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Mon 12 Sep 2011

Slumburbia

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, society
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“Slums may well be breeding-grounds of crime, but the middle-class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium.”

—Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 16 Jun 2011

A patient etherized

Posted by PJ under illness, quote of the day, society
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Random quote of the day:

 

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”

—attributed to Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 7 Mar 2011

Talk talk

Posted by PJ under culture, history, quote of the day, society, talking
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Random quote of the day:

 

“I’m very wary of people who give us the lessons of history or the laws for the future of cultures.  But I do think one thing the historian can do is to warn us against the overgeneralizations of social scientists, politicians, preachers, all those who think they’re in on the secrets of the future.”

—Daniel J. Boorstin, interview, NewsHour

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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