tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post3212716412575854176..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Hal Holbrook and OscarRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26633245355902093212008-02-28T09:22:00.000-05:002008-02-28T09:22:00.000-05:00Deslilas, I agree, Twain's words are eerily timele...Deslilas, I agree, Twain's words are eerily timeless!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18168843439438282052008-02-28T07:32:00.000-05:002008-02-28T07:32:00.000-05:00A very up to date clip !A very up to date clip !Daniel Chérouvrier https://www.blogger.com/profile/15287664408128972926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35342039814883857872008-02-26T10:29:00.000-05:002008-02-26T10:29:00.000-05:00It's true, Swedehart. I love reading old stories w...It's true, Swedehart. I love reading old stories where the circumstances are very different, but basic human realities are the same. I like to see myself in a bigger context, beyond today, which is one reason we SHOULD read the classics, if you ask me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71113271997654949542008-02-25T16:17:00.000-05:002008-02-25T16:17:00.000-05:00Those quotes are so true. There is definitely not...Those quotes are so true. There is definitely nothing new under the sun, because these truths have always existed, I imagine. That's what makes a great classic... when you read something a hundred years old, and nothing has changed! <BR/><BR/>Sorry he didn't get the Oscar.Mrs. SwedeHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325031538028090643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-73747124571818154652008-02-25T11:54:00.000-05:002008-02-25T11:54:00.000-05:00Ah, Boots, what you're going through with Donica's...Ah, Boots, what you're going through with Donica's mom puts the Oscars in perspective. We're hanging on to you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-14902996328555553392008-02-25T11:53:00.000-05:002008-02-25T11:53:00.000-05:00Peter, those are funny! Naked people have little o...Peter, those are funny! Naked people have little or no influence on society. How true! :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29243026962594601172008-02-25T11:52:00.000-05:002008-02-25T11:52:00.000-05:00Bob, Oh, I don't know "Capricorn One." I think it'...Bob, Oh, I don't know "Capricorn One." I think it's time for me to see "All the President's Men" again.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47311952036167156342008-02-24T08:31:00.000-05:002008-02-24T08:31:00.000-05:00This has made me want to pay more attention, Ruth....This has made me want to pay more attention, Ruth...to both Hal Holbrook AND to Mark Twain. I love Peter's comment!<BR/><BR/>Don't know if we'll be able to see the Oscars tonight. Maybe...Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-86545951337976709862008-02-23T23:09:00.000-05:002008-02-23T23:09:00.000-05:00Mark Twain has, in my opinion, the best quotes of ...Mark Twain has, in my opinion, the best quotes of anyone in the history of the U.S.:<BR/><BR/>All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. <BR/><BR/>But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?<BR/><BR/>'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. <BR/><BR/>Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. <BR/><BR/>Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17989185992677202062008-02-23T20:21:00.000-05:002008-02-23T20:21:00.000-05:00I've always loved Hal Holbrook, I'm watching All T...I've always loved Hal Holbrook, I'm watching All The President's Men as I type, I remember him also in Capricorn One.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.com