May 17

May 17, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“If I win the Nobel Peace Prize,

you will know that I have failed.”

Tony Blair

speaking at the commencement of his Arab/Israeli diplomatic mission

as quoted by Jay Nordlinger in his new book:

Peace, They Say

A very good book about the Nobel Peace Prize and it’s winners.

May 10

May 10, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“It is relatively easy to default on sovereign debt

when a substantial number of the bond holders are foreign.”

Niall Ferguson

The Ascent of Money

May 3

May 3, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain… 

and most fools do.”


Benjamin Franklin

American Statesman

Apr 26

April 26, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“By teaching others we teach ourselves.”

Mexican Proverb

Courtesy of Oscar G.

Jessie Seiler in Senegal

Apr 19

April 19, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“Age doesn’t matter, unless you’re a cheese.”

Attributed to:

Billie Burke an American Actress

and others

Apr 12

April 12, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“Despair is a mortal sin.”

 

A Catholic Theology

(much discussed 200 hundred years ago)

Apr 5

April 5, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

Q:  What do you get if you give a mindless bureaucracy a monopoly?

A:  The Federal Government.

 

Mar 29

March 29, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“A gift confers no rights.” 

Friedrich Nietzsche

German Philosopher

Mar 22

March 22, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“The border has not always been a barrier and there is no reason to think that it will not become something else in the future.”

Rachel St. John

Line in the Sand: A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border

 

Mar 15

March 15, 2012 Maxim

Posted by Simon

“If you can’t make yourself loved, make yourself feared.”

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Quoted by Niall Ferguson

The Ascent of Money

 

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