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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:20 am

Quote of the Day - 24th July 2024:

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Some are unsolvable ........................... and that's the problem !
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:21 am

Quote of the Day - 25th July 2024:

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Alan Stewart Paton - South African writer& anti-apartheid activist.
His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953),
& the short story The Waste Land.
Born 11th January 1903 – Died 12th April 1988

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OK OK - I forgive everyone............ happy now ?
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:48 am

Quote of the Day - 26th July 2024:

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Paul Johannes Tillich - German-American Christian existentialist philosopher, Christian socialist, & Lutheran theologian
who was one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century
Born August 20th 1886 – Died October 22nd 1965

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What a load of crap !

Who is doing the asking, how does man know what he is 'supposed to become' & how has 'his destiny' been decided ?

You simply have to take what life throws at you, some things you deserve & some you don't & get on with it as best you can.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:45 am

Quote of the Day - 27th July 2024:

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Benjamin Franklin - US polymath, leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, & political philosopher.
Born January 17th 1706 – Died April 17th 1790

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...and some arrive like that...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Jul 29, 2024 11:01 am

Quote of the Day - 29th July 2024:

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Milan Kundera - Czech & French novelist.
He went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981.
Born 1st April 1929 – Died 11th July 2023.

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True words.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:06 am

Quote of the Day - 30th July 2024:

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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
- English writer and politician.
Born 25th May 1803 – Died 18th January 1873

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I've been wondering where my frivolity was coming from...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:29 pm

Quote of the Day - 31st July 2024:

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John Kenneth Galbraith [also known as Ken Galbraith] - Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, & intellectual.
Born October 15th 1908 – Died April 29th 2006

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The thought never entered my head...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 02, 2024 6:47 am

Quote of the Day - 1st August 2024:

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George Burns
[born Nathan Birnbaum] - US comedian, actor, writer, & singer, & one of the few entertainers whose career
successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television
Born January 20th 1896 – Died March 9th 1996

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A better sermon would be one not delivered in the first place...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 02, 2024 9:55 am

Quote of the Day - 2nd August 2024:

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Victor-Marie Hugo - sometimes nicknamed the Ocean Man - French Romantic writer and politician.
Born 26th February 1802 – Died 22nd May 1885

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I imagine you'd have a problem quantifying that measurement, Hugo !
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 05, 2024 12:32 pm

Quote of the Day - 5th August 2024:

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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:16 am

Quote of the Day - 6th August 2024:

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Michael Pritchard - US stand-up comedian, youth counselor, & advocate of social emotional learning .
He speaks to schools, parent groups, & corporations on the topics of communication skills, diversity, bullying, & conflict resolution
Born 1949 or 1950

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Ha ha ha !

Technical point: Hope I got the right Michael Pritchard !
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:19 am

Quote of the Day - 7th August 2024:

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James Grover Thurber - US cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist & playwright.
He was best known for his cartoons & short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker & collected in his numerous books.
Born December 8th 1894 – Died November 2nd 1961

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Some, like Frankie Boyle, are only limited by the latter...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 08, 2024 12:44 pm

Quote of the Day - 8th August 2024:

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Joe E. Lewis [born Joseph Klewan] - US comedian, actor & singer
Born January 12th 1902 – Died June 4th 1971

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I'm sure there is a song title in there but can't put my finger on it...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:40 am

Quote of the Day - 9th August 2024:

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Henrik Johan Ibsen - Norwegian playwright and theatre director.
Born 20th March 1828 – Died 23rd May 1906

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Even the loneliest man will have some family who cares for him.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Sat Aug 10, 2024 11:33 am

Quote of the Day - 10th August 2024:

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Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell DBE - UK poet & critic & the eldest of the three literary Sitwells.
She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess.
Born 7th September 1887 – Died 9th December 1964

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A vice I've never had much to do with...
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