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James Thurber

August 1, 2010 – 5:50 pm
Posted in America, Artists, Authors, Cartoonists, Comedians, Editors, Journalists, Reporters, WWI, WWII
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“There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else”. –James Thurber

John Updike

“Like water, blood must run or grow scum”. –John Updike

Learned Hand

“For myself it would be most irksome to be ruled by a bevy of Platonic Guardians, even if I knew how to choose them, which I assuredly do not”. –Learned Hand

Charlton Ogburn

“Circumstances are seldom right… You must always do with less than you need in a situation vastly different from what you would have chosen as appropriate for your special endowments”. –Charlton Ogburn