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wise words for December 27, 2000

27 Dec 00 - 05:44 PM (#364165)
Subject: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Hollowfox

"...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


27 Dec 00 - 10:06 PM (#364325)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: katlaughing

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


28 Dec 00 - 08:41 AM (#364483)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: GUEST

"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


28 Dec 00 - 09:00 AM (#364489)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Naemanson

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


28 Dec 00 - 11:48 AM (#364589)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Hollowfox

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)


28 Dec 00 - 12:00 PM (#364599)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: Peter T.

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


28 Dec 00 - 12:03 PM (#364601)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: MMario

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


28 Dec 00 - 12:18 PM (#364613)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: McGrath of Harlow

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


28 Dec 00 - 12:21 PM (#364617)
Subject: RE: wise words for December 27, 2000
From: GUEST

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