In Convivium I say the NAC production of Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater” is a surprising, delightful and morally intelligent improvement on the original.
“It takes the nerve of a robber’s horse, as a Newfoundlander might say…”
Maclean’s Nov. 9, 1998 [I did not record the author’s name]
In my latest National Post column I say the “Gilets jaunes” in France have legitimate grievances. But unfortunately not legitimate solutions.
“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.”
Lao-Tsu in the “Tao Teh King” [sic] quoted in Anthony Robbins Unlimited Power
’Nothing succeeds like success” - Alexandre Dumas in Ange Pitou 1854
“Nothing succeeds like excess” - Oscar Wilde 1894
“Nothing recedes like success” - Bryan Forbes 1926
“Nothing succeeds like address” - Fran Lebowitz 1978
“those who attach too much importance to immediate victory will abandon any project at the first hint of failure. There is nothing that fails like success.” - G.K. Chesterton in Heretics 1905
All from Gilbert! magazine Vol. 6 #7 (June 2003)