Apologies

Posted on December 28, 2020December 24, 2020 by Simon

“Apologies are cheap and effective all out of proportion to their cost. Carry them like a roll of bills in your hip pocket and pass them out freely.” Nat Jaffe in Telegraph Avenue a Novel by... Read More

Education

Posted on December 26, 2020December 24, 2020 by Simon

“Education is a vaccine against helplessness.”... Read More

Movement

Posted on December 18, 2020December 15, 2020 by Simon

“The dog barks, but the caravan moves on.” Arab Proverb A Hawaiian Sunset from Lahaina.... Read More

Bigotry

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Simon

“Beware the soft bigotry of low expectations.”... Read More

Government Programs

Posted on December 5, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

Nothing is as permanent as a temporary government program. Milton Freidman, Free to Choose... Read More

Pot

Posted on November 28, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

“I think it’s absolutely disgraceful that our government, supposed to be our government, should be in the position of converting people who are not harming others into criminals.” Milton... Read More

War

Posted on November 27, 2020November 4, 2020 by Simon

“War is hell because war is stupid.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

Wisdom…

Posted on November 25, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

“Being intelligent has little to do with being persuasive.”... Read More

Cactus Forest

Posted on November 24, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

“It isn’t a desert it’s a cactus forest.”... Read More

Intentions vs Results

Posted on November 21, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.“ Milton Freidman, Free to Choose... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Category: Maxims