Facts

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.  
-Aldous Huxley (1894-1963),English biologist.
My take: they do tend to get lost when people start their spin machines.

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Unbiased

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge’s chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.
-Lillian Hellman (1905-1984), author.
My take: that’s why you can’t really expect any journalist to write an unbiased article.
Biographical note: Lillian Hellman was romantically involved for 30 years with Dashiell Hammett, the well known crime writer .

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Nothing new

There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
-Ambrose Bierce, (1842-1914?), American journalist, author.
My take:  thanks goodness for the internet and Google that it is now easier than ever to find out about “things we don’t know”.
Biographical note: Bierce disappeared in December 1913 while traveling with [...]

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Being good.

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
-George Orwell (1903-1950), English journalist, novelist. 
My take: If you are good all the time you could never have any fun. It’s not good to be too good at anything, even goodness.  
 Biographical note: George Orwell is a [...]

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Play

We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the fact that many inventions had their birth as toys.
-Eric Hoffer, (1902-1983), Amercan author.
My take: Hence, the observation that play is more important than work.
 

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