From the Letters Page of the FT.com/Weekend Magazine, April 30th/May 1st 2022. The one sentence comment on the article in the previous magazine, “The evolution of Marine Le Pen” says a great deal and sums up a much of what is happening. “The willingness of people to believe that someone or something will make theirContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #697”
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The Monday Morning Quote #696
“Art belongs to everybody and to nobody. Art belongs to all time and to no time. Art belongs to those who create it and those who savour it. Art no more belongs to the People and the Party than it once belonged to the aristocracy and the patron. Art is the whisper of history, heardContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #696”
The Monday Morning Quote #695
Two quotes this week, from a piece in the Weekend Financial Times’ Fashion Supplement from the 9th/10th April 2022 in an article titled “Sage and the Scholar” featuring Paul Smith and Priya Ahluwalia. “The industry has changed enormously and it’s a much more crowded and competitive place. To anyone starting out (as a creative) today,Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #695”
The Monday Morning Quote #694
“Conscience is a man’s compass, and though the needle sometimes deviates, though one often perceives irregularities when directing one’s course by it, one must still try to follow its direction.“ Vincent van Gogh
The Monday Morning Quote #693
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” Goethe One of my favourite quotes, sayings or whatever you want to call them. Probably posted in this series before but well worth repeating. Bob Desautels has a good discussion on it here.
The Monday Morning Quote #692
“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when peopleContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #692”
The Monday Morning Quote #691
Three for the price of one from a great of both rugby codes, Sean Edwards, who helped France to a Grand Slam this weekend. I need to keep honing my skills as a coach otherwise I’ll go off the boil. Believe it or not we actually practice putting the ball down properly. It is aContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #691”
The Monday Morning Quote #690
“The attain knowledge, add things every day.” “To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” Lao Tse – Tao Te Ching – Chapter 48
The Monday Morning Quote #689
He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap. Eccliastes 11:4 Possibly the true inspiration for Nike’s “Just Do It” strapline – although that was coined in 1988 at an advertising agency meeting and attributed to Gary Gilmore‘s last words, “Let’s Do It”. I prefer the biblicalContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #689”
Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes
“Putin is increasingly operating emotionally and likely to use all the weapons at his disposal, including nuclear ones.” From Yesterday’s “Politico”. Dr Hill is a UK born Russian expert who has previously drawn parallels between Presidents Trump and Putin, displaying their penchant for personal power, public performance and used public nostalgia to gain support. InContinue reading “Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes”
The Incisal Edge 