Category Archives: Quotations

Things people said.

Decline and Fall? Informed Worry

Posted on September 18, 2018 by JMN

[Jill Lepore, Harvard professor, has just published “These Truths,” a new history of the United States.] If “These Truths” ends on a note of “Gibbonesque foreboding,” as she put it, she hopes it will take us out of the frenzy … Continue reading →

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Lost in jazz ecstasy

Posted on September 16, 2018 by JMN

This flash-back is from The Guardian. I have a vague memory of when Elvis invaded the airways, and my grandmother commenting, “I can’t imagine anyone can find that music pretty.” Photographer Michael Peto and writer Anthony Samson visited the cinemas … Continue reading →

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Feast for the Eye

Posted on September 16, 2018 by JMN

“That bastard. He’s really good.” (Picasso to Françoise Gilot, about Delacroix) “The first merit of painting is to be a feast for the eye.” (Delacroix’s last journal entry, June 1863) (Quotes from Roberta Smith, “At the Met Museum, the Grand … Continue reading →

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Rei Kawakubo: “Angry with easy fashion”

Posted on September 16, 2018 by JMN

[Adrian Joffe, Kawakubo’s husband, acts as interpreter during The Guardian interview, conversing with her in Japanese and relaying her answers to the English journalist. She seems to understand English.] “She said I should explain to you the amount of work … Continue reading →

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Cooperate how?

Posted on September 15, 2018 by JMN

The House of Law is built on the sands of Adverbia. On Friday, Mr. [***] broke in a big way — agreeing to cooperate “fully, truthfully, completely, and forthrightly” regarding “any and all matters” the special counsel, [***], wants him … Continue reading →

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Gun Jumping

Posted on September 11, 2018 by JMN

“In technology, people are very, very fast to declare something a winner or loser, like, ‘That’ll never work,’ or ‘That’ll take over the world.’ The truth is always somewhere in between.” (Ben Silbermann, CEO of Pinterest, quoted by Erin Griffith, … Continue reading →

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Jacinda Ardern

Posted on September 9, 2018 by JMN

She wants to show that women can lead with different styles, not cast themselves in the egotistical, brash mold of many male politicians. “One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive … Continue reading →

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Grandma Moses

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

I like to paint something that leads me on and on in to the unknown something that I want to see away on beyond.  (Anna Mary Robertson Moses, from her autobiography, quoted in the NYTimes “Friday Briefing,” 9-7-18) [Copyright (c) … Continue reading →

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The Power of Writing

Posted on September 7, 2018 by JMN

It’s so much easier to teach public policy to people who already know how to write than teach writing to public policy experts. (Barry Lynn, quoted by David Streitfeld, “Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea,” NYTimes, 9-7-18) [Copyright (c) … Continue reading →

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There Are No “Simple” Truths

Posted on September 5, 2018 by JMN

By labeling what was essentially an opinion as a “truth” I’ve fallen into a hole I try to skirt as much as I can. Better to have said, “I agree” that knowledge is better than ignorance, leaving truth out of … Continue reading →

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