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Success is relative:
It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things.
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-British poet, critic, playwright [Thomas Stearns Eliot]
The Family Reunion, 2.3 (1939)
Added on 28-Nov-14 | Last updated 28-Nov-14
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Topics: compromise, failure, grasp, spin, success, victory
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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: “President Can’t Swim.”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) American politician, educator, US President (1963-69)
(Attributed)
Frequently attributed to Johnson, usually referencing the last year or two of his presidency, when public opinion turned against him over Vietnam. I am unable to find any actual citable source.
Added on 19-Dec-12 | Last updated 16-Jun-23
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Topics: criticism, media, perspective, press, spin
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Get the facts first. You can distort them later.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
(Attributed)
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 26-Jan-19
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Topics: distortion, information, invention, lying, perspective, reality, spin, truth
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I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Comment,
The Brains Trust, BBC Radio (1948-04-26)
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Offered as a game, "Conjugations" (today referred to by linguists as "Russell Conjugations" or "Emotive Conjugations"). The publication The New Statesman and Nation subsequently ran a competition for similar "irregular verbs," which were later printed (1948-05-15), along with the quote from Russell.
Sometimes misattributed to British journalist Katharine Whitehorn.
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 12-Jul-23
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Topics: bias, connotation, language, perspective, slant, spin, wordplay
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