Quote in Mondrian's letter to Theo van Doesburg, undated, c. 1917/18; as cited in 'Mondrian's World: From Primary Colors to the Boogie Woogie Footsteps' by Nina Stegal, 24 MAY, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/travel/piet-mondrian-netherlands-abstract-painter-de-stijl-design.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_li_20170527&nl=nyt-living&nl_art=1&nlid=78029813&ref=headline&te=1&_r=0 <br class="br">1910's
“Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) Austrian writer
Die jetzigen Menschen sind zum tadeln geboren. Vom ganzen Achilles sehen sie nur die Ferse.
Source: Aphorisms (1880/1893), p. 19.
“I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his…”
Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist
“It’s good for us; hot breath on your heels is what keeps you on your toes.”
Algis Budrys book Michaelmas
Source: Michaelmas (1977), Chapter 9 (p. 120)
“I was my own woman.
The next step was to find the proper sort of man.”
Sylvia Plath book The Bell Jar
Source: The Bell Jar
Rand Paul (1963) American politician, ophthalmologist, and United States Senator from Kentucky
I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business. I've heard nothing from BP about not paying for the spill. And I think it's part of this sort of blame-game society in the sense that it's always got to be someone's fault instead of the fact that sometimes accidents happen. I mean, we had a mining accident that was very tragic and I've met a lot of these miners and their families. They're very brave people to do a dangerous job. But then we come in and it's always someone's fault. Maybe sometimes accidents happen.
Good Morning America
ABC
2010-05-21
Why Libertarianism Doesn’t Work, Part N+1
Paul Krugman
2010-05-21
New York Times
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/why-libertarianism-doesnt-work-part-n1/
on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and 2010-05-05 explosion at Massey's Upper Big Branch mine
reference to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar telling CNN on 2010-05-02, "Our job basically is to keep the boot on the neck of British Petroleum."
Jennifer Coolidge (1961) American actress and comedian
"Interview: Jennifer Coolidge, actor and comedian", in The Scotsman (3 August 2010) https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/interview-jennifer-coolidge-actor-and-comedian-1-477451.
“I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes.”
Aaron Klug (1926–2018) British chemist and biophysicist
in his Autobiography http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1982/klug-autobio.html, The Nobel Prizes 1982, Editor Wilhelm Odelberg, Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, 1983.
“The first step towards mastering time is always to make time meaningless”
Robert Aickman (1914–1981) British fantasy and horror writer
