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What’s Your QQ? #274

Published June 24, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald.
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BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not.” — E.R. Beadle

 (The Rev. E. R. Beadle, 1812-1879, was a Presbyterian minister.)

 


 


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What’s Your QQ? #263

Published April 1, 2012 in the Monterey County Herald

 

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BONUS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it.” – Jack Handey

 (Handey performed “Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey” on “Saturday Night Live” in the 1990s.)


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What’s Your QQ? #258

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“Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education… no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.” – Abraham Flexner

 (Flexner, 1866-1959, was an influential education reformer.)

 


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What’s Your QQ? #231

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“Those who know the least obey the best.” –George Farquhar

 (Farquhar, 1678-1707, was an Irish playwright.)

 


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