR+bomber\u0026amp;oq=%22spanish+civil+war%22+%22this+machine+kills+fascists%22+plane+OR+airplane+OR+bomber\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.12...0.0.0.4813.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.g51pdn06Mfc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ESome sources say\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E Guthrie got his famous slogan from inscriptions painted on the sides of planes used by leftist Republican forces during \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Civil_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ethe Spanish Civil War\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1936-1939), in their ultimately doomed attempt to prevent General Francisco Franco from imposing a Fascist dictatorship in Spain.              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Guthrie was a committed leftist himself (even an avowed Communist at one time), so that claim may be true. However, I was unable to find any authoritative history books or sites about the Spanish Civil War or any historic photos confirming the presence of the slogan on Republican airplanes, either in English or in the Spanish form \u003Cem\u003E“ESTA MÁQUINA MATA FASCISTAS.”\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Woody owned many acoustic guitars during his musical career. Photographs of him show that he played at least two adorned with the slogan \u003Cem\u003E“THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS.”\u003C\/em\u003E In the best-known, now-iconic photo, the words are hand-written in large letters on the body of a guitar Guthrie has in front of him, hanging by a strap around his neck. In other photos, the words are on what appears to a hand-lettered sticker at the top of a guitar he is playing.               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Guthrie was certainly \u003Cem\u003Esypmpatico\u003C\/em\u003E with the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. But unsurprisingly, in light of his strong pro-union and anti-racist activism, his definition of “Fascists” was broader than the political term applied to 20th Century political regimes in Europe.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The lyrics of his song \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.woodyguthrie.org\/Lyrics\/All_You_Fascists.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“All You Fascists”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (which Guthrie once performed with the great African-American folk blues musician Sonny Terry on \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VwcKwGS7OSQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea radio show in 1944\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E) say, in part:              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; “\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003ERace hatred cannot stop us                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This one thing we know                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Your poll tax and Jim Crow                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; And greed has got to go...\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; I’m going into this battle                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; And take my union gun                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; We’ll end this world of slavery                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Before this battle’s won                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; You’re bound to lose                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; You fascists bound to lose!”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E      \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:518ccec9-3bef-4f2f-9cb2-d31efd3be196\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Pete Seeger's banjo\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-5rin02sbCs8\/UQGivCTLYpI\/AAAAAAAAafw\/e7E29wCFjuE\/This%252520machine%252520surrounds%252520hate%252520-%252520Pete%252520Seeger%252527s%252520banjo-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"315\" height=\"242\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-6PWeRJUELsc\/UQHAvezqX1I\/AAAAAAAAakE\/Lg2M5vR9CCQ\/This%252520machine%252520surrounds%252520hate%252520-%252520Pete%252520Seeger%252527s%252520banjo%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPETE’S PEACENIK VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“THIS MACHINE SURROUNDS HATE AND FORCES IT TO SURRENDER”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.peteseegermusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EPete Seeger\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1919-2014)             \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American folk musician               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Words written on Seeger’s favorite banjo\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Seeger was a close friend of Guthrie. He was also an equally committed social activist. But he was always a strong believer in pursuing change through non-violent means and preferred to avoid even a metaphorical reference to the use of violence to achieve social change in America. In \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-3445_162-5204928\/seeger-still-strumming-after-hard-knocks\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea 2009 CBS News article\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E, Seeger explained: \u003Cem\u003E“He [Woody Guthrie] had a sign on his guitar saying, ‘This machine kills fascists.’ I wanted something a little more peaceful.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E      \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:388ea98c-4176-4a80-b426-9495c02dd081\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-Duap8mA_rVE\/UQGiwAhPb2I\/AAAAAAAAagA\/ee6_RBbcHEs\/Roy%252520Zimmerman%252520and%252520his%252520banjo-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"229\" height=\"255\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-ZN8Kp0VB878\/UQGnoDvDesI\/AAAAAAAAaiU\/q9_Rbx4TL1I\/Roy%252520Zimmerman%252520and%252520his%252520banjo%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAN UPDATED VERSION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“THIS MACHINE DRIVES NEOCON, HOMOPHOBIC, WAR-MONGERING, CORPORATIST, ANTI-INTELLECTUAL, POLLUTING, IMPERIALISTIC, CRYPTO-FASCIST, HATE-SPEAK, FAUX-POPULIST, THEOCRATIC, CHICKENHAWK PRIVATEERS FROM THE ROOM”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.royzimmerman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ERoy Zimmerman\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American musician and humorist               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Slogan written in a spiral on Zimmerman’s banjo               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; One of the witty songs on Zimmerman’s 2010 album \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003PK36VW\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B003PK36VW\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EReal American\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B003PK36VW\" border=\"0\"\u003E is “This Machine,” which ends with this funny final chorus:\u003Cem\u003E “This machine drives neocon, jingoistic, war-mongering, theocratic, faux-populist, anti-intellectual, drill-a-holic, social Darwinist, racist, sexist, isolationist, derivative insecurities, tax-cheating, C Street, hard line, strip mine, tea-bag, confederate flag, Birthers, Flat-earthers, hate-speak, crypto-fascists — and Brit Hume — screaming from the room.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E      \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:3cec2992-0d28-4166-ab04-4e2318164b44\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-hV95Q1M_SnM\/UQGixMftZDI\/AAAAAAAAagQ\/GJSSAZALPEw\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520Muppets%252520-%252520Mitt%252520Romney-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"183\" height=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-NRsUUPVmW8c\/UQGnoViik6I\/AAAAAAAAaic\/uNFA4rhxxPc\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520Muppets%252520-%252520Mitt%252520Romney%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE ROMNEY APPROPRIATION PLAN VARIATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“THIS MACHINE KILLS MUPPETS”                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A witty photoshopped version I saw \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.democraticunderground.com\/10021497076\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Eon the \u003Cstrong\u003EDemocratic Underground site\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; It’s a satiric poke at the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;tbo=d\u0026amp;rlz=1T4GGRP_enUS500US501\u0026amp;q=Romney+%22presidential+debate%22+%22Big+Bird%22\u0026amp;oq=Romney+%22presidential+debate%22+%22Big+Bird%22\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3..0i22.16031.36071.0.36389.43.39.0.0.0.3.133.2615.36j3.39.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.fkLtkERiQ18\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Einfamous remark Romney made\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E about the Muppet character Big Bird during his first presidential debate with President Barack Obama. Romney claimed to love Big Bird but said he would cut federal funding for PBS, which airs the hugely popular children's show that features the Muppets, \u003Cem\u003ESesame Street.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E      \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9f729a6e-78fe-462c-a20a-de738533f0a9\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-PRRdCkczNgA\/UQGixz_I-AI\/AAAAAAAAagg\/ZUvWrUFRYEs\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520-%252520gun%252520version-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"240\" height=\"187\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-m3-fNXDzgrs\/UQGiySUWqLI\/AAAAAAAAago\/vJ2mWmspvf4\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520-%252520gun%252520version%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAN APPROPRIATION OF THE SLOGAN BY THE ANTI-GUN CONTROL SIDE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Sign held by a protester opposing a renewed ban on assault rifles in the US\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The protester and his sign, which juxtaposed the slogan with a drawing of an assault rifle, were featured in a January 2013 story about the gun control debate \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/slideshow\/idUSBRE90H17A20130120#a=15\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Eon Reuters.com\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E      \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f6cbce05-c571-4e4e-9d80-eb8f9f6fb1fd\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-D6ECSLXD6E8\/UQGiyoIp-RI\/AAAAAAAAagw\/je5CHN48HtA\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520People%252520%252528assault%252520rifle%252529-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"240\" height=\"190\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-uj-1ShdYgb4\/UQGizMI2crI\/AAAAAAAAag4\/r3S95AFLZrI\/This%252520Machine%252520Kills%252520People%252520%252528assault%252520rifle%252529%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA COUNTERQUOTE BY THE PRO-GUN CONTROL SIDE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“This machine kills people.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Caption on a photo of an assault rifle I saw posted on the now defunct “Social Polemics” website\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; 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style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-QiEZI3UHYMw\/Tugenvwd9QI\/AAAAAAAAUsU\/keDUrkmIbDk\/Carl-Sandburg-The-People-Yes-record-.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"239\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-IY12nvOcIQw\/TugeoVKlcHI\/AAAAAAAAUsc\/hGL96CFNn3Q\/Carl-Sandburg-The-People-Yes-record6.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cp\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE ORIGINAL INSPIRATION FOR THE SIXTIES SLOGAN:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E             \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.”                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/carl-sandburg.com\/biography.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ECarl Sandburg\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1878-1967)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American poet and writer               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A line from Sandburg’s epic prose poem \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=50\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;tbo=1\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;q=Sandburg+%22The+People%2C+Yes%22+%22Sometime+they%27ll+give+a+war+and+nobody+will+come%22\u0026amp;btnG=Search\u0026amp;oq=Sandburg+%22The+People%2C+Yes%22+%22Sometime+they%27ll+give+a+war+and+nobody+will+come%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_sm=s\u0026amp;gs_upl=7331l7723l0l9819l2l2l0l0l0l0l236l344l0.1.1l2l0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe People, Yes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1936)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the 1960s, several variations of an anti-war slogan began appearing on posters, in print and in songs. The version that became most common (as shown by the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=50\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;q=%22Suppose+they+gave+a+war+and+nobody+came%22\u0026amp;oq=%22Suppose+they+gave+a+war+and+nobody+came%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=g1g-v9\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_sm=e\u0026amp;gs_upl=4530l4530l0l6101l1l1l0l0l0l0l194l194l0.1l1l0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ecomparatively huge number of Google hits it gets\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E) is \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E Other variations include \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and no one came”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“What if they gave a war and nobody came.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E It’s not certain who coined the most familiar version, but this much is clear: all of the various iterations of the saying are ultimately descended from a line in Carl Sandburg’s book-length ode to America and it’s citizens, \u003Cem\u003EThe People, Yes\u003C\/em\u003E, first published in 1936.               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the poem, the line is said by a little girl who sees a group of soldiers marching in a parade. It’s from a part of the poem in which Sandburg seems to foresee the potential devastation of a second and possibly a third world war:               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; “\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EThe first world war came and its cost was laid on the people.                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The second world war — the third — what will be the cost.                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; And will it repay the people for what they pay?...                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The little girl saw her first troop parade and asked,\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘What are those?’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘Soldiers.’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘What are soldiers?’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘They are for war. They fight and each tries to kill as many of the other side as he can.’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The girl held still and studied.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘Do you know ... I know something?’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘Yes, what is it you know?’                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ‘Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.’\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:74392a3e-7762-4917-99e8-a48a00c08898\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-kv1nUnH0wS4\/Tugepe0fA0I\/AAAAAAAAUsk\/MDt1bmEGav4\/Suppose-They-Gave-a-War-Sixties-blac.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"211\" height=\"265\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-lpUaWhFjRf8\/TugeqJng4dI\/AAAAAAAAUss\/KNtH4BiqR_k\/Suppose-They-Gave-a-War-Sixties-blac.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cp\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE EVOLUTION OF THE SIXTIES SLOGAN:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E             \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Possibly coined by \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_R._Newman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EJames R. Newman\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American mathematician, writer and editor of \u003Cem\u003EScientific American\u003C\/em\u003E magazine\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the 1960s, several updated versions of Carl Sandburg’s line became popular. They were often used in the context of opposition to the Vietnam War. The most common version, \u003Cem\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came,”\u003C\/em\u003E was used as a slogan on posters that were sold in Hippie shops in the late Sixties (like the blacklight poster shown at left). It was also used as the title of \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066422\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea comedy movie in 1970\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, giving it even broader recognition. Some posts on the Internet claim the now familiar words were first written by Bertolt Brecht in the 1930s. However, they give no source and I couldn’t find one, so I deem that claim doubtful. (As Abraham Lincoln said, “The problem with Internet quotations is that many are not genuine.”)\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In contrast, the origin of the variation \u003Cem\u003E“Suppose They Gave a War and No One Came”\u003C\/em\u003E is well documented. It was used as \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.genekeyes.com\/CHET\/Chet-1.html#Suppose\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ethe title of a widely-read article\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E written by the American poet and author \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.genekeyes.com\/CHET\/Chet-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ECharlotte E. Keyes\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1914-1980). The article, about her growing admiration for the anti-war activism of her son Gene, was published in the October 1966 issue of \u003Cem\u003EMcCall’s\u003C\/em\u003E magazine. Charlotte’s other son happens to be the quote and phrase maven Ralph Keyes. He noted in his excellent book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312340044\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0312340044\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Quote Verifier\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0312340044\" border=\"0\"\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E(2006) that his mother saw the phrase \u003Cem\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came”\u003C\/em\u003E in a 1961 letter to the editor in \u003Cem\u003EThe Washington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, written by James R. Newman. Newman was referencing, but apparently misremembering, Sandburg’s line. Charlotte cut out and kept the letter for future reference and later adapted the title of her article from it. Newman may or may not have coined \u003Cem\u003E“Suppose they gave a war and nobody came.”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EThat paraphrase of Sandburg may already have been floating around at the time. However, I found no use of those words dated earlier than Newman’s 1961 letter in any newspaper archive or anywhere else online. So, he may deserve credit for creating the Sixties slogan (though perhaps inadvertently.)\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Another variation, \u003Cem\u003E“What If They Gave a War and No One Came,”\u003C\/em\u003E surfaced in 1968 as the title of a song by the now forgotten \"Symphonopop\" composer and musician \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?source=ig\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;=\u0026amp;q=James+R.+Newman+\u0026amp;btnG=Google+Search\u0026amp;oq=James+R.+Newman+\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_sm=s\u0026amp;gs_upl=0l0l0l704l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0#sclient=psy-ab\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS242\u0026amp;source=hp\u0026amp;q=%22Jonna+Gault%22+%22What+If+They+Gave+a+War+and+No+One+Came%22\u0026amp;pbx=1\u0026amp;oq=%22Jonna+Gault%22+%22What+If+They+Gave+a+War+and+No+One+Came%22\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;gs_sm=e\u0026amp;gs_upl=22812l31572l4l32340l10l10l0l0l0l2l322l2021l0.6.3.1l10l0\u0026amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb\u0026amp;fp=5bf9cd7823dc6238\u0026amp;biw=1536\u0026amp;bih=740\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EJonna Gault\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E. And, in 1972, poet \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/allenginsberg.org\/#!\/biography\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAllen Ginsberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E echoed her version in his 1972 poem \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=qlGQbMH_BcIC\u0026amp;pg=PA137\u0026amp;dq=%22allen+ginsberg%22+graffiti+poem+%22gave+a+war%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=udDnTsz2HNO3twfP5_XpCQ\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=3\u0026amp;ved=0CD8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage\u0026amp;q\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“Graffiti,”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E which included the lines \u003Cem\u003E“What if someone gave a war \u0026amp; Nobody came? \/ Life would ring the bells of Ecstasy and Forever be Itself again.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:9f1dbc6f-cd0e-4b9c-86a5-e08c7987b549\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ssZ4cBQniPk\/Tugeq9SuKhI\/AAAAAAAAUs0\/dVuI-CEkHWA\/Donald-Trump-debate-cartoon-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"290\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-QfEIb8LP_VE\/TugerufK_OI\/AAAAAAAAUs8\/LZsbY6eKyKM\/Donald-Trump-debate-cartoon2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cp\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003EA VARIATION ABOUT A DONALD TRUMP DEBATE NOBODY REMEMBERS:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E             \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“What if they gave a debate and nobody came?”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/About\/People\/Brad-Knickerbocker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrad Knickerbocker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Staff writer and editor for the \u003Cem\u003EChristian Science Monitor\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; His humorous question \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/USA\/Politics\/The-Vote\/2011\/1209\/Donald-Trump-to-moderate-GOP-debate.-But-what-if-nobody-shows-up\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ein an article\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E about the December 2011 Republican “debate” hosted by Donald Trump, which all but two Republican presidential candidates declined to participate in. (Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were the only candidates who agreed to appear.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2798c562-2d60-417a-a6a2-c3015bb2dc0c\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-j3LEkF1Opvk\/TugesmLihMI\/AAAAAAAAUtE\/sRfikdoHBeM\/What-if-you-took-Viagra-and-nobody-C.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"290\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-2ceWoGQup4k\/TugetQ6gRdI\/AAAAAAAAUtM\/l2C92gMRva0\/What-if-you-took-Viagra-and-nobody-C.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cp\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE VIAGRA VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E             \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“What if You Took Viagra and Nobody Came?”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Double entendre title of \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=tecDAAAAMBAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA26\u0026amp;dq=%22what+if+* +and+nobody+*%22+-war+- debate\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=81XmTqShHIKItwfpvNXWBA\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;re snum=9\u0026amp;ved=0CGIQ6AEwCA#v=snippet\u0026amp;q=%22nobody%20came%22\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ean article\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E in the Jan.-Feb. 1999 issue of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMother Jones\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E magazine               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The tongue-in-cheek article discussed some non-drug alternatives to Viagra, such as an artificial nylon-polypropylene penis, penile implant surgery — or a Corvette.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E   \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"330\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hbertMu7u94\/XbXBSsVq3YI\/AAAAAAABIXE\/6vewZO40kCYH_rk0hwk4aTaaq3KpEbrfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/I%2BNever%2BPromised%2BYou%2Ba%2BRose%2BGarden%2Bnovel.jpg\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:bdb2d97e-640b-45c9-ad4c-b6b547c50399\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E           \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS LINE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“I Never Promised You a Rose Garden”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hannah_Green_(author)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHannah Green\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (pen name of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mountaintopauthor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoanne Greenberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E; 1927–1996)\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American author\n \n\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Title of \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805089268?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0805089268\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Eher 1964 novel\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This novel is the apparent source of the saying, though it was made even more famous by country music singer \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Js3JnB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELynn Anderson’s 1970 hit song\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E of the same name. The well-known opening lyrics of the song, written by singer\/songwriter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MRvJ6n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoe South\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E are: \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Greenberg’s novel is a semi-autobiographical account of her struggle with schizophrenia as a teenager. In an emotional scene in the book, psychotherapist Dr. Clara Fried tells the main character, Deborah Blau:\u003Cem\u003E “I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice and I never promised you peace or happiness. My help is that so you can be free to fight for all of these things. The only reality I offer is challenge, and being well is being free to accept it or not at whatever level you are capable. I never promise lies, and the rose-garden world of perfection is a lie...and a bore too!” \u003C\/em\u003EDr. Fried is based on Greenberg's real psychiatrist, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frieda_Fromm-Reichmann\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, who treated her at the Chestnut Lodge hospital in Rockville, Maryland. \n\n\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The novel was adapted into a movie in 1977. It starred \u003Cstrong\u003EKathleen Quinlan\u003C\/strong\u003E as Deborah and\u003Cstrong\u003E Bibi Andersson\u003C\/strong\u003E as Dr. Fried. \u003Cstrong\u003EMel Gibson\u003C\/strong\u003E made his screen debut in the film, in a small uncredited role as a baseball player. Many years later, Mel uttered his own scary quote about a garden. (See below.)\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\n\n\u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"284\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--N3ubcivT2Q\/XbXBTRjMhqI\/AAAAAAABIXM\/Dibi-BZODFMumSllo3RIGsiEY54MP1jYgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Marine%2BRecruiting%2Bposter%2B1971%252C%2Brose%2Bgarden.jpg\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:bdb2d97e-640b-45c9-ad4c-b6b547c50399\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E           \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE BADASS MARINE SLOGAN:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“We didn’t promise you a rose garden.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; U.S. Marines recruiting slogan\u003C\/strong\u003E used from late 1971 until mid-1984\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The “Rose Garden” slogan was used in the first series of posters and ads that featured the tagline\u003Cstrong\u003E “The Marines are looking for a few good men.”\u003C\/strong\u003E Several posters in series showed Marine Drill Instructors yelling at new recruits, like the one shown here. The drill instructor in it is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tecom.marines.mil\/News\/News-Article-Display\/Article\/527984\/we-dont-promise-you-a-rose-garden\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESgt. Charles A. Taliano\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E who passed away in 2010.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\n\n\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"225\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_-NqXYT-kS4\/XbXBT6O8rrI\/AAAAAAABIXQ\/_PVEaUBSwCkbq00tkgB7NO1PE_foqEvegCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/William%2BRehnquist.jpg\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:6e04e716-1105-484b-a900-cd7bead4d213\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE BADASS JUDGE VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Nobody promised them [prison inmates] a rose garden…They have been convicted of crime, and there is nothing in the Constitution which forbids their being penalized as a result of that conviction.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Rehnquist\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Rehnquist\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1924-2005)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Atiyeh+v.+Capps\u0026amp;oq=Atiyeh+v.+Capps\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.658j0j7\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis written decision\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E on the 1981 U.S. Supreme Court case \u003Cem\u003EAtiyeh v. Capps, \u003C\/em\u003Eexplaining why the court rejected a lawsuit brought by a group of Oregon prison inmates against the State of Oregon. The inmates wanted Oregon prisons to be forced to reduce prison overcrowding conditions they contended were inhumane and illegal. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:d641670f-3c52-4360-891c-34aa5d375215\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"400\" height=\"210\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lh6TiAWah0w\/XbXHXV6PYAI\/AAAAAAABIX4\/fhH3BCu_aUMsXrx77b5gjDHmABQug8EXACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mel%2BGibson%2Bas%2BMad%2BMax%2B%2526%2BOksana.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE PASSION OF MEL VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Apparently Mel Gibson did promise his babymama Oksana Grigorieva a rose garden…But totally not in a good way. In the latest round of the seemingly endless parade of embarrassing tape leaks purporting to capture the \u003Cem\u003EPassion of the Christ\u003C\/em\u003E helmsman in full meltdown mode, a new snippet of conversation has emerged, in which Gibson reportedly threatens to bury Grigorieva in the flower bed of his Malibu, California, mansion.”                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From a now-deleted \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Epost on the PEACE FM Online\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E site, July 9, 2010\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"226\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7gEmbmw1z-4\/XbXBSpcE69I\/AAAAAAABIW8\/8ap4PDNaE78mffnXZlz5qvlgN0z0pLXhwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Gerald%2BFord.jpg\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e72aa8a5-193a-4815-9639-48911df683be\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE PRESIDENTIAL VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“I never promised you a rose garden but I guess [Press Secretary] Ron Nessen did. So, I hope you enjoy this new setting and the new format, and I hope I enjoy it, too.”                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gerald_Ford\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EPresident Gerald R. Ford\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1913-2006)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Comment in a \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/ws\/index.php?pid=4440\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Enews conference on October 9, 1974\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Ford was joking about his newly announced plan to hold press conferences in the White House Rose Garden. When Ford and other presidents later started using this option during campaign periods to avoid the usual campaign travel grind while still generating news stories and looking presidential, it was dubbed the “Rose Garden Strategy.”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"184\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pgyGz8OHtHc\/XbXBSqTc_9I\/AAAAAAABIXA\/mgW6DfrWF5EdR6sstgEI_ldbMZDiOEuSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Bionic%2BWoman%2B%2526%2BBionic%2BMan.jpg\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:0472b018-2747-43b1-b6ad-a6dcd5cf3053\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E            \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE BIONIC VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E         \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E          \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECol. 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Now you felt the sub, it’s gonna be rough out there.”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJaime Sommers (actress Lindsay Wagner):\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E“You never promised me a rose garden.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Banter from the \u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0526186\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E“Kill Oscar: Part 3”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E episode \u003C\/font\u003Eof the American TV series \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31MnJI1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EThe Bionic Woman\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (Season 2, Episode 6, first aired in 1976).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E       \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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Chesterton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gypsy Rose Lee"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lord Chesterfield"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Proverbs and Sayings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wally (the Dilbert character)"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Whatever is worth doing"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"“Whatever is worth doing...”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"215\" height=\"215\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/VGYJecPNOaLsAlqNbvY-1ZDVsph6CHeMmpnVHBuR4uZLxnQYRlOyOzefTEUmzvGskWKT3wvp9GXZNUJ_Y0GgQDtsW6q12QvIJYnqJYVXzbgUbAMe2To-tUGpDjnlsc5AGFAqq-ZPl8VLxWYXkR65GUSAfGDX-b-JUoA2ttnXKKpaxkpAJ6et_Mm6GMOaSZNcBZAnHdn1UJI4SOyZPg1U5kNkv2VF-Iq1eX0Rj5Hs6XO0YiXaXWCOBO2qhuXkdO_upp8b6Efwl5sITBX_Yi1uB1fSuApkJ-e4HL9rNmBe4mV5J8Zf6hL2MPqHI-jB69XcUC1Zl5ybemtauFKcoHLixfTYOUbqSUeYosVbbba0XC-VfS09tjT0DjMPoK_JuG9Anr04cVCivJNWKGpiH63Oi3WSqczftQhfMA9Dc69ryibV0fTn8PoRfGHBlV--jsgmlxBbO38DyRt7WjQK3yzZjbNh18lpaV8FCYpxM-NJIWaMNPokwKN1MRl2TUTNHQfuQJgI-_355zMBKQ3_EsJ7nOh_cZwbhIWZmP49s6y7o7N6PkcMIySAzzcnV_WDOY3n0xH2Wrwzzcg6B1w-Sa7YwfwY5XzVR_hY-g_QaW2PZCCrHXz0BPrwFjrAZSiCqAsKy89XGSW-Va5WsR4hdv4SvS1Zy5gMXd2xUq5O8MiQxrUHSqotj4CeF2OI=w1040-h1042-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELORD CHESTERFIELD’S MAXIM:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_Chesterfield\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELord Chesterfield\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield; 1694-1773)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; British statesman and diplomat\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; One of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiquote.org\/wiki\/Philip_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_Chesterfield\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emany bits of fatherly advice\u003C\/a\u003E Chesterfield imparted in letters to his illegitimate son, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_Stanhope_(diplomat)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhilip Stanhope\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. This one is from a letter dated \u003Cstrong\u003EMarch 10, 1746.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Chesterfield’s use is generally thought to have led to the modern proverbial version:\u003Cem\u003E “If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"268\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/4er9RbfcA3qk0iwXRnu9xV89OKFImXvJY3Xv-PwyMFbGxPne6zrH1bMKP_Aqp7e-wV9AC0e1vg3LLNUaYFmn-pR0oWGGkkNAETDE8oqCQYFnLXN_G1h6JgDJA1wMqgqL6mWZYZjILhqGt7YnKqVKzzk7tUR4TmMGtl0rxNyBcNWqdbHHDJSLvCjiTrm37JXrHzEEKIf24py-c_17vtKpabG_sP4VGd80W8pIb6YQsnc1TpY0lX1go6kWlFqsLrJM64fJjHhELNmpJQ9HdU5Mj1PhaMxRUWNG77KA2FFK33fLK1k0yMncYTUtkSoQXWIEmMyS4Yxw67puyjylklkwYuCJLaib6kk-GyzUSbUW94CRxt9CehCnJE1Gp9BW0arEe1CTBHyRk__CvZ1gb5MudtBuEuPW0v9vX2FPrJy0mBg8vbjgPpZBCZJRMKxz8q8JjNw8d7BTAFaXfqCSJ-z77DCX1ZKE3V7dglcRej_0PZ_iMv_o5eQogKZPmR5DW4CctX76ged_RQYPW-O3kBugXhLCziG9MJmUjIvk3z5xAJKa1gepZs1S60UHG04Ze3NHGhCFhv717z6Nj3LQKYWOGXwnXvkOvqi7ZoK985ztbUZI9wN2qHoZ14g0ywzn1ZEk66S6JTlPvyrqUjCtYn2M7WnVZPjRoH-Gp2u4V4Sbgu7izjNY4_ZIHvxz=w900-h1203-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE ECDYSIAST’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing slowly — very slowly.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gypsy_Rose_Lee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGypsy Rose Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (Rose Louise Hovick; 1911-1970)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American Burlesque queen and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This quip has been \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;sxsrf=ACYBGNS4WAbXS0gmxMcQXgJBqXUa613RHA%3A1569945429878\u0026amp;ei=VXeTXc2uNYHGsAX2zpHIAQ\u0026amp;q=%22Gypsy+Rose+Lee%22+%22worth+doing%2C+it%E2%80%99s+worth+doing+slowly%22\u0026amp;oq=%22Gypsy+Rose+Lee%22+%22worth+doing%2C+it%E2%80%99s+worth+doing+slowly%22\u0026amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...13575.13948..14825...0.0..0.104.191.1j1......0....1..gws-wiz.W-TJDE6PFCU\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwiNrai9tvvkAhUBI6wKHXZnBBkQ4dUDCAo\u0026amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewidely attributed to Lee\u003C\/a\u003E in the decades since her death and appears to have been a favorite witticism of hers. However, there doesn’t seem to be any record of her saying it or using it in any of her books while she was alive. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"214\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/eIaAQlJuesiCJiHxWuj4nqFLstxB80KcwKagf0l6xEBM2xAMnnXYSiGaXGGoXsZ4vhYsKBKyIMyf7jThRDEdqvYnFDZmDjCGk0vfp6hY2pxzmUn7fTVvX3xWm9zitwf3K_te7c3WvBLqN9hYJivx8Xyg-pUUPnwQQHz1K_SaQjo-MVGR7Ehoi2_jWs2K0edbCnL2f_yJFpaW5ohuSBqWLV7mo8ii2hFNUZohv5ksrUbrKIBcSPoIE9SXc3Ps0KbUEjrB1yQ-HbFv66ED1wZ3g2goTSYu9cKOuKUQkiZV_7Lh144L2px66uUbuPV3gucsua3AO94-urjqE0Ewo5HjcZyAglxNwlqq2CeM1TaTfA7izrm4mCv-3U69QLMdPgVDIZgdbJf6J8v_THNs4zn7T16YMMlxv6KPRmq8qTPcaeQHmYmDeFpbTZUJFK3nCRn7Rj46BSKnqkEzPzU3X8Ms0o-Nr9Bm-Z56EzHUbKGM6QUE7y5DFCOZqbHFLI61V9No7MgxZgGDUdzHsInUi0c2xm3w6F26xYjuyTO7NESaCg9u_ywM2qY0CUNnOK71lCFR1WZ2FdA6j0AsBs-QOb60q8MjNZsAroURDQTli-Adiv17r8-WgN1td8LP6mE31G9TJXH7ORgT3UN2j6uce8boZrw31bXarYICyHOIkzeCg1pvRzZATiEnX6HR=s1040-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECHESTERTON’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing badly.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chesterton.org\/who-is-this-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EG.K. Chesterton\u003C\/a\u003E (1874-1936)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; English writer, philosopher and critic\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A line \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mZM2E2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efrom his book\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat’s Wrong with the World\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1913). In context, it was his way of praising hobbies and other activities done by amateurs for pleasure, even if they have no special talent for them. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"550\" height=\"181\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/HmbL7rLzc_6c1_JBNJS5kdMytZGE0OdnGo_QV58YPQAjPLpi6A50RNDB0NgAsStjpW9ZmxXEdhpxbgnT6DP8r3tbrUe_dGoUlsnx-1DeUgFp0HxxE3LtFBlrcgf6_xCSn2koO83vUMT2LWpDj70LWiQUBbpbP7rV_0xQMlHUZuR6hq2MBM6PccpCLMp_sWLdTsITpprIJIP23KxAcMZw1SNHTyigSFGxA4ZiMIyNhuzqKKWhe_p-ZUTrhGTNl7FoQ9ZYA4uzKIgg4QIBbnqPyqAJkK95Qt8K3xIxas_3vuEaW9MYkHoEHBzgKhUKuxkIZhGHMDqTIaqxM585Wx72hiualv1faM1Alols-xO3EaQ5FIQyq0Wls1uXfSfM49hL1-ciMg2gMl-J8gM2Rr1olYLk0536CtpH4ImdtNfTLj7NWDaeSzN_MvvstiGseyeDKZy7yJp68-vGEiOArcHAsLQaPyr1iBNlf072DFp-Bp1kfOQf-wT9EnPFwFpz_Upe06z752mmw2XSqIQAYXYuJMxgIjYGAekL1e2RZ6Oo2If3w9iM1cReSbrg3b2TJKt-khWyG8DEAtDcMUyrSCbhuzoxKzQoJUGBFeQ81ydteRN5L7GuyfFbKd35YMlgdpVF7rkV67TbS4J0q1nw_XDEBsTxTq8-xTbBNF1q7HpQCZxy3bqnRxU9wHyn=w920-h303-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWALLY’S WISDOM:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“My philosophy is that anything worth doing is too hard.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The character \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wally_(Dilbert)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWally\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2004-12-27\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe December 27, 2004 edition\u003C\/a\u003E of Scott Adams’ comic strip \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mAGL5o\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDilbert\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/4ELtUi0t_H8uCXBWvFx_WJxJNynXoWIOd1k9v8IRRGgpQoDefDawFcfZXq5RT3cwT10hDXv6E8U0cX-dScAFlkk4na4fMbzeb6_FM48CNtZ65Z7_dgOrQQ_etQlP2PuxtQaIch61qQrBIv36YtwelAPuV5SivUCGf_46Bicv88C2LhPRUHw4A4-q4UCWU9g7MN6YjV65tfZYixFObChw_H17orWrjOaLxOMzwOuJqkb1DtlMmTTILbirmhxh-N5Q76BkKZGuIMWmkeDjR519LHlTr9qmxsEuyNbZGWOtzC03xQkiW7VjKxEgqtvb-MjndmKx2xjtrMTAcs9GZjeq-U74Y3atg7FJ2PbZt7K1b_NjI6a-Q160TdmTcFUCV3fUo_nQPfwWvy86S0g1cjMnjFej7M3JYZ3-a-mZCC6W1YpVmEYIBPk3vB4cRNNSwJuGeGD10Pk9ngvKri4I23VWpg4rneA_9GkleLhffiBM7iM8ozAzNoOlWMFs8YNjIvoyqOtLQpxBFbtbCPUyltXHRPV4F6lfY3LV9wdWcpI0wO5XsON1S5Frl9e64pbAR6xYBQXJUXdKLaA_MkEA6mQpJMmHwgpelV6qt7VTQ-V3unBAGx8HnKi6WvjlLMX3viPNeqOJZOQA2nlNEZCHv8f5Bm543txSFoELa7JhhUC0fjdUfQ9XyZPMukd9=s1040-no\"\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMAYBE MICK’S MOTTO?:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This saying is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;q=%22Anything+worth+doing+is+worth+overdoing%22+%22Mick+Jagger%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewidely attributed\u003C\/a\u003E to\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mick_Jagger\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMick Jagger\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, but without any specific citation of when he may have said it. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nywiI6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Yale Dictionary of Modern Proverbs\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E says it dates back to at least 1962, when it was used in the headline of an ad for Jantzen Sportswear. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/w-z8FCTGz0fS_yd6d_Bx1uiN9a6ylAESj7r9D05gpPTQM4e2eGYG-vYUrneN1UPy7mb_GwRiFYMXR6LKeXkylRqCm3jN5MlcUwvJlZoYbXmFE1gtUs0PxQRit-glc_ePgWWIT2Ju0sYsEeNd84f7I5X1Yil8KaAhDfp28hIaYFepSSniofwiwkGNtf0l_IyCWjOydZ-vPdyEw0E9x6b48DrYzrbU19s8bJCYP7UAR0yAVFSpxkDiRMxlXKRiT8_CRvKYrr5DQEKIEtrLD70Rn04dAZyYHYOOfyJro7WbeE4Au9Ru71JQwNV9Utb0C0aoK_QA6H-ukxPHotg3Lp-xAmp1Yz_DYkHlZK3jVUJEtptxCaAwSuLaYbBGaeIVVU0xWzWciGrtN21A92jp1wpD130wOVZCIp4krNcmc_SqZ_VoMXXRML7ABJ_oCubL5tkTS_rNKC_QMZ7u3Xjlp4kRkyozYLwfbhiHTvJAm_P-x9OtShs4-XvHwD0vHaqNc1URnKCfuaa1eV5hp-BmeZKCCNBwRz4DNBswn92r0_YYmW5MH-FIaNFHiWK7_04cvd3ZaLO3uOQda7feoPM7Nuk5rUmx9ZsiNGJgSVsXs9DE5Q4e4YMkeVfjFQJTWthWlRTwxolJpn-mh-OXf6hXfHj77Gp-B6hG4pCQQmErlp2TBIHIEU1bYQPz2bv_=s1040-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE SUCKY BEGINNINGS PRINCIPLE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Anything worth doing is going to suck at the beginning. Anything worth doing is meant to require pain and sacrifice. Herein lies the problem facing America, which originally was built on the moral of impulse control. What once used to be a country filled with people sacrificing momentary pleasure for a better future, the overpowering message of today is live for the moment.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/benjaminhardy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin P. Hardy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American columnist and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theladders.com\/career-advice\/if-it-doesnt-suck-then-its-probably-not-worth-doing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eone of his posts\u003C\/a\u003E on the TheLadders.com site (Jan. 22, 2019)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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Whitmer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Karl von Clausewitz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Political quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War is the continuation of politics by other means"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War quotes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"War as politics, politics as war – and various other things “continued by other means”..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E     \u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E         \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:b80da102-bf1b-47ab-a22b-7a4d41706e98\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-fBmpF0w45sk\/Umk8yfrkxmI\/AAAAAAAAdyM\/a-gKYQgWb44\/ClausewitzOnWar8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"207\" height=\"290\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-6cT6smGj1pY\/Umk8zKS6r0I\/AAAAAAAAdyU\/coIWRza9gxI\/ClausewitzOnWar8x6%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE MISTRANSLATED MAXIM:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“War is the continuation of politics by other means.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.clausewitz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarl von Clausewitz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1780-1831)                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Prussian general and military theorist                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOn War\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1832-1834), Bk. VIII, Ch. VI, Section B: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.clausewitz.com\/readings\/Compare\/OnWar1873\/Bk8ch06.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“War is an Instrument of Policy”\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E2%80%9CWar+is+the+continuation+of+politics+by+other+means.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;rlz=1C1RNZZ_enUS515US551\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CWar+is+the+continuation+of+politics+by+other+means.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1138j0j7\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;espv=210\u0026amp;es_sm=122\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe traditional English translation\u003C\/a\u003E of a line from \u003Cem\u003EOn War (Vom Kriege)\u003C\/em\u003E, a collection of writings by Clausewitz that was published posthumously by his wife in three volumes between 1832 and 1834. It encapsulates a point Clausewitz made, but it’s not an exact translation. One issue is that some words can be translated several ways. For example, the German word \u003Cem\u003Epolitik\u003C\/em\u003E can mean either ‘politics’ or ‘policy.’ In German, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/gutenberg.spiegel.de\/buch\/vom-kriege-4072\/131\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe full sentence the maxim comes from\u003C\/a\u003E says: “\u003Cem\u003EWir behaupten dagegen, der Krieg ist nichts als eine Fortsetzung des politischen Verkehrs mit Einmischung anderer Mittel.”\u003C\/em\u003E This can be and has been translated in several ways, but essentially says something like: “We maintain [or ‘assert’] however, that war is nothing but a continuation of politics [or ‘policy’] with the admixture [or ‘addition’] of other means [or ‘resources’].” In context, the point Clausewitz was making is that he disagreed with the idea that war amounted to an end of political ‘intercourse’ (\u003Cem\u003EVerkehr\u003C\/em\u003E) or discourse. He asserted that war is merely another kind of political communication that has its own ‘grammar’ (\u003Cem\u003EGrammatik\u003C\/em\u003E). In short, while the oft-quoted maxim does seem to reflect Clausewitz’s line of thought, the common English translation is not literally correct. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:74bb1295-d0f2-47aa-afde-627a227dae96\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-gs7nISTVcDs\/Umk7RqCRL5I\/AAAAAAAAdx8\/nXxK26ysn7E\/David-Horsey-Tea-Party-cartoon-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"390\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-FtmpuoVAODk\/Umk8zyvMCcI\/AAAAAAAAdyc\/SzESoq-qgEg\/David%252520Horsey%252520Tea%252520Party%252520cartoon.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA MODERN POLITICAL VARIATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E              \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“American politics is now the continuation of ‘war by other means.’...Government shutdowns, threatened debt default, racism, homophobia and Islamophobia can seem like discrete political struggles for democracy, good governance, and equal rights. Progressives and moderates make a huge mistake when they do not see the connections extremists make among them. It is crucial to see that to the extreme right-wing that is hijacking our political process right now, these are not discrete issues but part of a cosmic war on Satan played out in our American political life.”                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ctschicago.edu\/people\/susan-b-thistlethwaite\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Professor of Theology at the Chicago Theological Seminary, author of \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1938231449\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=1938231449\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E#Occupy the Bible: What Jesus Really Said (and Did) About Money and Power\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In an opinion piece in the \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, October 15, 2013                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (Cartoon by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/politics\/topoftheticket\/la-tot-cartoons-pg,0,1019230.photogallery#axzz2ieTpadrG\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDavid Horsey\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E                           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:a472e553-8ff9-4132-9aff-09e491302e12\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-2ZIf8oGh_f8\/Umk80i9mmqI\/AAAAAAAAdyk\/lg7Bh1ehSuY\/WarIncposter8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"175\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-NOb11Km53MA\/Umk81ce18ZI\/AAAAAAAAdyo\/bsrzB2JuiEs\/WarIncposter8x6%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAN ARMS SUPPLIER’S VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E                            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“War is the improvement of investment climates by other means.”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001426\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBen Kingsley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E as the character Walken, The Viceroy                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the satirical anti-war movie\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikiquote.org\/wiki\/War,_Inc.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWar, Inc.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=B001I9753C\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E(2008)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E                           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:f17d4f3b-1b27-4f37-98bb-c1e0fe16494a\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-z9R6VURTswE\/Umk811-2DKI\/AAAAAAAAdy0\/tNbDZ0e8Y6k\/LocutusofBorg8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"213\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-xM2EBAZDGeo\/Umk82m7OZAI\/AAAAAAAAdy8\/YihMiQlMXTQ\/LocutusofBorg8x6%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA TECH VISIONARY’S VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E                            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Technology is the continuation of evolution by other means, and is itself an evolutionary process.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/ray-kurzweil-bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERay Kurzweil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American inventor, author and futurist                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LAU7Z3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Age of Spiritual Machines\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (2000)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E                           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:de3a1e69-e5d3-4b33-b4f5-d9a8991bd43e\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-S7RwgpfBrCE\/Umk83C443AI\/AAAAAAAAdzE\/TNnbXipw_jI\/AmitaiEtzioni8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"236\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-t9ybfh9dOwA\/Umk83wrKsUI\/AAAAAAAAdzM\/_EeB7p3rcgk\/AmitaiEtzioni8x6%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELEGAL VARIATION #1:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E                            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Law in a good society is first and foremost the continuation of morality by other means.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amitaietzioni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmitai Etzioni\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; German-born American sociologist                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32HcEsq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe New Golden Rule\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1998) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E             \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:68aa84c1-0ad4-4eb0-94d1-78b9d9a2c2fd\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-XjqW3srxzxw\/Umk84t8TKzI\/AAAAAAAAdzU\/H5AW977wrQg\/LitigationisWar8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"179\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-EztM1sNfTPk\/Umk85KrB1DI\/AAAAAAAAdzc\/aYyImq_rsfw\/LitigationisWar8x6%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELEGAL VARIATION #2:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E                   \u003Cbr\u003E                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Litigation...the continuation of business by other means.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kilpatricktownsend.com\/en\/People\/W\/WhitmerFrederickL\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrederick L. Whitmer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Professional litigator and author                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002QCJO4S\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B002QCJO4S\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELitigation Is War\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (2007) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E          \u003Ctr\u003E           \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E                           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:339bdc3f-3559-43e0-bdd5-57c8ed0d9646\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-hPOrIUKGdi4\/Umk85i4YqeI\/AAAAAAAAdzk\/nxGO212EWRM\/EvilDead2poster8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"170\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-sNWEVTT8ueI\/Umk86UraKnI\/AAAAAAAAdzo\/tVRHo2mrosM\/EvilDead2poster8x6%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE STOOGES MEET THE EVIL DEAD VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E                            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Mr. Raimi [movie director Sam Raimi]...has cited the Three Stooges as his comic inspiration, and indeed, \u003Cem\u003EEvil Dead II\u003C\/em\u003E is a sort of continuation of Stoogism by other means. Here, an eyeball isn’t just poked, but poked out and sent flying across the room, to be swallowed by an innocent bystander. Of such things, Moe Howard could only dream.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dave_Kehr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDave Kehr\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American film critic                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Referring to the famed \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“eyeball popping” scene\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E in the horror film \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LAX5Nq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEvil Dead 2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1987)                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DC153FF93BA25753C1A9639C8B63\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ea DVD review\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E in the \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, October 18, 2005 \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E           \u003C\/td\u003E         \u003C\/tr\u003E       \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E      \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E      \u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/RH1zKgfrZEgMV2VTC2FeqaCDBB1MQihP6sLHTxcUb5fEIlp_vxJZ2fTpjXnHaqtGX9OYhnso9dBQglsDfJ6RZPGT-god_RQ_zNQH7ojbjltjS_0GaaAX3DBTutNDpmLLVFKhalCTF6LSsPKq4GGcFBTJ6VE4Wubt8KkoucoYRzzPlOjcaWhQ4H-Q33fXNAzuC5pYlZxHNJ4SBf_xb--04vpMmMQWQhgonSvGtZx0ZrHDpS9prFG6N9r5OzIbYjl-HfBAAZQ_MLJ6MJO51VZeAFh9Dna1hMStXeYi2XALdc24DJx_VLWBgkxHKQ8i7QAE5SfpgKz6XVStSnjHC4nN7-MLJag2MUZQfXzmOmIG6n-mX4HtheXPT3xWJPlfbBpRSf_xchNSpArdEIudNDKmzsOuLCds13V2J2uR5cdyvv31PEp1C-rMZS5khg1MHlxgRmr2AMRZtWXsVHDj7XRwMiEygs_hrDBsaenIKsI-0BUgbQqWuI_H3M8X0ncyfyVIq6sEJSrgj8IGjq-jPIKVCH4fEuxbfx4CjxfTv60F1KFIq5-DGPMIgSXl3g83Np8moWfUmx2Zv4KmqJfCMEqBzgAOeoL5YLokfblrGUjKMDpiaDDkpPG9hUSzn2ThvX7Kr_M62YErpGkOZf-sNA-cVIuyNDRxuFE5frqqk74G2nmyjShw_-gw4vIU=w1293-h1203-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE LINE THAT LED TO A FAMOUS MISQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Th’ newspaper does ivrything f’r us...comforts th’ afflicted, afflicts th’ comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finley_Peter_Dunne\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFinley Peter Dunne\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1867-1936)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist and humorist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Dunne put this quote in the mouth of\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mr._Dooley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Mr. Dooley,”\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E the witty Irish character who was featured in Dunne’s popular newspaper column relating what Dooley said on various topics in a heavy Irish brogue. The line was first used in a column titled “Mr. Dooley on Newspaper Publicity,”\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003Epublished in many US newspapers on October 5, 1902 and reprinted in the book collecting Dunne’s columns, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HRLFTa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EObservations by Mr. Dooley\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1902). Dooley’s remark led to many other quotes about comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The full quote as Dunne wrote it is: \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E“Th’ newspaper does ivrything f’r us. It runs th’ polis foorce an’ th’ banks, commands th’ milishy, conthrols th’ ligislachure, baptizes th’ young, marries th’ foolish, comforts th’ afflicted, afflicts th’ comfortable, buries th’ dead an’ roasts thim aftherward.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The plain English “translation” is: \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E“The newspaper does everything for us. It runs the police force and the banks, commands the militia, controls the legislature, baptizes the young, marries the foolish, comforts the afflicted, afflicts the comfortable, buries the dead and roasts them afterward.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Dunne’s quote is often misquoted as\u003Cem\u003E “The duty [or job] of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”\u003C\/em\u003E Indeed, that version has become a kind of motto for defenders of the free press. Ironically, Dunne’s piece was not meant as praise of the press. It’s actually a negative jab at newspapers who Mr. Dooley thinks print far too much minutiae about almost everything and everyone and pokes into the private lives of citizens far too much. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Mr. Dooley complains that, because newspapers regularly print gossip and photos about local citizens,\u003Cem\u003E “There are no such things as private citizens”\u003C\/em\u003E anymore. Interestingly, many of his criticisms of newspapers sound similar to modern concerns about the internet and social media.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"300\" height=\"305\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/U6JsYeu5_9Lessv_rGovll4HRMcxlqYRQed-pJyI9QRjqNy67A0aF9yIG3UxdHYmIjqhjCDLIPKGlYnXG_sAZzg3hLTWitMUOzoAumEWXTSkm5vRfF1JgWhVKMMjGcYfdTrJW8oyrfc8HZ6W2ZQlg8eh2UmBjFnSjypjALDYG0I-RLESsgzvG3U7hQGlZ8Pgv0s8zByZZveNHcDCzcvkd1yyyWI-14A5OU7Tu0hs5P-mzOuffeEl_wXIYAMOPv62rE4QEuGmZmZ0Qq3G9ExnAn_mCMmOEE03UqAcaYf5IcPuv6a3f7cukue6N1pYJfIXm36olYF1lyYwWQDq4TT0aHLiu3053JsBaHwNH4DAmwDkjsF8gzuc4MFmwaujelqu5NWvnA8mVpKtpr6rm5YS2J-Hk0MII95l1SvL7WVa_I02WJhGwvFd1OJHCnzmEH3y5fbTouuQdOlQ5T0Gwl6il413IseifS4S_PYZoEK_bW68qDZ2KUoUttc-dVJDEWGvGvxg9AbSWCFqTJfxW21sNIcoGJn9-xDZT82xNRhu8wYQjQrXH5oexh0t_gKVu9KmktnY2U4i7E4EOtbm-orv8bQ0SjAMhWc1dtyNZPQ-JgeqShvq4YtpJIswhU6jmPji9qhKJlATlrAmgNDgtYYYbRKvOBGdzvuVDscrIKGjKWFPXIKDlbRd1nJW=w1183-h1203-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE NEWSPAPER VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Mr. Brady, it is the duty of a newspaper to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Actor \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spencer_Tracy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpencer Tracy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, in the 1960 movie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inherit_the_Wind_(1960_film)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EInherit the Wind\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Tracy, playing defense lawyer Henry Drummond, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053946\/characters\/nm0000037\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esays the line\u003C\/a\u003E to Fredric March, playing prosecuting attorney Matthew Harrison Brady.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The film is an adaptation of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inherit_the_Wind_(play)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe 1955 play\u003C\/a\u003E of the same name, a fictionalized account of the infamous \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scopes_Trial\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Scopes Monkey Trial.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Tracy’s famous line is not in the play, which was written by \u003Cstrong\u003EJerome Lawrence\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Edwin Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E. The movie script based on the play was written by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nedrick_Young\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENedrick Young\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EHarold Jacob Smith\u003C\/strong\u003E. I suspect the famous line was created by Young, who was blacklisted as a Communist sympathizer during the McCarthy era and hired (secretly) by the film’s director \u003Cstrong\u003EStanley Kramer\u003C\/strong\u003E. Young didn’t coin the saying. As noted in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2019\/02\/01\/comfort\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea post on the Quote Investigator\u003C\/a\u003E site, a filler item in 1914 a newspaper in Danville, Kentucky said:\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E “Mr. Dooley says the duty of the newspapers is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E That was followed by many similar uses of this saying about newspapers that predate the movie \u003Cem\u003EInherit the Wind\u003C\/em\u003E, which premiered in London on July 7, 1960.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"225\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/31j4eO0H4eI-8DSlxYmK_mnSoCRQQGKMunZuAe2bLnDYiWelr1z7vPcb2SZrEPfHd8TsuISnY1GVe1IngtZ3KO1D1gyYwKBV7zHB2b0L5k0AW22l43idysNy2iQot9iCMovarE2BSVa4koLDU9QsdfafjolZVfbtVl2IbMhSDcRjFfrwdu5idrwh3q7TjQSppUxDCMDrDUbYuJhSapJU5OF9kLARrTsqGcfbPeO_5sNAJAQSy6IIMM2B31yFDAirPFJ92fdeXn_2xIuF3dr57sa1A6l_b3iPCUzN__oFGh0trkVmYQXtMR7CA8_TzhJDj3m3yXjpYrxaX1JccJ2p_88JHSG5AqmHt7EY16rziAcu4LP3u482bgqRl7ojJ6_Zdd3OqHXNGwjYfazasjsNyDJoL727CZxjanvQP-yviQdfLs0P5iPcgvQCWXIem6ZCUNqfw1pDVbk7cD72srUCjmrvId5DtgdBcDoq1Zl6GS7TjFxVt2z2ZThHJ9PXSJaTlyZeOw0Otmz0ByG-z2eH-GAdu47JH4RMOFH7zJuh27xc7TAQ68rxh_TwxubBHzbZrgitX802QvYMLkU4mmuEzrfN9F1FzSy5rqHEKtnHeguesjcEvffqcgWYcORlSibqYPkTo8v-OHYgDaoKzDJCH9PR1cYObi8vQHiz_t9plDga2Ep64erqXePP=s721-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE FAUX CLARENCE DARROW QUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clarence_Darrow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClarence Darrow\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1857-1938)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American lawyer and free speech activist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; It’s interesting that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;q=Darrow+%E2%80%9CThe+most+human+thing+we+can+do+is+comfort+the+afflicted+and+afflict+the+comfortable.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emany internet posts and some books\u003C\/a\u003E published in recent decades attribute this quote to Darrow, the defense attorney in the real life Scopes Monkey Trial. I couldn’t find any evidence that Darrow ever said or wrote such a line. I think it’s probably a faux quote created after the movie line in \u003Cem\u003EInherit the Wind\u003C\/em\u003E became famous.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"225\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/_axihpCZtkVNGPotAjdKGwK-gl40hDVzsD6BrwmnpXtNPCzqzLOWUsXrh6-EvPoEDAL33GUzHggpepJQoGGr1NHQeqmV0LH70c2HF7aafGXVtCj1_Ddj80G6qYYP3_7Zk5oYbFYBhnZwTfTf-TmLRTHIm2Kn419_mTyiQgdP5PP0_OU8ssVs3SU3dDn_X6HGPaIkXxfVB6P06eCmd1ByeicIzLPSp9kMyNxApkjamfPAMgqlHKCw9VK2d6za-LoQOcVX8I5Y-ux8qxy9Gcv7pha8Ruz7ApECmqhpnV_7KVGCdlIRMT0sF6KOl8MnGm8FnOUFHrXn9JU3VNB2erv3gHMrttahJ6wxPsdJa8a2W-DPbpW0GX2XS7Rn1lRcH2wTivKk1DbuP0mJaMDLvF-2SHBK7nk4egW0_qQYwLpBagkByK8P64Q9bOFoqXvK76m00iPPiVXsVG_wNAoh81L97YnhX_TicRqilxABspwUXylhO05Rza-g5U46vfb8NwWR6LGXEeOL_LxBjzUfZHJNGK0H6trAM3veycby7LuoquUn4u1Ic5cKU9QDRC9awHp3c8JFOMfMG22KUZn3YBp0Tg30JbplY9saLLgeilo6i98uyfsYg-yUy5GxzgrcQRMX352fduCOLBFQXsYS8Ot5GmEWZ8vnufZ3R3PJ6Peu-m46qHZvOPCa7uph=s1040-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE FAUX WOODY GUTHRIE QUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.woodyguthrie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWoody Guthrie\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1912-1967) \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American folk musician and liberal political activist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This line is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+a+folk+singer%E2%80%99s+job+to+comfort+disturbed+people+and+to+disturb+comfortable+people.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+a+folk+singer%E2%80%99s+job+to+comfort+disturbed+people+and+to+disturb+comfortable+people.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.1220j0j4\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewidely attributed to Guthrie\u003C\/a\u003E in internet posts, but never with any specific source. As far as I can tell, he never actually said it. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"150\" height=\"193\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/1xrboDMJSr9rS0oZcMP6aFkz-WvPxrtKcrLjpnS_BDBnSglUzQy4rgw91AWkFxY_YJRjjpHG6yI1rltFFP2DAlPVE3sIC41bFqwDbqXyqXhStkgQjaQq61qjBVc1upJnMNGtHoYj7wDWGLd4Icr3MRZTEYUGm5rTezNVfKWG0zxk_s_-5zGdWbTwF27P4xeLbhstQ9qiHahkzzp_sy2C-ErRB5i3jSaDjY6ceLf6wCHLY0EERshBMx5VGBLxhBNxlKDyPuTUSOACLpPhMnFJ0rpiEWbhZBv3yE_zPLhQzTPIaeoPgl4ija9Ky4SFa-co0uVkUEvCdoeA0U6NH1NZmSbx-Pupn5KbwFZcDOkYjJALPgBLa0xnvSBVeBA2yw70bwT7aGAxYE7T8zGU-JiZ52o1Xdni52jzzgpNoG-IlY1vo1pN5E8nF31t2lrML5LErhS_JAamjPzgnyVknH37hqUW10oyYyg--KGLacrDAEbj0BVtBZLLcLA8Hjn1G-9RqfhuslhSA3giexbElGh_k1h3arqMA-QDM0OefEukd-UzzXoZYKz27oncXIWNGPg-1deitSuvfmA6CpUqhjpuvDRwPFVxa28rkjiephzfFBZIyjNEIGW162S8RZwWbO9r-PUZKQKXYgQOws3diNnCHbMy891pHWR6IUvCtU7N2TkwVLnvRDJoPM1F=w934-h1203-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE CHRISTIAN VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The business of the ministry is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/articles.ochristian.com\/preacher340-1.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFrederick W. Burnham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1871-1960)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Pastor in Richmond, Virginia\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2019\/02\/01\/comfort\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea March 1944 editorial\u003C\/a\u003E in a Latrobe, Pennsylvania newspaper, Burnham attributed this saying to an unnamed\u003Cem\u003E “young minister.”\u003C\/em\u003E It’s an early version of many quotes that have applied the\u003Cem\u003E “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable”\u003C\/em\u003E concept to Christianity and Christian ministries.\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/1OM4I8Tiu2ESlHZ-erc-thu-aRI3z2SqHIzk35UjZRtcWbv0BNQ-DHTv7HUvSzr0j2uGi6uKhEf49Cs9NXqpeY5R8jCcxO-3ZREQa39qRzoE2v4VfN4l126lC1XQQyxuqf0x_HgPiRxPqi3Uz8tgVh9qrAdhprldFjJmjf1GECd6vNPF1JzLYrGq3ju6sjkUFvE9SGu7w2obfDSHK719-Ombam5hP7pQn6cGwbNrNhwUnJkIK52k8hsm96OQarWiWJSni7C0uCnUE6f8o_ntJqWrrt4qcyvCeOan3nUNFagrVk4NFH668qK-7NaRWn8RGOjus1dvPOOF9LEQbCGWe9Lxcah9Tq2EZRpPqRVaPobN8FnIyQUtTNjZM0LeuxKihOzcpPvzlrt-gMx5YspLsTsoi8x-LjMe1RGWY3jN8nszam2a5Iy7K0ZItUVNdk-J_YH4TndoRqVJewyBksU7v0s91Fdr_Q6W4e06rI6wg7HZkLtH8mk8B4iw6eHzTY1w8cs1hcZosAZLuD7mSKPhWrDP1Vyv3_Qyi5eyL9X5evj3kz2uOfmh_UpWE15MKAxhtZdv32rvkgx_9PNlEhPhh--qp30nwHuff2UadA2EMosuPcUAnYqq4WSHRNh1w6BrD7LotISpeRVjvupRsSRJhecDqUvq1Ego_cxzybzyfKDxHoxXaAcztfK5=s1040-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT APPLICATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No woman has ever so comforted the distressed – or distressed the comfortable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clare_Boothe_Luce\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClare Boothe Luce\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1903-1987)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American author, Conservative Republican politician and US Ambassador\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Luce used this line speech in which she praised \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.firstladies.org\/biographies\/firstladies.aspx?biography=33\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEleanor Roosevelt\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/search\/#dr_year=1950-1950\u0026amp;query=%22No+woman+has+ever+so+comforted+the+distressed\u0026amp;oquery=%22No+woman+has+ever+so+comforted+the+distressed++1950\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea May 1950 event\u003C\/a\u003E, during which the left-leaning, Democratic widow of President Franklin D. Roosevelt received an award for her service to the poor and “underprivileged.” Back then, political opponents actually said some nice things about each other. \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"236\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/QzdgLHM0irtEYZSEycALahtd3fuzjfVhx0i0BOpoGHZp0LDhjcMaiiK-EawXwx_x5PSTKAU1m7_ygxCJNIW0rkesF-BE_VEm2YpBIa-uLxnOIPvDzZfQqf9YBdYofrTbbEXXN5azZ9IXUm1seJyNNj04YrtZKx-kkn1QpbUocs_-UI5cbMOc29QtKfDZt3Txx1skRf9wd-nKVFMh1k31fokZblZA8JGNBDXgh5pR5Cj1trP7vltDfNyQY8VEDG-fN9mCvZfpTPIBxB4QFSWJIPSMvPI3D45v7lCYm9GESiVxmroQDP7yHRasnPwKiASsmZ9XTXQITT5C-D3_cqeERJp1jbh8NQsYmO91ZF7NmA6jBNeWoL7wKnR3Be-6uT8t7fDXgaMX0cUL0hHyJM05sIw5aRdI2FsBUfigBYN511E2AgWM4PexI43y8sdrY8oZNs8JZP_i9rcc8LdYKwOSEQ_YeYvOEsXQxk4J1_vI56iKKc2dcBg9ansglJYO5EEmFHELXzhfNBHhUGkIXHaDqHNGWcJrCixKYzNWmN3XXjALw8R0sY3YAKpOCJ4totvioVHzYWspX7q7lAsPZEkXExrk6FC_wx1WBgWdEoGbvqvad0ySEjGLAj-tyezCdnR523U57y3nGTANo0347x1wIV9p7MB7wEBvrz37vyqEQBoOpJ8BW5XFce7s=w1022-h1203-no\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EJ.K. GALBRAITH’S VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Kenneth_Galbraith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Kenneth Galbraith\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1908-2006)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Canadian-born economist, public official, and liberal activist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.smith.edu\/about-smith\/smith-history\/commencement-speakers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis 1989 commencement speech\u003C\/a\u003E at Smith College, Massachusetts, titled \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E2%80%9CIn+Pursuit+of+the+Simple+Truth%E2%80%9D+Galbraith+Guardian\u0026amp;sxsrf=ACYBGNTOHGndsQR1qFVTcJqJUUIsQkZerQ:1567884104085\u0026amp;source=lnms\u0026amp;tbm=bks\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwj5tMq4t7_kAhUMTawKHcuYBZgQ_AUIGCgB\u0026amp;biw=1862\u0026amp;bih=874\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“In Pursuit of the Simple Truth.”\u003C\/a\u003E (Because London’s \u003Cem\u003EGuardian\u003C\/em\u003E newspaper reprinted the speech on July 28, 1989, that is the usual citation for the source, rather than the commencement speech.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"210\" height=\"215\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-qF1PYi4mMeI\/TqciEXv3ylI\/AAAAAAAAUKg\/I-z3lzJ3nvg\/Horace-Quintas-Horatius-Flaccus-2-8x.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE PLUCKY LATIN QUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Carpe diem.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E [Traditionally translated as \u003Cstrong\u003E“Seize the day.”\u003C\/strong\u003E]                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horace\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHorace\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (Quintas Horatius Flaccus, 65-8 B.C.)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Roman poet               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The famous phrase from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.poetryintranslation.com\/PITBR\/Latin\/HoraceOdesBkI.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBook I of his \u003Cem\u003EOdes\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (35 B.C.)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpe_diem\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Carpe diem”\u003C\/a\u003E is one of the two most famous quotations from Horace’s \u003Cem\u003EOdes\u003C\/em\u003E. The other is: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.quotecounterquote.com\/2010\/10\/dulce-et-decorum-est-pro-patria-mori-it.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (“It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.”) Although the usual translation of\u003Cem\u003E “Carpe diem”\u003C\/em\u003E is “Seize the day,” Latin scholars have pointed out that the more accurate translation is \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/jroberts.blogs.com\/letters\/2006\/02\/pluck_the_day.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Pluck the day.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In fact, the phrase does come at the end of a poem that uses several pastoral and harvest-related metaphors. So, “pluck” is probably closer to the original literal meaning. Below is a longer section of the poem, translated to English:               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; “Ask not — we cannot know — what end the gods have set for you, for me;                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; nor attempt the Babylonian reckonings Leuconoë.                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; How much better to endure whatever comes,\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; whether Jupiter grants us additional winters or whether this is our last,                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; which now wears out the Tuscan Sea upon the barrier of the cliffs!                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Be wise, strain the wine; and since life is brief, prune back far-reaching hopes!                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Even while we speak, envious time has passed:                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; seize [pluck] the day, putting as little trust as possible in tomorrow!”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Regardless of variations in translation, the meaning of the poem and the famous phrase is clear. Live life to the fullest every day and take advantage of the pleasures and opportunities each day offers. Or, as Warren Zevon put it: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2010\/10\/warren-zevon-enjoy-every-sandwich.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“Enjoy every sandwich.”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:949e9122-348a-49d1-bf0c-807fd142dc9a\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-jrWFgrJcSsM\/U-o78SR3XoI\/AAAAAAAAgWY\/r4UYTr6CSVc\/Robin%252520Williams%252520Dead%252520Poets%252520Society%252520quote-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"415\" height=\"274\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-CeLy4UGqxl8\/U-p-_ksuvxI\/AAAAAAAAgXM\/6s8xfO7kSpA\/Robin%252520Williams%252520Dead%252520Poets%252520Society%252520quote%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E          \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERIP, ROBIN. YOU WERE INDEED EXTRAORDINARY…\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.robinwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ERobin Williams\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1951-2014)\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, as English teacher John Keating              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; His advice to his students in the movie \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=veYR3ZC9wMQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDead Poets Society\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (1989)                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This quote comes at the end of a great sequence in which Keating says to his students:                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E“‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.’ The Latin term for that sentiment is Carpe Diem... Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Why does the writer use these lines?...Because we are food for worms lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die. Now I would like you to step forward over here and peruse some of the faces from the past.\u003C\/em\u003E [Old photos of previous students.]\u003Cem\u003E You’ve walked past them many times. I don't think you've really looked at them. They’re not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because you see, gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Carpe. Hear it? Carpe. Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:601e6022-28eb-4ee7-b8db-eb132036c032\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-UBqq6ZVHPvg\/TqciFL1OSLI\/AAAAAAAAUKo\/SvQ2Tp9efb8\/Saving-Silverman-poster-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"182\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-2aqICe1uuwo\/TqciF9DMc5I\/AAAAAAAAUKw\/_e7EraAVEKM\/Saving-Silverman-poster2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ESTEVE ZAHN’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Carpe poon, man.” \u003C\/strong\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001872\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ESteve Zahn\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (as the character Wayne)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the movie \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0239948\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESaving Silverman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (2001), after seeing a good looking woman in a bar\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Thanks to fans of the movie, “Carpe poon” has now made it into the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=carpe%20poon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EUrban Dictionary\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:2a26f3a9-b6ed-473d-86e6-fc241ed14c2c\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-CnNxLTAdVFA\/TqciGpSDoaI\/AAAAAAAAUK4\/xt-V2r7Fy38\/Erma-Bombeck-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"191\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-T5cWVGoGMgM\/TqciHfPWAqI\/AAAAAAAAULA\/Zc43m2x_mN8\/Erma-Bombeck2.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003EERMA BOMBECK’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KomJnY\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EErma Bombeck\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1927-1996)              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American humorist               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quoted as one of “Erma Bombeck’s 10 Rules To Live By” in \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1841956619?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=1841956619\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EDavid Wallechinsky’s \u003Cem\u003EBook of Lists\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=1841956619\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E         \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:89a804f4-d116-4ce2-9850-c38f6ccdb044\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-8kA705SBBPo\/TqciIPmD-oI\/AAAAAAAAULI\/fgenynWJcDI\/Shoe-cartoon---Carpe-Diem-8x6-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"390\" height=\"147\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-5th-oVzkIDQ\/TqciIkalzwI\/AAAAAAAAULQ\/tGC8aboXaJI\/Shoe-cartoon---Carpe-Diem-8x62.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E         \u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ESKYLER’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EQuestion on a school test:\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Define carpe diem.”                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESkyler’s answer\u003C\/em\u003E: \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Fish of the day.”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0740746669?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0740746669\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EShoe\u003C\/em\u003E cartoon strip\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0740746669\" border=\"0\"\u003E, by Jeff MacNelly, October 8, 2010\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E      \u003Ctr\u003E       \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E               \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:573159f9-7a8c-497f-b06b-90b6944d00dc\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-rcuXNC6nwuE\/U-p9wxbpM2I\/AAAAAAAAgW4\/-KFulLQliSU\/teddy_roosevelt_speech%252520sepia-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"208\" height=\"215\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-1ytGEiQ4Roo\/U-p9yb__XgI\/AAAAAAAAgXA\/BgQZRto_MI4\/teddy_roosevelt_speech%252520sepia%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\"\u003ETEDDY ROOSEVELT’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.”                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theodoreroosevelt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003ETheodore “Teddy” Roosevelt\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1858-1919)                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; 26th President of the United States                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Teddy’s advice to his children, quoted in David McCullough’s book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0671447548?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0671447548\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMornings on Horseback\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=quotecounterquote-20\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;a=0671447548\" border=\"0\"\u003E \u003C\/em\u003E(1981)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003C\/td\u003E     \u003C\/tr\u003E   \u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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Hartley"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Literary quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Philisophical quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Philosophy quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Society and culture quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The past is a foreign country"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"“The past is a foreign country...”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:75cdaf09-c7d8-4b86-a7d5-dee67cba7953\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"326\" height=\"266\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4UaDp0OpeyI\/XbIRgyrxjBI\/AAAAAAABIR4\/Ckqu7xIbdGgyStZ-tUwbDzoYHXIMa-wtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Leslie%2BP.%2BHartley%2Bquote%2B-%2BThe%2Bpast%2Bis%2Ba%2Bforeign%2Bcountry.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EL.P. HARTLEY’S OFT-QUOTED APHORISM:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L._P._Hartley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003ELeslie P. Hartley\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (1895-1972)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; British novelist and short story writer              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The first sentence in his novel \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Go-Between\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EThe Go-Between\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E (1953)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This is one of the most famous opening lines in modern literary history. It sets the stage for a story about class differences, sexual mores and love in England during the early Twentieth Century. The novel is written as the reminiscence of Leo Colston, a British man in his sixties. In looking through some of his old possessions, Colston comes across a diary he wrote in 1900 when he was thirteen. This sparks memories of the role he played as a fairly clueless “go-between” who carried messages back and forth for an older, upper class girl who was having a socially taboo affair with a “lower class” tenant farmer.               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The opening words of the novel have essentially become a modern proverbial saying.\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:d1683449-3fb1-4440-a0c7-2f33cfb45ab1\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"275\" height=\"197\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ADSqxsp-xwY\/XbIRevGDw1I\/AAAAAAABIRw\/ZyAfZfi8lwwpJG8OaWdicnktFQ_PlA7qACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Joe%2BBiden%2Bwebsite%2Bimage.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE JOE BIDEN DILEMMA:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“To young progressives, Biden is a voice of the past. The English novelist L.P. Hartley once wrote, ‘The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.’ Like bipartisanship and compromise. And collaboration with outright racists. To older Democrats, however, the past is when things used to work — before Trump came along to cause chaos and disruption. They’re counting on Biden to restore that past.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/schar.gmu.edu\/about\/faculty-directory\/bill-schneider\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBill Schneider\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Political journalist, Professor at George Mason University and author of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2lMQPaZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ES\u003Cem\u003Etandoff: How America Became Ungovernable\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/451852-the-invisible-primary-has-begun\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean opinion piece\u003C\/a\u003E published on \u003Cem\u003EThe Hill\u003C\/em\u003E website, July 7, 2019\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"170\" height=\"160\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-I-zIOp4X_D8\/XbIRhLHh44I\/AAAAAAABISA\/U0250DfvxvYU-lfNVQ3zWfPYxXtKUpVrACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Michael%2BSacasas.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE NOSTALGIC VIEWPOINT:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The past may be a foreign country where they do things differently as the L. P. Hartley line has it, but it is one to which many would readily immigrate given the opportunity.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thefrailestthing.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EMichael Sacasas\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American writer and theologian              \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In a post about the Woody Allen movie \u003Cem\u003EMidnight in Paris\u003C\/em\u003E (2011) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thefrailestthing.com\/2011\/08\/01\/midnight-in-paris-woody-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Eon his blog \u003Cstrong\u003E“The Fairest Thing”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"170\" height=\"170\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mr5rwSsr5vk\/XbIRemrMZJI\/AAAAAAABIRs\/uiiudsM0Ba06Yj5eJ3liZdBY1Vp6XsM9QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Emily%2BTodd%2BVanDerWerff.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EANTI-NOSTALGIA VIEWPOINT #1:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“It’s easy to get washed along in nostalgia, to end up overshadowed by the past, because the past is a perfect country, a place we’ve made better in our heads through selective amnesia.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/authors\/emily-todd-vanderwerff\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmily Todd VanDerWerff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American TV reviewer and critic\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Reflecting on the HBO series about mobsters, \u003Cem\u003EThe Sopranos\u003C\/em\u003E, in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.avclub.com\/review\/the-sopranos-remember-when-88384\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea post on the AV Club website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"170\" height=\"212\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YR_rdOWamzE\/XbIRhM_OOuI\/AAAAAAABISE\/ItV_MWoscI0SAoT0qfao85j7hKxBPN8LQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/steven_pinker_by_max_s_gerber_srgb_profile_0.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EANTI-NOSTALGIA VIEWPOINT #2:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If the past is a foreign country, it is a shockingly violent one. It is easy to forget how dangerous life used to be, how deeply brutality was once woven into the fabric of daily existence. Cultural memory pacifies the past, leaving us with pale souvenirs whose bloody origins have been bleached away. A woman donning a cross seldom reflects that this instrument of torture was a common punishment in the ancient world; nor does a person who speaks of a whipping boy ponder the old practice of flogging an innocent child in place of a misbehaving prince. We are surrounded by signs of the depravity of our ancestors’ way of life, but we are barely aware of them. Just as travel broadens the mind, a literal-minded tour of our cultural heritage can awaken us to how differently they did things in the past.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/stevenpinker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESteven Pinker\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Canadian-born Harvard psychologist and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; From his book \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143122010\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0143122010\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=menspcom-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (2013)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"169\" height=\"179\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tEV9p_xDiFI\/XbIRekfg-KI\/AAAAAAABIR0\/DL_bQtqwYa4vHG_3NQAaluHm7LwXp9l7wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Jack-Kerouac.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE BEAT WRITER’S VIEWPOINT:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“All of life is a foreign country.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jackkerouac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJack Kerouac\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1922–1969)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American writer and founding father of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.litkicks.com\/BeatGen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Beat movement\u003C\/a\u003E in literature               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In a letter he wrote on June 24, 1949, cited in the book \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0913729418\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0913729418\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=quotecounterquote-20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Beat Vision: A Primary Sourcebook\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EComments? 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O0Y24wns62Q\/XbIT-wwnq5I\/AAAAAAABITE\/-qzNBJ26SwA8qDglXCFfSMVDaBdtL6jpACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Apollo%2B13%2Bmovie%2Bposter.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE MEMORABLE MOVIE MISQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Houston, we have a problem”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Tom Hanks (as astronaut James Lovell) in the movie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_13_(film)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EApollo 13\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This famous line from the 1995 movie \u003Cem\u003EApollo 13\u003C\/em\u003E is spoken by Hanks, playing the role of astronaut James Lovell, when an oxygen tank on the space craft explodes. That explosion, on April 13, 1970, forced Apollo 13’s lunar landing mission to be scrubbed and the crew came close to being suffocated or frozen to death before they managed to land safely back on Earth four days later. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The movie line is close to what Lovell actually said, but it’s a misquote. What \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Houston,_we_have_a_problem\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehe actually said\u003C\/a\u003E was, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Houston, we’ve had a problem.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; For more on the backstory about this quotation and the other famous quote from the movie \u003Cem\u003EApollo 13\u003C\/em\u003E —\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Failure is not an option”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E — see the post on my ThisDayinQuotes.com site \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2019\/06\/houston-we-have-problem-but-failure-is.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eat this link\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"325\" height=\"230\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mszvfHduJuI\/XbIUBI2IXYI\/AAAAAAABITQ\/7ZI_VmCEfMIJaT_Fomj_pA5OACHIfkABgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/WSJ%2BReview%2Bof%2BMIB%2BInternational.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE UNMEMORABLE M.I.B. MOVIE VARIATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Humor, We Have a Problem.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EHeadline for a review of the 2019 movie \u003Cem\u003EMen in Black: International\u003C\/em\u003E by Joe Morgenstern\u003C\/strong\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/men-in-black-international-review-humor-we-have-a-problem-11560457893\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, June 13, 2019\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Morgenstern said (with little apparent sense of humor himself): \u003Cem\u003E“No need to huff and puff about the idiocy of ‘Men in Black: International.’ It is what it is, an industrial product recycled from the remnants of an exhausted franchise and aimed at a young audience that may not know or care what a joy the original was.”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"315\" height=\"223\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jQKpEf_Dsgs\/XbIUAobDH9I\/AAAAAAABITM\/QtfBAaHrr-w3CxtpmUb1QS6WHUlFZxBDwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Lost%2Bin%2BSpace%2BReview.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE UNMEMORABLE NETFLIX REBOOT VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“‘Lost in Space,’ we have a problem”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Headline for a 2018 review of Netflix’s reboot of the series Lost in Space\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003Eby Matthew Gilbert\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/arts\/2018\/04\/11\/lost-space-have-problem\/4tZDG1Vd3sO30EqJrV9MDL\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon the Boston Globe website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Like other fans of the original \u003Cem\u003ELost in Space\u003C\/em\u003E series, Gilbert was dismayed by the new versions robot, saying he \u003Cem\u003E“resembles the fish-man in ‘The Shape of Water,’ but he’s got a headlight for a face, a digitally processed voice, and bluish metal outfitting. He’s sleek and shiny and boring.”\u003C\/em\u003E Gilbert concluded:\u003Cem\u003E “And that’s the deal with the whole “Lost in Space” reboot: sleek, shiny, and boring.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"315\" height=\"218\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-r7YuIW_cPKw\/XbIT_Sl3zXI\/AAAAAAABITQ\/ZEkMLAEHthwJ4MlIpxaoRvMBu8-SzJ_kQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Houston%2Bshe%2527s%2Bgot%2Bsome%2Bproblems.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE UNHINGED ASTRONAUT APPLICATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Houston, She’s Got Some Problems”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Headline for a story about former astronaut \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lisa_Nowak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELisa Nowak\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,1587281,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETime\u003C\/em\u003E magazine, February 2007\u003C\/a\u003E, after Nowak was arrested for assault on a woman who was having an affair with a male astronaut Nowak was enamored with. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando, Florida, carrying a knife, a BB gun, pepper spray, latex gloves and rubber tubing — and wearing a diaper as she drove so she wouldn’t have to stop on the way. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"236\" height=\"210\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X8JeBmtbBzY\/XbIT-0EqZ3I\/AAAAAAABITM\/y-x6xAOxa4gM75GWR3qUwjB84rZ2kohrwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/America%2BWe%2BHave%2Ba%2BProblem.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EA CONSERVATIVE PUNDIT’S VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“America, We Have a Problem...The status quo — our foreign policy, our economic health, our exceptionalism — is fraying before our very eyes.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Headline for an April 2019 opinion piece by Conservative political pundit Robert W. Merry\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanmatters.com\/america-we-have-a-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon RepublicanMatters.com website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the piece, Merry notes that our country’s Social Security system is running out of money, America has looming debt crisis, illegal immigration is out of control, and the entire American geopolitical grand strategy, especially its policy with regard to Russia and Iran, is \u003Cem\u003E“unsustainable.”\u003C\/em\u003E Naturally, most readers of RepublicanMatters.com believe liberal Democrats are to blame.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"236\" height=\"193\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BOBjXWKt3_4\/XbIT-xeNe2I\/AAAAAAABITA\/o_Fw9oB4Ryc5uFowJ-rK-pp7691lUJSvwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/America%2Bwe%2Bhave%2Ba%2Bproblem%2B-%2BTrump.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EA PRECOCIOUS LIBERAL PUNDIT’S VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“America, We Have a Problem”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Headline for an opinion piece about President Donald Trump by Connecticut 8th Grade student Finnegan Courtney\u003C\/strong\u003E on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ursus.news\/opinions\/2019\/03\/09\/america-we-have-a-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis school’s scholastic newspaper website\u003C\/a\u003E in March 2019\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Courtney says: \u003Cem\u003E“We have a problem as a country. No, it isn’t overpopulation, it isn’t middle school mold issues, it isn’t lead in waters, it isn’t the New York Mets. It’s a problem with the President of the United States. Donald Trump is slowly, but surely ruining our country through no fault of the common folk but of himself.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"179\" height=\"214\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-N4uYrPFQFKQ\/XbIUAEfUNSI\/AAAAAAABITI\/1eCRTDDP9M847-Dpy34oqOa8pcXvs7fCACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Justin%2BVestal%2Bcartoon.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE OUTER SPACE TOILET VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Houston, we have a problem. We are out of toilet paper.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Cartoon by Justin Vestal\u003C\/strong\u003E published \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/gunaxin.com\/houston-we-have-a-problem\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon the Gunaxin.com website\u003C\/a\u003E in February 2010\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"180\" height=\"226\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-61HvCuv70s8\/XbIT_owKsUI\/AAAAAAABITQ\/uxuETOYZKfcYACS08tVg1mawIQiWAIxpQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/Houston%2Bwe%2Bmay%2Bhave%2Ba%2Bproblem%2B-%2Btwisted%2Btruckers.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE OUT OF SPACE TRUCK VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Houston, we may have a problem.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Caption for a photo \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twistedtruckers\/posts\/houston-we-may-have-a-problemsomewhere-in-ny\/1967296290019360\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon the “Twisted Truckers” Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, showing a big tractor-trailer rig stuck in a tunnel, somewhere in New York in 2018\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-ei6vBB_VqYc\/VAvbJ6xLI1I\/AAAAAAAAghM\/W_Cy4TNxsRA\/Francis%252520Bacon%252520Knowledge%252520is%252520Power%252520quote-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"260\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-FU8ZbwNA650\/VAvbKk6becI\/AAAAAAAAghQ\/IMov-atFXgw\/Francis%252520Bacon%252520Knowledge%252520is%252520Power%252520quote%25255B6%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E            \u003Cbr\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE FLAWED TRADITIONAL ATTRIBUTION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Knowledge itself is power.” \u003Cem\u003E(“...ipsa scientia potestas est”)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Bacon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFrancis Bacon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1561-1626)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; English philosopher and essayist               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EMeditationes Sacrae, De Haeresibus\u003C\/em\u003E (1597)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1lHXyw3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThousands of books and websites\u003C\/a\u003E claim that Sir Francis Bacon coined or first recorded the saying \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“Knowledge is power.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E In fact, that concept \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scientia_potentia_est\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eexisted long before Bacon’s time\u003C\/a\u003E and the Latin phrase \u003Cem\u003E“scientia potestas est,”\u003C\/em\u003E which means\u003Cem\u003E “Knowledge is power,”\u003C\/em\u003E probably did as well. Bacon used a version of it in his essay \u003Cem\u003EDe Haeresibus\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003E(“Of Heresies”),\u003C\/em\u003E one of ten essays in his book \u003Cem\u003EMeditationes Sacrae\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003E(“Religious Meditations”),\u003C\/em\u003E which he wrote in Latin.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In one of Bacon’s typically long, run-on sentences, full of much religious and philosophical blah-blah-blah, the Latin words \u003Cem\u003Escientia\u003C\/em\u003E (knowledge, science), \u003Cem\u003Eest\u003C\/em\u003E (is) and \u003Cem\u003Epotestas\u003C\/em\u003E (power, strength) are embedded in a longer phrase. The full phrase is “\u003Cem\u003Enam et ipsa scientia potestas est.”\u003C\/em\u003E This is generally translated as \u003Cem\u003E“for knowledge itself is power.”\u003C\/em\u003E That’s not quite as pithy as \u003Cem\u003E“Knowledge is power.”\u003C\/em\u003E Moreover, in the context of the sentence and Bacon’s points in the essay, it doesn’t actually have the literal meaning that has become a cliché. In the essay, Bacon was making an obtuse argument about atheists and other people who deny the will and power of God, including those who give more weight to God’s knowledge than His power. Bacon argued that God’s knowledge is \u003Cem\u003Eitself\u003C\/em\u003E power.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E         \u003C\/td\u003E       \u003C\/tr\u003E        \u003Ctr\u003E         \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:cf4effff-1cfc-40f8-8f44-2bccc654a079\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/--XtBhBiWKB4\/VAvbLkobUnI\/AAAAAAAAghc\/z3csayn4KrQ\/Coolio%25252C%252520The%252520Winner-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"232\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-TH_X65RudkE\/VAvbMcVCxlI\/AAAAAAAAghg\/YcKJgFz8g8U\/Coolio%25252C%252520The%252520Winner%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E            \u003Cbr\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECOOLIO’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“If knowledge is power and power is knowledge, then                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; how so many idiots be graduating from colleges?”\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/coolioworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECoolio\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American rap musician, record producer and actor\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A line in the lyrics of his song \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rap.genius.com\/Coolio-the-winner-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“The Winner”\u003C\/a\u003E (on the \u003Cem\u003ESpace Jam\u003C\/em\u003E movie soundtrack)               \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E         \u003C\/td\u003E       \u003C\/tr\u003E        \u003Ctr\u003E         \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:ebb7912d-b001-4530-b239-69f037d40845\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/-uE4Z9VoI0Wg\/VAvbM2qT80I\/AAAAAAAAghs\/xxsOaM1Oy0o\/Cersei%252520Power%252520is%252520Power%252520quote-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"315\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-wCikQJrHm84\/VAvbN_B5RAI\/AAAAAAAAgh0\/50DizfVtVdA\/Cersei%252520Power%252520is%252520Power%252520quote%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E            \u003Cbr\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECERSEI’S COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“\u003Cem\u003EPower\u003C\/em\u003E is power!”                 \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/gameofthrones.fandom.com\/wiki\/Cersei_Lannister\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECersei Lannister\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (played by actress \u003Cstrong\u003ELena Headey\u003C\/strong\u003E)\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A point she makes, menacingly, to Lord Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (actor Aidan Gillen), in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EWomGf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efirst episode of Season Two\u003C\/a\u003E of HBO’s series \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hbo.com\/game-of-thrones#\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGame of Thrones\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ifaRhL95HUM?t=58s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis intense scene\u003C\/a\u003E, Baelish hints to Cersei that he knows she has an incestuous relationship with her brother and might use that knowledge to his advantage. “Prominent families often forget a simple truth,” he says. “Knowledge is power.”               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Cersei responds by telling her guards: “Seize him. Cut his throat.” The guards grab Baelish and prepare to carry out her order. As Baelish begins to panic, Cersei says almost flippantly: “Stop. Oh, wait. I’ve changed my mind. Let him go.” After they do, she glares at Baelish and tells him an even higher truth that applies in the world of \u003Cem\u003EGame of Thrones\u003C\/em\u003E: “\u003Cem\u003EPower\u003C\/em\u003E is power!”\u003C\/p\u003E         \u003C\/td\u003E       \u003C\/tr\u003E        \u003Ctr\u003E         \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:62326c98-7721-42fa-b2d8-237b95ed923c\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-762r_gqcuzA\/VAvbOl0i6TI\/AAAAAAAAgh4\/uITLo2uXirI\/Larry%252520Winget%252520Shut%252520Up%252520Stop%252520Whining%252520book-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"168\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/-e3UGAkA23SE\/VAvbPYC0CEI\/AAAAAAAAgiA\/hjgiA7tm46k\/Larry%252520Winget%252520Shut%252520Up%252520Stop%252520Whining%252520book%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E            \u003Cbr\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE KICK-BUTT COUNTERQUOTE:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Knowledge is not power. It’s the implementation of knowledge that is power. It’s not what you know that matters, it’s what you do with what you know that matters.”\u003C\/strong\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larry_Winget\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELarry Winget\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American author and motivational speaker               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lOccSF\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (2011)\u003C\/p\u003E         \u003C\/td\u003E       \u003C\/tr\u003E        \u003Ctr\u003E         \u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E           \u003Cdiv class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:8747F07C-CDE8-481f-B0DF-C6CFD074BF67:e18bc062-3755-4d39-9715-42c251dc0977\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; display: inline;\"\u003E\u003Ca title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-e5XE2lzbEb0\/VAvbQR1uQEI\/AAAAAAAAgiM\/bxshneycsjs\/Ferguson%252520cartoon%252520by%252520Kevin%252520Siers-8x6.jpg?imgmax=800\" rel=\"thumbnail\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"290\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-dR_4SqYd88g\/VAvbRcSL9qI\/AAAAAAAAgiU\/5PENufByt18\/Ferguson%252520cartoon%252520by%252520Kevin%252520Siers%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800\" border=\"0\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E            \u003Cbr\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA VERSION APPLICABLE TO FERGUSON?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E            \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Knowledge may be power under some circumstances, but, in others, power rests on denial and studied displacement. This image of a smoothly functioning social order lends itself to the creation of the capacity for fascist self-delusion.”                \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1qE2Wzd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAn observation\u003C\/a\u003E in the book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEthnography in Unstable Places: Everyday Lives in Contexts of Dramatic Political Change\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Edited by Carol J. Greenhouse, Elizabeth Mertz, Kay B. B. 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fBbBr0YosXE\/XbImXReEJAI\/AAAAAAABITc\/OAg5RKM2bjkKWzNLgE7lkvXJIDADdfd6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/LIVE%2BFAST%252C%2BDIE%2BYOUNG%2BJames%2BDean%2Bbook.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETHE FAMOUS MOVIE QUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse!”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A saying popularized by the 1949 noir film\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knock_on_Any_Door\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EKnock on Any Door\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, adapted from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willard_Motley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWillard Motley’s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E1947 novel of the same name \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Sometimes cited as “Live fast, die young and \u003Cem\u003Eleave\u003C\/em\u003E a good-looking corpse,”\u003Cem\u003E \u003C\/em\u003Ethis saying is often associated with actor \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Dean\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Dean\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, whose wild lifestyle and death in a car crash at age 24 fit seemed to epitomize the first four words. Dean didn’t say the line in any of his own movies. But he was a fan of \u003Cem\u003EKnock on Any Door \u003C\/em\u003Eand Dean’s friend \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DPWN0y\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Gilmore\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E said Dean quoted it to him in conversations. \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In the movie adaptation, the line “Live fast, die young and have a good-looking corpse!” is said by actor \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Derek\u003C\/strong\u003E. He plays the character \u003Cstrong\u003ENick Romano\u003C\/strong\u003E, a young Italian hoodlum from the Chicago slums accused of killing a cop. The movie line comes directly from the novel. In the book, Nick says it several times and cites it as his motto.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Though the novel and film helped popularize the saying, it was already in use when Motley wrote \u003Cem\u003EKnock on Any Door\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EGarson O’Toole\u003C\/strong\u003E, author of book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HCXI7f\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHemingway Didn’t Say That\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteinvestigator.com\/2013\/01\/31\/live-fast\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQuoteInvestigator.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E website, has found precursors dating back to the 1800s. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; For more background on this famous quotation, see the post \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2010\/02\/real-origin-of-live-fast-die-young-and.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon my \u003Cstrong\u003EThisDayinQuotes.com\u003C\/strong\u003E site at this link\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"175\" height=\"259\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-q_WDWRw5hts\/XbImYPJNRQI\/AAAAAAABITo\/zSHud6rfi306kTEk6l92e4t9UD8e76kawCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Live%2Bfast%252C%2BLove%2BHard%2B-%2BFaron%2BYoung%2B.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETHE COUNTRY MUSIC VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“I wanna live fast, love hard, die young\u003Cbr\u003E\nAnd leave a beautiful memory.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faron_Young#Later_years\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFaron Young\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1925-1966)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American country music performer\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The refrain from his popular 1955 song \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ei=biDnXM6YGciUtQWpn7iIAg\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CLive+Fast%2C+Love+Hard%2C+and+Die+Young%E2%80%9D+Faron+Young\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CLive+Fast%2C+Love+Hard%2C+and+Die+Young%E2%80%9D+Faron+Young\u0026amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i299.3747.7046..7228...0.0..0.181.1936.0j13......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i30j0i8i30j0i22i30j33i160.xGjfCuLaA64\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live Fast, Love Hard, and Die Young,”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E written by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Allison\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoe Allison\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Young committed suicide in 1996 at age 64. \u003Cem\u003ELive Fast, Love Hard\u003C\/em\u003E was used as the title of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WkUbCl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea biographical book\u003C\/a\u003E about him published in 2012.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"205\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zUHzr8eJ3lA\/XbImXdaZidI\/AAAAAAABITY\/1Hc2QYeaEesnaiEwzchwxXWVNdP0aIF8QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Ian%2BLemmy%2BKilmister.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETHE METAL MUSIC VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live fast, die old.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Slogan associated with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lemmy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIan “Lemmy” Kilmister\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, frontman of the British heavy metal band Motörhead\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This phrase, which was used as the title of a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0lsITTAQoNs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E2005 documentary about the band\u003C\/a\u003E, seemed to sum up Lemmy’s personal philosophy and was quoted in obituaries and comments about him when he died in 2015 at the age of 70.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"175\" height=\"259\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BKhznVJN-iY\/XbImXchf8AI\/AAAAAAABITg\/JlNni_SNyCQAg5m2Q95nTViF7vYp5cADACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Live%2BFast%2BDie%2BHot%252C%2BJenny%2BMollen.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHOT MOM VARIATION #1:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live Fast Die Hot”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/jennymollen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJenny Mollen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American magazine writer, columnist for \u003Cem\u003EPlayboy\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cem\u003EOnline\u003C\/em\u003E, book author and actress\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Title of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VZywQP\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea 2016 book\u003C\/a\u003E collecting some of Mollen’s humorous articles\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"202\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9ZLlngMToOU\/XbImX-He5qI\/AAAAAAABITk\/ofwHh_K_-nU0-VyYrvb3OSrobjNpY6y7QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Live%2Bfast%2Bdie%2Bpretty%2Bt-shirt.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHOT MOM VARIATION #2:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live Fast Die Pretty”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Slogan on a women’s tank top \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cartelink.com\/products\/live-fast-die-pretty-womens-racer-back-tank-top\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esold by CartelInk.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"174\" height=\"222\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mN6713jOvEE\/XbImZCZlmYI\/AAAAAAABITw\/HUUhSqFpEVEN_K0EY8qdeidDDPZG4e8wQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Tom%2BServo.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETOM SERVO’S MST3K QUIP:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Live fast, die young, and leave a fat, bloated, ugly corpse.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A quip by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Servo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETom Servo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E during the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMystery Science Theater 3000\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E episode featuring the so-bad-it’s-good biker movie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YDVBFM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWild Rebels\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1967), when the fat, ugly, biker character named “Fats” is shot\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"200\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3twuVzhoEZE\/XbImYvEDDiI\/AAAAAAABITs\/xiL5G8_iySYODaJk1e7iD1nLg37Pz0zWwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Ricky%2BGervais.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERICKY GERVAIS’ OFFICE QUIP:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“You know that old thing, live fast, die young? Not my way. Live fast, sure, live too bloody fast sometimes, but die young? Die old. That’s the way. Not orthodox. I don’t live by ‘the rules’ you know.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; UK actor\/comedian\/director \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ricky_Gervais\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERicky Gervais\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, as the pompous character \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Brent\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M6NYq5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe “Party” episode\u003C\/a\u003E of the TV series \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Office\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (Season 2, Episode 3, first aired in the UK in 2002).\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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Questions? \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2009\/06\/about-this-day-in-quotes.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EEmail me\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E or\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Famous-Quotations-Page-172283529249\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Epost them on my Famous Quotations Facebook page\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"left\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ERelated reading, viewing and stuff…\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\n\n\u003Ciframe src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=menspcom-20\u0026amp;language=en_US\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B0006AR4UI\u0026amp;asins=B0006AR4UI\u0026amp;linkId=cc36a37e4568e81b36de1c46cac9e5e5\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 120px; 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1FM2PYI0l-4\/XbIr6a2piVI\/AAAAAAABIUY\/Wb_gVoiH_EAzDWaZeu6XVVn5yY4_0SUXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/H.L.%2BMencken%2Bunderestimating%2BREV%2BQC.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE FAMOUS MISQUOTED MENCKEN QUIP:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H._L._Mencken\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EH.L. Mencken\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E (1880-1956)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist, essayist, satirist and scholar of American English\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The famous “quote” above is the commonly-used paraphrase of what Mencken wrote in his column in the September 19, 1926 edition of the \u003Cem\u003EChicago Daily Tribune\u003C\/em\u003E. In that column, he was remarking on the recent trend toward “tabloid newspapers” that were geared toward uneducated readers, which Mencken described as “near-illiterates.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?biw=2048\u0026amp;bih=962\u0026amp;ei=0tTdXI-qCOTx5gL9gKqYAQ\u0026amp;q=Mencken+%22No+one+in+this+world%2C+so+far+as+I+know%22+quote+paraphrase\u0026amp;oq=Mencken+%22No+one+in+this+world%2C+so+far+as+I+know%22+quote+paraphrase\u0026amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...2885.6976..7387...0.0..0.136.1394.15j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......33i299j33i160j33i10.c6qxlcXkjcg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWhat Mencken actually wrote\u003C\/a\u003E was in that column was: \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; For more background on this traditionally misquoted quotation, see the post on my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2011\/09\/no-one-ever-went-broke-underestimating.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis Day in Quotes\u003C\/strong\u003E site at this link\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"400\" height=\"274\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ssbKWBSxmPA\/XbIr50-YXCI\/AAAAAAABIUQ\/rEqebYNEVs4Ce7I9NiNG3KtU9BhFliaSgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Government%2Bshutdown%2Bcartoon%2BQC.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPOLITICAL APPLICATION #1:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E \u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one ever went broke underestimating the ability of Congress to do its job.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/staff\/tanya-snyder\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETanya Snyder\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Columnist for Politico.com\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In a column about the government shutdown caused by Congress’ inability to agree on federal budget legislation, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/morning-transportation\/2018\/01\/22\/shutdown-edition-078832\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epublished by Politico.com on January 22, 2018.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"225\" height=\"225\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kLk3bpf9SDk\/XbIr6qavrGI\/AAAAAAABIUc\/_Ix1Wl5zmnMw5KvPXqKrclH2fXZS8blkACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Joyce%2BKulhawik.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EPOLITICAL APPLICATION #2:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Maybe no one ever did go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, and perhaps there is a sucker born every minute, but don’t we want a president who at least thinks those are open-ended questions?”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joyce_Kulhawik\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoyce Kulhawik\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American arts and entertainment critic and blogger\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Commenting in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/joyceschoices.com\/royal-idiotroyal-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean April 28th, 2011 post on her blog\u003C\/a\u003E on rumors that Donald Trump might run for president. \u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"487\" height=\"280\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ITHTh61gHbo\/XbIr7VyqZeI\/AAAAAAABIUk\/34js2Mh8wZACHkIrpLDnw8JYI1IMohQ1QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Kissing%2Bsailor%2B%2526%2Bnurse%2Bstatue%2Bvandalized%2Bwith%2B%2523METOO.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EPOLITICAL APPLICATION #3:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the nincompoopery of New York’s city council. Now along comes Upper West Side member Helen Rosenthal to crank up the stupid, declaring her appreciation of the vandalism last week of a statue depicting the globally famous photo of a U.S. sailor kissing a dental technician in Times Square to mark the end of the Second World War. ‘I appreciate someone recognizing that a random man grabbing a random woman is completely inappropriate,’ said Rosenthal—having a #MeToo moment as she prepares to run for city comptroller.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/contributor\/bob-mcmanus_821\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBob McManus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Former editorial page editor of the New York Post now working as a freelance editor, columnist, and writer\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/helen-rosenthal-times-square-statue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea February 28, 2019 editorial\u003C\/a\u003E posted on the website of the \u003Cem\u003ECity Journal\u003C\/em\u003E, a quarterly magazine of urban affairs published by the Manhattan Institute. McManus was referring to the statue based on the famed photo of a nurse kissing a sailor who had just returned home after serving in World War II. In February 19 some overly woke idiot \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/statue-based-famous-wwii-kissing-sailor-photo-spray-painted-metoo-n973151\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espray-painted the anti-sexual harassment hashtag #METOO\u003C\/a\u003E on the statue. \u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"230\" height=\"230\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zPanDG6SMdo\/XbIr6-MxDOI\/AAAAAAABIUg\/l_oD2Pb126MDFstWUXf1nZKkEEmfddhlwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Kate%2BTuttle.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE IMMATURE MALE VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the maturity of the American male. On the contrary, as the films of Judd Apatow and magazines like \u003Cem\u003EMaxim\u003C\/em\u003E make clear, immaturity among 20- and 30-something guys is a reliable cash source.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/katetuttle.pressfolios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKate Tuttle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist, critic and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/archive.boston.com\/ae\/books\/articles\/2011\/03\/18\/immaturity_of_todays_male_tied_to_rise_of_feminism\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn her review\u003C\/a\u003E of the book \u003Cem\u003EManning Up\u003C\/em\u003E by Kay S. Hymowit, published in the \u003Cem\u003EBoston Globe\u003C\/em\u003E on March 18, 2011. \u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"300\" height=\"230\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KyWLnp1paq4\/XbIr5y4oPhI\/AAAAAAABIUU\/pAUkgGr8FbIBeeayvWZCmj8AvSHFK21_QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/American%2BChopper%2Bcartoon.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE REALITY SHOW VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the average American television viewer.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Editors of the motorcycle news site Rideapart.com\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rideapart.com\/articles\/245396\/just-what-we-needed-american-chopper-is-back\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAn editorial comment\u003C\/a\u003E in a review of the Discovery Channel TV series \u003Cem\u003EAmerican Chopper.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"299\" height=\"183\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RJiZMrHP2lg\/XbIr7mTPhBI\/AAAAAAABIUo\/nP4SLJL2uRkqiOAVIvptny2vYTueUpnMACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/threesome%2Bfeet.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE THREESOME APP VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one ever went broke underestimating the willingness of the public to bump uglies in unlikely combinations.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Editors of \u003Cem\u003EThe Guardian \u003C\/em\u003Enewspaper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/shortcuts\/2016\/may\/24\/3nder-tinder-upset-thrinder-or-three-ender-pronunciation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea short news story\u003C\/a\u003E about the 3nder online app, which connects people who want arrange “threesome” sexual encounters with other people.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"165\" height=\"223\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--WljBUmHJ0w\/XbIr5xRSTjI\/AAAAAAABIUM\/thV7QvwjeL816Ev-4gGdVvlTCAXw7VdHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Donna%2BFreedman%252C%2Bwriter.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE SHOPAHOLICS VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“No one ever went broke underestimating the American public’s hunger to buy, buy, buy. How else can you explain things like Etsy, subscription boxes and the Apple Watch? Often the product seemed like such a good idea at the time...Generally, though, such things get used once or twice and then end up at Goodwill.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LQmftp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonna Freedman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American freelancer writer and book author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moneytalksnews.com\/slideshows\/from-dvds-to-baby-shoes-43-things-you-should-never-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn an article\u003C\/a\u003E published on January 20, 2019 on the MoneyTalkesNews.com website.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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Questions? \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayinquotes.com\/2009\/06\/about-this-day-in-quotes.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EEmail me\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E or\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Famous-Quotations-Page-172283529249\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003Epost them on my Famous Quotations Facebook page\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"left\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ERelated reading…\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"left\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\n\u003Ciframe src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=menspcom-20\u0026amp;language=en_US\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=1598533088\u0026amp;asins=1598533088\u0026amp;linkId=9ee9f3cdb6f3505fbbbf9cf78d0129fd\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 120px; 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i0TwW94oDF0\/XbMOopqGaAI\/AAAAAAABIVM\/jnRsPpPvlsAO61OZh3SDifHuomoZrkDwgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Hanns%2BJohst-8x6%255B1%255D.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETHE ACTUAL ORIGINAL QUOTE:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E            \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear ‘culture’...I unlock my Browning!.” \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E(“Wenn ich Kultur höre...entsichere ich meinen Browning!”)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanns_Johst\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHanns Johst\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1890-1978)                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; German playwright and Nazi SS officer\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=40\u0026amp;rlz=1T4GGRP_enUS500US501\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear%22+culture+unlock+Browning+%22I+reach+for%22\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear%22+culture+unlock+Browning+%22I+reach+for%22\u0026amp;gs_l=serp.3...6175.21978.0.22328.23.17.0.0.0.2.126.1646.7j9.16.0....0...1c.1.48.serp..20.3.302.9Fym52pqJpw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Ecommonly misquoted, misattributed line\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E from Johst’s 1933 play \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?ei=HTq0U9-pC4vQsQSC7YE4\u0026amp;id=gQ4hAQAAIAAJ\u0026amp;dq=Schlageter\u0026amp;focus=searchwithinvolume\u0026amp;q=%22I+hear+the+word%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchlageter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; This line from \u003Cem\u003ESchlageter,\u003C\/em\u003E Johst’s patriotic homage to the German World War I “martyr” \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.executedtoday.com\/2008\/05\/26\/1923-albert-leo-schlageter-nazi-martyr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EAlbert Leo Schlageter\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E, is most widely-known in misquoted paraphrase form, as \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“When [or Whenever] ever I hear the word ‘culture’ I reach for my gun.”\u003C\/em\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003EThe literal translation of the German words \u003Cem\u003E“Wenn ich Kultur höre...entsichere ich meinen Browning”\u003C\/em\u003E is: \u003Cem\u003E“When I hear culture...I unlock my Browning.” \u003C\/em\u003EThe ellipsis in the sentence (...) is a pause written into the text by Johst, not an indication of missing text. Most English translations incorrectly use the word \u003Cem\u003Ewhenever\u003C\/em\u003E in place of \u003Cem\u003Ewhen\u003C\/em\u003E and insert \u003Cem\u003Eword\u003C\/em\u003E before \u003Cem\u003Eculture\u003C\/em\u003E. In German, \u003Cem\u003EWenn\u003C\/em\u003E actually means \u003Cem\u003Ewhen\u003C\/em\u003E and w\u003Cem\u003Eann immer\u003C\/em\u003E means \u003Cem\u003Ewhenever\u003C\/em\u003E. Since a Browning is a pistol and the word \u003Cem\u003Eentsichere\u003C\/em\u003E (unlock) refers to a gun’s safety catch, the line has also been translated as: \u003Cstrong\u003E“Whenever I hear the word ‘culture’ I release the safety on my pistol!”\u003C\/strong\u003E Sometimes the word \u003Cem\u003Erevolver\u003C\/em\u003E is used in place of \u003Cem\u003EBrowning\u003C\/em\u003E or \u003Cem\u003Epistol\u003C\/em\u003E. Versions of Johst’s original line have been attributed to Nazi leader \u003Cstrong\u003EHermann Göring\u003C\/strong\u003E and occasionally to other Nazi officials, such as \u003Cstrong\u003EHeinrich Himmler\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Goebbels\u003C\/strong\u003E. These and other top Nazis were indeed fans of the play \u003Cem\u003ESchlageter\u003C\/em\u003E and apparently did quote Johst’s line. But Johst deserves the real credit — or blame — for the origin.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"207\" height=\"220\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3wl7Yu-yl7Q\/XbMOp8HYqfI\/AAAAAAABIVg\/K4b1ajov8aIqfHYe6cStFbOuXwh_LgR5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Pork%2Bchop%2Bquote%2Bby%2BDick%2BStein.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EAN ANTI-FOODIE APPLICATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the words ‘healthy eating,’ I reach for my pork chop.”\u003C\/strong\u003E                \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.knkx.org\/people\/dick-stein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EDick Stein\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Jazz show host on Seattle radio station \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KNKX\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EKNKX\/KPLU\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In a comment on the KPLU website in June 2014\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"168\" height=\"219\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X04xQtBKW_E\/XbMOrRMr_VI\/AAAAAAABIV4\/oWla0Em_KPwUwnIzGkkJzsYm5Z9WSIHQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/lady-gaga-meat-dress-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EA TECH NERD’S VIEW OF FASHION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word couture, I reach for my cyanide pill.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A quip posted on the now defunct TechEye.com site                  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"174\" height=\"215\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vQCc1O3Gsm8\/XbMOqsKqfKI\/AAAAAAABIVs\/gMRsCEmJdR0gdZKlXeKATw-1M3OhlsDigCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Real%2BGenius%2Bposter.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EHENRY MILLER’S GENIUS VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word Culture I reach for my revolver. Remember that? So, too, when I hear the word Genius.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Miller\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EHenry Miller\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E (1891-1980)                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American novelist and painter                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=_kEnozNXib4C\u0026amp;pg=PA147\u0026amp;lpg=PA147\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+Culture+I+reach+for+my+revolver.+Remember+that%3F+So,+too,+when+I+hear+the+word+Genius.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=Lm45dx8lV3\u0026amp;sig=I7v6PM55_kwHY8rQNTW4D-RFaiA\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=MGVlTYbrC4utgQeTqayhBw\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen%20I%20hear%20the%20word%20Culture%20I%20reach%20for%20my%20revolver.%20Remember%20that%3F%20So%2C%20too%2C%20when%20I%20hear%20the%20word%20Genius.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHenry Miller on Writing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1964)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"202\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8s3EJ539de4\/XbMOoh6EvlI\/AAAAAAABIVQ\/9hqFiLt9HbIShYyRJUcooQvUTV99O5PowCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Groucho%2BMarx%2Bwith%2Bcigar.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EGROUCHO’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word culture I reach for my wallet!”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Attributed to \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groucho_Marx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EGroucho Marx\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television performer\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Attributed to Groucho in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=6U1UDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA123\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+culture+I+reach+for+my+wallet%E2%80%9D+Urban+History\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=0ahUKEwjl-fnrwvjhAhVGxVkKHTmeB78Q6AEIKTAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen%20I%20hear%20the%20word%20culture%20I%20reach%20for%20my%20wallet%E2%80%9D%20Urban%20History\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUrban History: Volume 22\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1995), published by Cambridge University Press\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UQ_heuW5V7Q\/XbMOqMM2NdI\/AAAAAAABIVk\/ldtbt4ByOfQLhvpWDtqwQoy0Ha5cD5blACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Postmodern%2Bart%2Bposter.jpg\"\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003ETHE POSTMODERN VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word ‘postmodern’ I reach for the remote control. I want to change channels immediately, before I get instantaneously and totally bored.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/authors\/903-mckenzie-wark\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EMcKenzie Wark\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at The New School in New York City                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=G4xWtJo_MeQC\u0026amp;pg=PR14\u0026amp;lpg=PR14\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+%E2%80%98postmodern%E2%80%99+I+reach+for+the+remote+control.+I+want+to+change+channels+immediately,+before+I+get+instantaneously+and+totally+bored.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=myVYlf9r2E\u0026amp;sig=EEZPHDib1HCmggmwYwD-da7QSvQ\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=g2VlTdWrJobYgQeK7ZCvCg\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CBMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen%20I%20hear%20the%20word%20%E2%80%98postmodern%E2%80%99%20I%20reach%20for%20the%20remote%20control.%20I%20want%20to%20change%20channels%20immediately%2C%20before%20I%20get%20instantaneously%20and%20totally%20bored.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Geography: Living with Global Media Events\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1994)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"264\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f9f29UQbUZ8\/XbMOqaTu72I\/AAAAAAABIVo\/osngQFhbk70iMm7cvoUNVxWN_khS7zR1gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Puke%2Bbowl%2Bcat.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003ETHE PUKE BOWL VARIATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word nobility I reach for the puke bowl.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/biography.jrank.org\/pages\/4495\/Kelly-Maeve.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EMaeve Kelly\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Said by a character in Kelly’s novel \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=m5ogAQAAIAAJ\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+nobility+I+reach+for+the+puke+bowl.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+nobility+I+reach+for+the+puke+bowl.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=s2VlTYiPCMjDgQes2NHTBw\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENecessary Treasons\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1985) \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"227\" height=\"190\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zuD-cMZA7n8\/XbMOrPyT0HI\/AAAAAAABIVw\/3T7sNvFTlkEg1XqeTNpdmBev_DIf-qWRACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/You%2527re%2Ba%2Breal%2Bwine%2Blover%2Bwhen.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EA WINE LOVER’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word culture I don’t reach for an Uzi, I reach for a corkscrew and a bottle of venerable and well chilled sauterne. Viniculture. Noble rot, mutating nobler by the minute.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenn_O'Brien\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EGlenn O’Brien\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American journalist                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In an article included in his book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=SSIgAQAAIAAJ\u0026amp;q=%22When+I+hear+the+word+culture+I+don%E2%80%99t+reach+for+an+Uzi,+I+reach+for+a+corkscrew%22\u0026amp;dq=%22When+I+hear+the+word+culture+I+don%E2%80%99t+reach+for+an+Uzi,+I+reach+for+a+corkscrew%22\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=3GVlTamjN8jAgQer_NG-Bw\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESoapbox: Essays, Diatribes, Homilies and Screeds\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1997)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"172\" height=\"181\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n0fClJjGmlM\/XbMOospPx5I\/AAAAAAABIVU\/B_DTaEtRsyU9ZXuFNU_Z1_LPl3x_xfiRQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Bureaucrat%2Bsays%2Bno.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EA PRODUCER’S VIEW OF GOVERNMENT:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“It is unlikely that the government reaches for a revolver when it hears the word culture. The more likely response is to search for a dictionary.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/news\/2007\/aug\/22\/guardianobituaries.television\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Glencross\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1936-2007)                  \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Television executive and producer for Britain’s ITV                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Comment at the Royal Television Society conference on the future of television in November 1988                   \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quoted in the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0425163873\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0425163873\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=menspcom-20\u0026amp;linkId=C7YPMCJJL3O7R2L6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EOxford Essential Quotations Dictionary\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1998)                   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"161\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-w78yFYYUPFk\/XbMOppiCPWI\/AAAAAAABIVY\/xqqbSU1UT5Ewnbl87NQDFMVhAef6mo1nACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Love%2Bsucks%2Bfinger.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EA LOVE HATER’S VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear the word love, I reach for my revolver.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/01\/books\/gore-vidal-elegant-writer-dies-at-86.html?pagewanted=all\u0026amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EGore Vidal\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E(1925-2012)                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American-born novelist, screenwriter and playwright                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quoted in the book \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=QkAEAQAAIAAJ\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+love,+I+reach+for+my+revolver.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;dq=%E2%80%9CWhen+I+hear+the+word+love,+I+reach+for+my+revolver.%E2%80%9D\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ei=_mVlTb-cLMaugQfV_c2OBw\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;oi=book_result\u0026amp;ct=result\u0026amp;resnum=1\u0026amp;ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ES and M, Studies in Sadomasochism\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E (1983), edited by Thomas S. Weinberg and G. W. Levi Kamel\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"195\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oSPeh5ZnKJg\/XbMOpgQdbcI\/AAAAAAABIVc\/PwvCrviMd-UQQOHZhUkqFxrH7XycCOCGACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Jim%2BJarmusch.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003EQUIRKY, EDGY, INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER’S QUOTE:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“‘Independent.’ I’m so sick of that word. I reach for my revolver when I hear the word ‘quirky.’ Or ‘edgy.’ Those words are now becoming labels that are slapped on products to sell them. Anyone who makes a film that is the film they want to make, and it is not defined by marketing analysis or a commercial enterprise, is independent.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Jarmusch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EJim Jarmusch\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American movie director, producer, screenwriter and actor                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quoted in the \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000464\/bio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E“Personal Quotes”\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E section of his bio on IMDB.com                  \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"284\" height=\"210\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 7px 15px 7px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EP5SB3p2UcA\/XbMOrLd_RWI\/AAAAAAABIV0\/zDwUyPZ1urYltUW-YPjHrnyS7OU12S5BACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Stephen%2BHawking%2Bcat.png\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"3\"\u003ESTEPHEN HAWKING’S CAT QUIP:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E               \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When I hear of Schrödinger’s cat, I reach for my pistol.”                      \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hawking.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003EStephen Hawking\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E (1942-2018)                    \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; British theoretical physicist and cosmologist                     \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A favorite Hawking quip that’s \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=30\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;safe=off\u0026amp;rlz=1T4SKPB_enUS367US367\u0026amp;q=%22Stephen+Hawking%22+%22When+I+hear+of+Schr%C3%B6dinger%E2%80%99s+cat%2C+I+reach+for+my+pistol.%22\u0026amp;btnG=Search\u0026amp;aq=f\u0026amp;aqi=\u0026amp;aql=\u0026amp;oq=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003Eoften mentioned in articles about him\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfont face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"\u003E. 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float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8LtwX90Tqk8\/XKuWZFeJmgI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/nQ0IwIfxDq4EMfue0WOsQefXpSqA1IuPQCKgBGAs\/s640\/UNCF%2Bslogan%2Bw%2Bborder.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE FAMOUS UNCF SLOGAN:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Advertising tagline used by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uncf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnited Negro College Fund\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E since 1972\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The slogan was \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Young+%26+Rubicam+%22A+Mind+is+a+Terrible+Thing+to+Waste%22\u0026amp;oq=Young+%26+Rubicam+%22A+Mind+is+a+Terrible+Thing+to+Waste%22\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.3595j0j4\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecoined in 1971 by Forest Long\u003C\/a\u003E, an executive with the \u003Cstrong\u003EYoung \u0026amp; Rubicam\u003C\/strong\u003E ad agency. The campaign using the slogan was launched in earnest in 1972. It has helped raise more than $2.2 billion and helped more than 350,000 minority students graduate from college. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Over the decades, it has also sparked many serious and humorous variations. Some of my faves are shown below. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"250\" height=\"260\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-E3M0U66ajNA\/XKuWZMt1bZI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/Mn2t6GLR9iA9JncVa8sjbxUZUGXqMmKfwCKgBGAs\/s640\/Paul%2BRomer%2Bpic.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EROMER’S OFT-RECYCLED CRISIS QUIP:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Romer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Romer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American economist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Romer is credited with coining this saying in a 2004 venture capital meeting in California. \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; It was picked by and recycled in various ways by other economic and political observers. The best-known political use was by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rahm_Emanuel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERahm Emanuel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, when he was Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama. In a soon widely-quoted interview at a \u003Cem\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E CEO Council forum on November 19, 2008, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_mzcbXi1Tkk\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEmanuel said\u003C\/a\u003E: \u003Cem\u003E“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. What I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” \u003C\/em\u003ERahm was speaking about the 2008 bank crisis in particular, but said the principle should also be applied to other areas facing serious problems, such as health care, energy, and education. \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"297\" height=\"227\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rT5bsO6XuJg\/XKuWZKvNpKI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/nWfKeV7WIEc0f42HxxZlF2LrvM05s3xswCKgBGAs\/s640\/A%2Bmime%2Bis%2Ba%2Bterrible%2Bthing%2Bto%2Bwaste%252C%2BRobin%2BHood%2BMen%2Bin%2BTights%2Bquote%2B2a.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE CLASSIC MEL BROOKS MOVIE QUIP:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EThe Sheriff of Rottingham (actor Roger Rees) “Kill him!” [Referring to a mime who tried to entertain him and Prince John at a banquet.]\u003Cbr\u003E\nPrince John (actor \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Lewis_(comedian)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERichard Lewis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E): \u003Cstrong\u003E“You know, a mime is a terrible thing to waste.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\nThe Sheriff: “ Let him go.”\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1GBp9Vs0hoI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn the movie\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERobin Hood: Men in Tights\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1993), directed by Mel Brooks and co-written by him, Evan Chandler and J. David Shapiro.\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"165\" height=\"212\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YRztUyail8o\/XKuWZBuzWdI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/3X8SZHL3uLAfMC2RCyznDoPgdgf_b84LACKgBGAs\/s640\/Shirley%2BMacLaine%2Bas%2BOuiser%2BBoudreaux.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE CLASSIC SHIRLEY MACLAINE MOVIE QUIP:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EOuiser Boudreaux (actress \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000511\/?ref_=tt_trv_qu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShirley MacLaine\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E): \u003Cstrong\u003E“A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0098384\/quotes\/?ref_=tx_sq_sr_10\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn the movie\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESteel Magnolias\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (1989)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"179\" height=\"179\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ABHpA_2Y_R0\/XKuWZBIusyI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/3qIpGeOKGoYa9T2Wpi-44vWnZsdqUdExACKgBGAs\/s640\/Compost%2Ba%2Brind%2Bis%2Ba%2Bterrible%2Bthing%2Bto%2Bwaste%2Btshirt.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE AVID COMPOSTER’S RULE:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Compost...Because a Rind is a Terrible Thing to Waste!”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Title of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.cornell.edu\/handle\/1813\/11314\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea composting manual\u003C\/a\u003E by \u003Cstrong\u003EJean Bonhotal \u003C\/strong\u003Eand \u003Cstrong\u003EKaren Rollo\u003C\/strong\u003E, published by the Cornell Waste Management Institute (1996)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"234\" height=\"150\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rbzn6AQCgoo\/XKuWZHMleAI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/qYUKCqhupoAtsak9HUYqvyTm7vc12oB4gCKgBGAs\/s640\/American%2BMustache%2BInstitute.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE HAIRY UPPER LIP RULE:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“A Mustache Is A Terrible Thing To Shave”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A humorous slogan \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;q=%22American+Mustache+Institute%22+%E2%80%9CA+Mustache+Is+A+Terrible+Thing+To+Shave%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eused by the \u003Cstrong\u003EAmerican Mustache Institute\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"208\" height=\"228\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ScM0NeZlv7s\/XKuWZJaAOrI\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/mwSt23JYDPkgT4tmHIUWRDir9OhfS4sjACKgBGAs\/s640\/Howard%2BStern%2Bportrait%2Bby%2BDrew%2BFriedman.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESTERN’S DICKISH VARIATION:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“A penis is a terrible thing to waste.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Howard_Stern\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHoward Stern\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American radio and TV show host\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Stern used this line for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;ei=UKqrXMGtH8egswXR2Zm4DA\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CA+penis+is+a+terrible+thing+to+waste.%E2%80%9D+%22Howard+Stern%22\u0026amp;oq=%E2%80%9CA+penis+is+a+terrible+thing+to+waste.%E2%80%9D+%22Howard+Stern%22\u0026amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3...2110.2261..2605...0.0..0.82.157.2......0....1..gws-wiz.iWrr6nLXOu0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea controversial fundraising effort on behalf of \u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Bobbit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (whose penis had been cut off by his wife Lorena) as part of Stern’s \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew Year’s Rotten Eve Pageant\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E in 1994. Stern was indeed supportive of John at the time, though many observers now view him as an abusive husband who pushed Lorena to her breaking point. (Portrait of Stern by the great \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YZFmnd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDrew Friedman\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"210\" height=\"256\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRfZvRdeLBg\/XKuWZMhzb1I\/AAAAAAAAuzU\/VWQdikz0C1Ev7D-FGCouYXyhnNDkE7XVgCKgBGAs\/s640\/What%2Ba%2BWaste%2BIt%2BIs%2Bto%2BLose%2BOne%2527s%2BMind.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE INFAMOUS QUAYLE BLOOPER:\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“When you take the UNCF model that, what a waste it is to lose one’s mind, or not to have a mind is being very wasteful, how true that is.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dan_Quayle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Quayle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Republican politician who served as Vice President of the United States under George Bush (1989-1993)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Quayle became notorious for his malapropisms. He uttered this mangled version of the UNCF slogan at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d\u0026amp;q=%22what+a+waste+it+is+to+lose+one%E2%80%99s+mind%22+Dan+Qyale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea United Negro College Fund event on May 9, 1989\u003C\/a\u003E. It quickly became one of the most-cited \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=quaylisms\u0026amp;oq=quaylisms\u0026amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.1044j0j4\u0026amp;sourceid=chrome\u0026amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Quaylisms”\u003C\/a\u003E and, among other things, inspired the title of the unauthorized “autobiography” of Quayle, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G0aOcA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWhat a Waste It Is to Lose One’s Mind\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\n\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"180\" height=\"240\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 10px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-b1CNPc58o0g\/XHRkIsZXn1I\/AAAAAAAAucU\/atMoozI99E4ytPH6yaKDG4tv8NzETDGKACKgBGAs\/s640\/Thorstein%2BVeblen-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003EORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS TERM:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure...In other words, the conspicuous consumer spends money to impress other people and to ensure that others are well aware of the spender’s socioeconomic status.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thorstein_Veblen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThorstein Veblen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1857-1929) \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Norwegian-American economist and sociologist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwVzs0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Theory of the Leisure Class\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1899), \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.mcmaster.ca\/econ\/ugcm\/3ll3\/veblen\/leisure\/chap04.txt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EChapter 4\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Veblen coined the term “conspicuous consumption” to refer to the way some people use obviously lavish spending to demonstrate their wealth (often regardless of whether they are actually wealthy).\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"298\" height=\"234\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnLrCSA-JYw\/XHRkIuWlwKI\/AAAAAAAAucU\/Ep50kD4-3FIAPJMqE0BXBnczb-hdo3-_gCKgBGAs\/s640\/Too%2BRich%2BToo%2Bhin%2Bcartoon.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE NEVER TOO RICH OR THIN VERSION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\n“Being thin is a kind of inconspicuous consumption that distinguishes the rich at a time when most poor people can more easily afford to be fat than thin. Since idealized sex objects are modeled partly on class-associated images, this is surely a factor. For a man to have a thin woman in his arm is a sign of his own worth, and a woman increases her market value by being slender. Fat women are either accorded a nonsexual status in this system, or else (and less publicly) are granted a degraded 'lower class' kind of animal sexuality.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/campusdirectory.ucsc.edu\/cd_detail?uid=millman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarcia Millman\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In her book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H12WJW\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESuch a Pretty Face: Being Fat in America\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1980), Chapter 6\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"195\" height=\"197\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Std0awdgm8o\/XHRkIlURG0I\/AAAAAAAAucU\/ZoqGVQ1d1Mc1_8ILGExaOIRmwaFCX3R9wCKgBGAs\/s640\/Eugene%2BMcCarthy%2Bfor%2BPresident%2Bbutton.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEUGENE’S VERSION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Conspicuous waste beyond the imagination of Thorstein Veblen has become the mark of American life.\u0026nbsp; As a nation we find ourselves overbuilt, if not overhoused; overfed, although millions of poor people are undernourished; overtransported in overpowered cars; and also . . . overdefended or overdefensed.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eugene_McCarthy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEugene McCarthy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1916-2005)\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; U.S. Democratic politician and author\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2U8yDVd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmerica Revisited\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1978)\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"368\" height=\"207\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KiGJpo8tBYo\/XHRkIsk_61I\/AAAAAAAAucU\/7FRrCJsg2ic38thi_FZGKu4zLd9q1i9OACKgBGAs\/s640\/Tesla%2Bcartoon%2Bby%2BBob%2BRich.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA TESLA CRITIC’S OPINION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) roadster has a 1,000 pound battery that needs to be replaced every 7 years at a cost of about $36,000...It’s conspicuous consumption for wealthy liberals — in much the same way that huge SUVs were the vehicle of choice for rich conservatives a few years ago.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wyattresearch.com\/author\/kevinmcelroy\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKevin McElroy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American investment analyst\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wyattresearch.com\/article\/lead-vs.-lithium-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea post on his blog\u003C\/a\u003E on the Wyatt Investment website\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The base price of the newest model of the Tesla Roadster is $200,000. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"186\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-5P8Z-O8cyC8\/XHRl5TZ4FLI\/AAAAAAAAuc4\/JKVZYik6pN0CIg-fWyBMGsF75DLLhpIrACKgBGAs\/s640\/Lawrence%2BKolitkoff.jpg.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA WEALTH TAX CRITIC’S OPINION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Many...rich Americans aren’t just rich; they are responsibly rich. They made their money the new fashioned way: They worked for it. But they know that luck, not sweat, graced their paths. Their focus is on giving back, not taking more. They pay their taxes, found real charities, endow universities, support hospitals, fund medical research and gamble on products that can help us all. Their lives are lives of conspicuous philanthropy, not conspicuous consumption.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kotlikoff.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaurence Kotlikoff\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Professor of Economics at Boston University and columnist for The Hill political website\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/428819-soak-the-filthy-rich-by-taxing-their-consumption-not-their-wealth\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean opinion piece\u003C\/a\u003E arguing against imposing huge taxes on wealthy Americans\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"162\" height=\"244\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-p4GpDviyd_Y\/XHRkIswsQQI\/AAAAAAAAucU\/jU04LQZT4f4X33nlplBUATLEcyUuTIpuQCKgBGAs\/s640\/Sex%2Band%2Bthe%2BCity%2B2%2Bposter-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE EXTRAVAGANT SITCOM APPLICATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Sex and the City 2\" (R) Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals are back in a bloated commercial for conspicuous consumption. It amounts to a long shopping trip through Manhattan followed by a long shopping trip through a resort hotel in Abu Dhabi.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.howardcc.edu\/about-us\/contact-us\/staff-directory\/michael-giuliano\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Giuliano\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Film critic and Professor of Film\/Interdisciplinary Arts at Howard University\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In a “capsule review” of \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESex and the City 2\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E in the Fort Meade, Maryland newspaper in 2010\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"220\" height=\"193\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IKL2nZEvj5k\/XHRkIjl0l9I\/AAAAAAAAucU\/7D-AwYJQki81IjsAyjRn9eoQg9jNVdLZQCKgBGAs\/s640\/Diamond%2BiPhone-8x6.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003ETHE EXTRAVAGANT IPHONE APPLICATION:\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“The new champion of conspicuous consumption – iPhone division, the Kings Button iPhone mod, in which Austrian jeweler Peter Aloisson will encrust your device in three kinds of 18-carat gold (white, yellow and rose) and 6.6 carats of diamonds, for the ‘What Financial Crisis?’ sum of $2.5 million.”\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LonnieLazar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELonnie Lazar\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American technology writer, musician, web designer and attorney\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/?s=%22The+new+champion+of+conspicuous+consumption%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIn his column\u003C\/a\u003E on the Cult of Mac website\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cimg width=\"166\" height=\"207\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; float: left; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TTsrWTqwQPQ\/XHRkIlZUHjI\/AAAAAAAAucU\/o7McrOAbMJIJ4IMjlDNJsJcGyUbEySBNACKgBGAs\/s640\/George%2BRitzer%2Bphoto.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cfont color=\"#800000\" size=\"3\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETHE WALMART SHOPPERS APPLICATION:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\n\u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E“Veblen argues that no class, not even the poorest, forgoes all conspicuous consumption. This is even truer of inconspicuous consumption. Even the poorest of the poor can afford a T-shirt with a Caesar’s Palace logo from the half-price rack at Wal-Mart or a hamburger in a bag sporting McDonald’s golden arches. Even the street person can fish things out of the local trash can. Many of the poor spend inordinate amounts on such inconspicuous consumption and, in the process, may ignore essential needs and purchases. This tends to support Veblen’s view that people will endure a quite shabby private life to have the public symbols they deem desirable.”\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Ritzer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Ritzer\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; American sociologist\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; In his book Enchanting a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Euuo19\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDisenchanted World: Revolutionizing the Means of Consumption\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (2005), Chapter 10\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E   \u003C\/font\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003E*\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *\u003C\/font\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cfont size=\"2\"\u003EComments? 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