Re: elegy
OBSERVATIONS
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Loyalty or subservience to the leadership
is not a definition of patriotism but of fascism.
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The only good thing about life is that
it is above ground.
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Sometimes we forget that Assad sits
on a “throne of blood,” like Macbeth,
and reality is catching up with him
as it tends todo sooner or later with all of us.
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If someone whose judgment I don't trust
were to agree with me,
I would disagree with myself.
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Andrea De Carlo: "He tells me to follow my instinct.
But what if I have two of them?"
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PROVERBS
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If you like proverbs you will love
THE DICTIONARY OF MODERN PROVERBS
Compiled by C, Doyle, W. Mieder & F.R. Shapiro
(London: Yale University Press, 2012).
Some samples follow:
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“The best man for the job
may be a woman.”
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“If you aren’t the lead dog,
the scenery never changes.”
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“Life is a **** sandwich:
the more bread you have,
the less **** you eat.”
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SPEAKING OF OBAMA
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Next time you speak of Obama, ask yourself:
Would Romney have been a better choice?
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To brainwash children means to train them
to say “Yes, sir!” instead of “Hell, no!”
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Cherish your enemies,
you may learn more from them
than from your friends.
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Our most dangerous enemy is not the Turk
but the Turk within us.
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I find it very difficult to love my fellow men
after reading my morning paper.
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NOBODY’S PERFECT
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Whenever I am told “Nobody’s perfect”
(meaning “Shut the f*ck up!”) I say:
“Dzour nesdink, shidag khossink.”
In other words: our own imperfections
should not prevent us from discussing
our own motherf*ckers.
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My contempt for loud-mouth Armenians from the Levant
is not mine but that of a Levantine elder statesmen
who once told me:
“They walk past an elementary school
and brag about their university degrees.”
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Neither is my antipathy for Islam mine
but that of Sunnis and Shias
for one another.
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You cannot deceive God,
not even a non-existent God
because God is another word for Reality.
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The right word at the right time
can be as effective as a hammer-blow to the head.
#
OBSERVATIONS
*************************
Loyalty or subservience to the leadership
is not a definition of patriotism but of fascism.
*
The only good thing about life is that
it is above ground.
*
Sometimes we forget that Assad sits
on a “throne of blood,” like Macbeth,
and reality is catching up with him
as it tends todo sooner or later with all of us.
*
If someone whose judgment I don't trust
were to agree with me,
I would disagree with myself.
*
Andrea De Carlo: "He tells me to follow my instinct.
But what if I have two of them?"
#
PROVERBS
***************************
If you like proverbs you will love
THE DICTIONARY OF MODERN PROVERBS
Compiled by C, Doyle, W. Mieder & F.R. Shapiro
(London: Yale University Press, 2012).
Some samples follow:
*
“The best man for the job
may be a woman.”
*
“If you aren’t the lead dog,
the scenery never changes.”
*
“Life is a **** sandwich:
the more bread you have,
the less **** you eat.”
#
SPEAKING OF OBAMA
**********************************
Next time you speak of Obama, ask yourself:
Would Romney have been a better choice?
*
To brainwash children means to train them
to say “Yes, sir!” instead of “Hell, no!”
*
Cherish your enemies,
you may learn more from them
than from your friends.
*
Our most dangerous enemy is not the Turk
but the Turk within us.
*
I find it very difficult to love my fellow men
after reading my morning paper.
#
NOBODY’S PERFECT
********************************
Whenever I am told “Nobody’s perfect”
(meaning “Shut the f*ck up!”) I say:
“Dzour nesdink, shidag khossink.”
In other words: our own imperfections
should not prevent us from discussing
our own motherf*ckers.
*
My contempt for loud-mouth Armenians from the Levant
is not mine but that of a Levantine elder statesmen
who once told me:
“They walk past an elementary school
and brag about their university degrees.”
*
Neither is my antipathy for Islam mine
but that of Sunnis and Shias
for one another.
*
You cannot deceive God,
not even a non-existent God
because God is another word for Reality.
*
The right word at the right time
can be as effective as a hammer-blow to the head.
#
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