wise words for December 27, 2000

Subject: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Hollowfox
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 05:44 PM

"...civilization has always rested and will continue to rest on the dreams and fancies of a few men and women and their power to persuade others of the truth of what they see and feel.
Anne Carroll Moore

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 10:06 PM

Well, we'd better get to persuading then!:-) Tks, Hollowfox

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 08:41 AM

"By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell - and hell heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed." -- Adolf Hitler

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Naemanson
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 09:00 AM

You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. - A. Lincoln

...but TV comes close to proving him wrong. - Brett

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:48 AM

Hey, Guest & Naemanson, Miss Moore was speaking about the *Truth* of what's seen and felt. She meant it for authors and storytellers, by putting it on the 'Cat, I was expanding it to traditional singers, and songwriters. (hrmph). (Thanks, kat)

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Peter T.
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:00 PM

"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken.

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: MMario
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:03 PM

HF - my first thought on readin your qoute was "Dick/Susan and DT; Max and Mudcat! yes, how true!"

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:18 PM

Gandhi when asked by a newspaperman what he thought about Western civilisation replied "It would be a good idea."

Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:21 PM

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. -- Andre Gide