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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 16, 2024 2:13 pm

John wrote:Colin, you added your comments but you made it look like they were mine. I didn't type the words in red.


Oops !

Made a right pig's ear of that - now corrected.......[sort of]...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Sat Aug 17, 2024 5:41 pm

Quote of the Day - 17th August 2024:

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Milton Berle - born Mendel Berlinger - US actor & comedian.
His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films & on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies & television.
Born July 12th 1908 – Died March 27th 2002

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We all need a holiday at times...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 19, 2024 10:49 am

Quote of the Day - 19th August 2024:

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Henry Louis Mencken - US journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, & scholar of American English.
Born September 12th 1880 – Died January 29th 1956

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.......... like Big Brother.....
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Tue Aug 20, 2024 12:28 pm

Quote of the Day - 20th August 2024:

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Henry David Thoreau - US naturalist, essayist, poet, & philosopher.
Born July 12th 1817 – Died May 6th 1862

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Is that in order to confuse him, Henry ?
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 22, 2024 11:48 am

Quote of the Day - 22nd August 2024:

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George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum] - US comedian, actor, writer, & singer, & one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film & television.
His arched eyebrow & cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century.
He and his wife Gracie Allen appeared on radio, television & film as the comedy duo Burns & Allen.
Born January 20th 1896 – Died March 9th 1996

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There are some women who take that to heart, George...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:35 am

Quote of the Day - 23rd August 2024:

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He comes off pretty well too !
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:34 am

Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024:

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William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Or see anything positive in them...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Mon Aug 26, 2024 12:27 pm

Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024:

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William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Or see anything positive in them...

I can see positive things in a couple of people who offended me.


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 26, 2024 2:35 pm

Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024:

Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024 - 001.jpgRobertson Davies [4].jpg

William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Or see anything positive in them...
John wrote:I can see positive things in a couple of people who offended me.


Davies pointed out in his quote that it doesn't apply to everyone.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby John » Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:30 pm

Colin B wrote:
Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024:

Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024 - 001.jpgRobertson Davies [4].jpg

William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Or see anything positive in them...
John wrote:I can see positive things in a couple of people who offended me.


Davies pointed out in his quote that it doesn't apply to everyone.

Where?


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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:01 pm

John wrote:
Colin B wrote:
Colin B wrote:Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024:

Quote of the Day - 26th August 2024 - 001.jpgRobertson Davies [4].jpg

William Robertson Davies - Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, & professor.
Born 28th August 1913 – Died 2nd December 1995

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Or see anything positive in them...
John wrote:I can see positive things in a couple of people who offended me.


Davies pointed out in his quote that it doesn't apply to everyone.

Where?


He said 'few people' can see genius .... meaning a lot can't but not all.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Tue Aug 27, 2024 10:28 am

Quote of the Day - 27th August 2024:

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Bertrand Arthur William Russell - British mathematician, logician, philosopher, & public intellectual.
He had influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, & various areas of analytic philosophy.
Born 18th May 1872 – Died 2nd February 1970

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Bertrand was a deep thinker & made many fine statements over the years, but maybe this wasn't one of them.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:04 pm

Quote of the Day - 28th August 2024:

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Pablo Ruiz Picasso - Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, & theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France.
Born 25th October 1881 – Died 8th April 1973

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I stopped being 'seduced' around 26 years ago when my work stopped.
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:14 pm

Quote of the Day - 29th August 2024:

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Anne Michaels - Canadian poet & novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries
Born 15 April 1958

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Even more exciting when you start reading it...
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Re: Quote of the Day

Postby Colin B » Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:46 am

Quote of the Day - 30th August 2024:

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Err....... millions fly every year, Joseph !
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