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May 17, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:06:48 +0000

“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, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:35:56 +0000

“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, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:05:11 +0000

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain…

and most fools do.”

Benjamin Franklin

American Statesman

April 26, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:56:10 +0000

“By teaching others we teach ourselves.”

Mexican Proverb

Courtesy of Oscar G.

Jessie Seiler in Senegal

April 19, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:47:33 +0000

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

Attributed to:

Billie Burke an American Actress

and others

April 12, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:37:24 +0000

“Despair is a mortal sin.”

A Catholic Theology

(much discussed 200 hundred years ago)

April 5, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:36:12 +0000

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

A: The Federal Government.

March 29, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:06:28 +0000

“A gift confers no rights.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

German Philosopher

March 22, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:49:45 +0000

“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

March 15, 2012 Maxim

Simon — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:38:16 +0000

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

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Quoted by Niall Ferguson