“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
-George Jean Nathan, author and editor (14 Feb 1882-1958).
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thought for today
John Updike: Fits into human hand
“Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback.”
-John Updike.
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John Updike: Healthy adult male bore
“A healthy adult male bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people’s patience.”
—John Updike.
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Emilia Clarke: Juice diet
“There are no captions on red-carpet photos that say, ‘This girl trained for two weeks, she went on a juice diet, she has a professional hair and makeup person, and this dress was made for her.’ I just wish they’d say, ‘It ain’t the truth.'”
—Emilia Clarke.
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Simon Sinek: First into danger
“Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we’re inspired to follow.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Jeanine Pirro: First trolley to hell
“As someone who’s run for office five times, if the Devil called me and said he wanted to set up a meeting to give me opposition research on my opponent, I’d be on the first trolley to Hell to get it. And any politician who tells you otherwise is a bald-faced liar.”
—Jeanine Pirro.
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G K Chesterton: Internal criticism
“Every patriot should criticize his own country, and be careful about intervening in the internal criticism of another country.”
—G K Chesterton.
