July 3rd, 2011 → 7:48 am
“Foolery…does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.” – Twelfth Night
I have no particularly pertinent quote for the day, so I thought I’d just add one that seems to apply all the time! To politicians, to colleagues, to friends, to family members, to myself. Ah, the foolish things we do, every day…
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July 1st, 2011 → 6:54 am
“Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.” – Sonnet XCIV
The Greek debt needs to be restructured already. I know the Europeans want to avoid that and implement a debt rollover instead, but that’s just drawing out the inevitable digging up and throwing out of the festering lilies. Here’s hoping Christine Lagarde is able to take a dispassionate, well-rounded view of the situation in her new role as head of the IMF. (By the way, Congratulations on the new job Christine!)
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June 25th, 2011 → 6:46 am
Lord Chief Justice: “Your means are very slender, and your waste is great.”
Falstaff: “I would it were otherwise, I would my means were greater and my waist slenderer.” – King Henry IV, Part II
An apt commentary on the current U.S. budget crisis. Though isn’t this true for all of us? I read a report the other day that even our babies are now too fat (!): http://www.npr.org/blogs
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