"When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you."
Irving Layton, quoted as "Thought du jour" in Globe & Mail August 8, 2001
"Every family should have at least three children. Then, if one is a genius, the other two can support him."
George Coote, quoted as "Thought du jour" in Globe & Mail May 10, 2001.
"'Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.’ – Bertrand Russell, atheist"
2nd header quotation in Rick Warren The Purpose-Driven Life Chapter 1
"Odd, I thought to myself, how in all walks of life there are lives graced by dreams, and lives steeped in dullness. And when greatness strikes, the dreamer is prepared; grace softens the shock. But to the dull, greatness can be traumatic."
Frank Capra The Name Above the Title
In my latest National Post column I say we won't get helpful answers on the Toronto mass shooting unless we ask the right questions.
"I mean treasure is treasure, for heaven’s sake. What’s the difference whether the treasure is money, or property, or even culture, or even just plain knowledge?"
The heroine in J.D. Salinger Franny and Zooey, quoted by Edward Tingley in First Things January 2002
"A wise man hears one word and understands two."
"a Yiddish proverb" quoted in BC Report December 28, 1998