WIST Quotations

Halsey, Margaret -- No Laughing Matter (1977)

Dave — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:34:20 +0000

The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is above all else a variable, and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter of fact, with a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before. Protestantism itself is proof of that.

Margaret Halsey (1910–1997) American writer
No Laughing Matter (1977)

Halsey, Margaret -- The Folks at Home (1952)

Dave — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:52:31 +0000

The great disadvantage of being in a rat race is that it is humiliating. The competitors in a rat race are, by definition, rodents.

Margaret Halsey (1910–1997) American writer
The Folks at Home (1952)

Halsey, Margaret -- The Folks at Home, “The Five O’Clock Shadow over the United States” (1952)

Dave — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:09:19 +0000

The crucial disadvantage of aggression, competitiveness, and skepticism as national characteristics is that these qualities cannot be turned off at five o’clock.

Margaret Halsey (1910–1997) American writer
The Folks at Home, “The Five O’Clock Shadow over the United States” (1952)