First-Rate Thinking
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Quotation
Lesson from the Past
Which is, of course, why there isn’t all that much true wisdom in the world.
Be One.
Yep, there can and should be good women too. Choose one and be it: quit waiting for someone else to be.
Good.
Another coming next week. Meanwhile, a previous Aurelius on rage that’s certainly still apropos today.
He Warned Us
The founding fathers were pretty sharp. Painting: Washington as President, by Gilbert Stuart (1795).
The Keystone of Tyranny
Heinlein was not “just” a writer: in 1980 he was a member of the Citizens Advisory Council on National Space Policy….
The Advantage You Never Had?
The quote is from Heinlein’s 1973 book Time Enough for Love, which has another gem that’s right up my alley: “Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”
Wordy but Worth It
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English writer, philosopher, and Christian apologist.
Is He Looking at You?
Saramonowicz (1965– ) is a Polish director, actor, journalist and screenwriter. (Photo: Saramonowicz in 2015, CC2.0 by Fryta 73 on Flickr, cropped.)
Looks Like Wrath Found Him
Ricardo Montalbán in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Khan liked to quote Melville.