Key Quotes

"Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."
(Kenneth Boulding)




"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. "

(Raymond Chandler)





"Live simply so that others can simply live." (unknown)





"I cannot live without books" (Thomas Jefferson)





"Sport is war without the shooting" (George Orwell)





"New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it" (William Rossa Cole)





The secret of a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits (Patterson Hood)































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Saturday 24 April 2010

St George"s Day

Apart from pubs finding a way to market another Friday night, the day came and went. Perhaps it says something about English culture that the day isn't one of universal celebration. Nationalism is an uncomfortable issue for the left in England, and sadly the English flag has in the past been hijacked by the extreme right. It is time to address this, and I admire the work of Billy Bragg for pointing out that you can express your Englishness without being xenophobic and racist.
Anyway a day to ponder on what England means to me, and to return to the line : "What do they know of England, how only England know."
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