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Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

“Television contracts the imagination and radio expands it.”—Terry Wogan, BBC broadcaster, 1938-2016

Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

“With the collapse of vaudeville new talent has no place to stink.”—George Burns, American comedian, 1896-1996

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019

“Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”—Confucius (attributed), Chinese philosopher, 551-479 BC

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019

“What one has to do usually can be done.”—Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, diplomat, & activist, 1884-1962

Posted on March 2, 2018

“Despite the fox’s cunning, his skin is often sold.”—Irish proverb

Posted on February 28, 2018

“A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.”—Aristophanes, Greek playwright, 446-386 BC

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018

“Idiot of idiots, to trust what is written!”—Titus Plautus, Roman playwright, 254-184 BC

Posted on February 24, 2018March 15, 2018

“America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.”—John Updike, American novelist, 1932-2009

Posted on February 19, 2018February 19, 2018

“God cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.”—Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Roman Catholic saint, 1910-1997

Posted on February 15, 2018

“All men by nature desire knowledge.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

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