Labour party politician and former prime minister (The terrorist actually planned to behead her on Utøya) is married to a politician in the Conservative politician. I like that attitude.
A poem by Max Ehrmann "Desiderata" written in 1927.
Desiderata
GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself,
you tell them what they want to hear.”
“People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic"
should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.”
“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble
remembering that they are not God.”
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them,
it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”
A few quotes from Thomas Sowell
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
"No, thank you. I'm in a hurry!" (before starting to walk)
General Alexejev after being offered a horse during a military exercise. He was the czar's last chief of staff and ironically the main teacher at the cavalry school who hated horses.
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When I left I was older than God "
Roger Moore -{
“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.”
“Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”
Desiderata
GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Pierre de Coubertin
In The History Of American Politics " Joe Biden 2020
you tell them what they want to hear.”
“People who pride themselves on their "complexity" and deride others for being "simplistic"
should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.”
“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble
remembering that they are not God.”
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them,
it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”
A few quotes from Thomas Sowell
-Unknown
"Snail" Halle (from the Norse sagas)
Carl von Bismarck
"My theory is that most of Scottish cusine is based on a dare"
-Mike Myers
"Tell them Jesus Christ only had twelve agents, but one of them was a double agent".
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover when MI6 officer Kim Philby was revealed to be a KGB agent.
"I'll drink any oil that gets found in Norwegian territorial waters"
The CEO of Mobil Oil in 1965. The first winner of the Dominic Green Award for unhealthy drinking habits 😂
From the Christmas episode of "All creatures great and small":
"Mrs. Pumphrey, would you care to join me for a little ..... ding-dong?" 😉
Some kids are enjoying a snowball fight on my lawn. One of the boys just said: "It's not just snow, it's snow with meaning!" 😁
"God invented war so that Americans would learn geography"
- Mark Twain
“I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal.”
― Groucho Marx
“I intend to live forever, or die trying.”
― Groucho Marx
“Time wounds all heels.”
― Groucho Marx
“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.”
― Groucho Marx
“A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.” (The joke makes more sense if you remember Groucho was American)
― Groucho Marx
“If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.”
― Groucho Marx
“Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!”
― Groucho Marx
"This is the first time I've been in my country since I left ..."
Raquel Welch in "Bandolero" (1968)
"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things."
- Lt Gen Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC
"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.”
“If you don't know where you are going,
you'll end up someplace else.”
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.”
“Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.”
“Deja Vu All Over Again”
- Yogi Berra
I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Voltaire.
"My ex-girlfriend bought me a copy of the Kama Sutra as a gift, which put me in a very akward position"
-Jimmy Carr
Quinn: "Your background is fairly liberal, isn't it mister Barley?"
Barley (Sean Connery): "Background?"
Quinn: "Your father."
Barley: "No. My father hated liberals. He took the communist line, mainly."
The Russia House - John le Carre
"Sorting out the roster is worse than collecting stamps in a snow storm".
-A police chief in the Swedish crime series "Tunna blå linjen" (Think blue Line). It's a better line than "kite in a hurricane" in my opinion.
"No, thank you. I'm in a hurry!" (before starting to walk)
General Alexejev after being offered a horse during a military exercise. He was the czar's last chief of staff and ironically the main teacher at the cavalry school who hated horses.