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Tag Archives: quotes
Why Don’t You Have Fish?
Eddie Pensier writes: [Oppenheimer] had fierce opinions when it came to food and wine. “Martinis had to be strong. Coffee had to be black. Steak had to be rare,” listed the British physicist Rudolf Peierls. Once, Oppenheimer took Peierls and … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Food and health, Humor, Science
Tagged 109 east palace, fish, los alamos, quotes, robert oppenheimer, steak
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Quote Du Jour
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I never liked Stalin, I didn’t do sit-ins. No marches against Israel, hunger strikes, or petitions for peace. No shouting ‘Long live Mao,’ or reading dazibao. I never took pleasure cruises, never sacrificed my art to … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Philosophy and Religion
Tagged Dino Risi, quotes, ugly blonde women
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Eddie Pensier writes: Amahl: “Are you a real king?” Balthazar: “Yes.” Amahl: “Have you regal blood?” Balthazar: “Yes.” Amahl: “Can I see it?” Balthazar: “It is just like yours.” Amahl: “What’s the use of having it, then?” Balthazar: “No use.” … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Music
Tagged Amahl and the Night Visitors, Gian Carlo Menotti, quotes, race
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Paleo Retiree writes: From an excellent essay by traditionalist conservative Jim Kalb: What allows the managerial liberal regime to function are habits of loyalty and sacrifice, and understandings of natural goods and purposes, which it continually undermines and cannot justify … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics
Tagged Conservatism, Jim Kalb, politics, quotes
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