A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Self-Made Men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-Made Men. Show all posts
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Quote of the Day (James Garfield, On How Everyone Must ‘Direct His Own Course in Life’)

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“You will agree with me that every one must decide and direct his own course in life, and the only service friends can afford is to giv...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Quote of the Day (E.B. White, on Self-Made Men)

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“Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.” —E.B. White, One Man’s Meat (1942)
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MikeT
I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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