Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Take note of how many times you might hear the phrase, “Beware the Ides of March.” For such an overused phrase, many are unaware of the origin of the cautionary greeting for March 15th. Here is the background on the Ides of March – so that you may respond to your greeters in kind. The…
He was American’s “#1 Favourite Morning Personality” – Regis Philbin. Here’s Regis on his life’s lessons. I understand the psychology of the average guy because that’s who I am. I grew up in a house trailer in North Carolina with no indoor plumbing. You never forget the rainy, cold days when you’d have to go…
“Politics in its more primitive and vigorous manifestations is not a game or a sport, but a form of civil war, with only lethal weapons barred.” – John W. Dafoe “The public is moved by mood more than logic, by instinct more than reason, and that is something that every politician must make use…
Tom Brady did it again yesterday, leading his New England Patriots team to an amazing 4th quarter comeback Superbowl victory. Brady becomes the first QB with 5 NFL championship rings. So, to follow-up on this game-for-the-ages, By George compiled our 15 FAV observations of a truly great football quarterback – and a decent human being….
When I think of some of the statements made here I begin to think that we are living is a new age of paleontology – political paleontology – the invertebrate age, which is government without a backbone. – John G. Diefenbaker Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it…
By George Journal has selected bons mots of Donald Trump – the best of Donald Trump, the man (before he takes office as President of the United States). Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority. Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team, and understand that…
By George Journal has selected the bons mots of President Barack Obama. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about…
The Yankee great on baseball, Yogi-isms and, well, the moniker “Yogi.” If I didn’t make it in baseball, I won’t have made it workin’. I didn’t like to work. For Christmas, I asked dad, “I want a baseball bat, a glove, and a ball.” He said, “Which one of the three do ya want?”…
Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his. – Ronald Reagan Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it. – Lyndon Johnson Did you ever think that making…
There is a rather large number of Americans that believe American Thanksgiving is all about the football games – “Praise the Lord and pass the gravy!” Of course, not everyone believes this. American humourist Erma Bombeck mused: “If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.” However, even…
Count your age by friends, count your life by smiles. / You have to wake up in order for your dreams to come true. / Never insult a crocodile until you’ve crossed the river. / If you don’t lie down no one can walk on you. / If you think things improve with age attend…
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. / Success is … more attitude than aptitude. / Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. / If you can laugh at it then you can live with it. / If you must cry over spilled milk then please try…
They certainly do not have the “weightiness” of those traditional aphorisms from ancient Greece and the Enlightenment Period, but there still is an element of truth twisted into modern-day maxims. However, here is an entertaining list of modern principles and maxims. The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime. / The road to…
Here are 25 of our favourite bons mots of William James. . A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. Could the young…
Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the real issues involved, and they actually paralyze what slight powers of celebration man can normally muster. – James Harvey Robinson A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple…
(ed. – Do yourself a favour. Bookmark this page of Ayn Rand musings. When everything seems off-kilter, reread.) . All life is a purposeful struggle, and your only choice is the choice of a goal. The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Throughout the centuries there…
As all our eyes are the American Presidential campaign (which is anything but presidential), here are political quotes from Honest Abe Lincoln to the slick Bill Clinton (you have to ready the quote by Clinton – he actually said that!). Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. – Abraham Lincoln The ballot is stronger…
The world is governed by opinion. – Thomas Hobbes Politics is the art of the possible. – Otto Von Bismarck Political work is the life-blood of all economic work. – Mao Tse-Tung The price of greatness is responsibility. – Winston Churchill Public opinion in this country is everything. – Abraham Lincoln Predominant opinions are generally…
This week each morning, we posted some of our favourite political quotes with the hope we might add a bit of levity to the daily barrage of news and nonsense from our country’s politicians. We hope you have enjoyed the morning coffee read – by George Politics is a game requiring great coolness. –…
To explain again, this week each morning, we have been posting some of our favourite political quotes to add a little spice to the on-going theatrics unfolding both on Parliament Hill and at Queen’s Park. The quotes revel that politics has changed little in the thousands of years of man. Enjoy – by George …