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Today's thought for Apr. 16

Williston Herald 16 Apr 2021

“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” — Anatole France . .

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Reporters' Notebook: April 16, 2021 -- Reality check

Marietta Daily Journal 16 Apr 2021

Apr. 16—OLAF FUB SEZ. According to Nobel Prize-winning French author Anatole France, born on this date in 1844, "If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." . . GOOD TO GO — SS ... .

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Reporters' Notebook: April 16, 2021 – Reality check

The Buffalo News 16 Apr 2021

OLAF FUB SEZ. According to Nobel Prize-winning French author Anatole France, born on this date in 1844, “If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”. . GOOD TO GO – SS. Peter and Paul Church, 66 E. Main St., Hamburg, will offer a drive-through Polish dinner at its Pine Street entrance from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. Saturday ... . ... . ... .

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Be kind to animals

Beatrice Daily Sun 16 Apr 2021

For many of us, every week is “Be Kind to Animals Week”. And that is as it should be. But the first week of May is a time set aside every year by the American Humane Association to give some special consideration to the matter ... As French poet Anatole France said so well, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”. .

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Book review: Art meets science for an unlikely friendship

The Florida Times Union 28 Feb 2021

"Radiant. The Dancer, the Scientist and a Friendship Forged in Light". Author. Liz Heinecke. Grand Central Publishing, 307 pages, $28 ... Half of the book, dealing with the dancer, describes the fascinating people Fuller met, in particular the celebrities in Paris such as Auguste Rodin, Anatole France, singer Emma Calve and many more ... .

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FICTION: THE MYSTERIES OF NAYYAR

Dawn 31 Jan 2021

Perhaps it would not be wrong to refer to what Franco-Czech novelist Milan Kundera, in his essay on Anatole France’s novel The Gods are Thirsty, writes ... engaged artist’… What captivated me in France’s novel was not its condemnation of Gamelin, but the mystery of Gamelin.

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100 years ago: 1921 in news, entertainment, American life, famous firsts, world affairs, more

Cleveland 19 Jan 2021

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Our eighth annual 100-year lookback covers famous firsts, births, deaths, inventions, milestones and more ... COMING WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20. 1921 in sports. Iris Apfel, shown in 2016 ... Sen ... Sen ... Anatole France wins in literature ... Texas native Bessie Coleman receives her international pilot’s license in France, the first African-American to do so.

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He who has the gold makes the rules ...

Moscow-Pullman Daily News 15 Jan 2021

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor, to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.” — Anatole France ... .

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His View: He who has the gold makes the rules ...

Moscow-Pullman Daily News 15 Jan 2021

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor, to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.” — Anatole France ... .

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‘Speaker for the God’: Historical fiction about Jeremiah illuminates enduring social issues

People's World 14 Dec 2020

Henry (Hank) Millstein is a long-time peace, interfaith, and labor activist living in Northern California. He’s a fiction writer and journalist whose work often appears in People’s World, and he’s a longtime member of the National Writers Union ... I’m thinking of Thaïs by Anatole France, and of course the Jules Massenet opera based on it ... PW ... HM ... PW ... HM ... .

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Gratitude: What We Owe to Our Country

National Review 26 Nov 2020

I have always thought Anatole France’s story of the juggler to be one of enduring moral resonance ... Oh, some sang like nightingales, others played their musical instruments as virtuosi, still others rhapsodized with the tongues of poets ... Advertisement. This account of the struggle to express gratitude is unsurpassed in devotional literature ... .

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John Newby: Change not for faint of heart and mind

The Joplin Globe 24 Nov 2020

Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, the news media, community revitalization, tourism and transformation. As you have come to realize, I love using quotes from some of the historical greats. This column is devoted to some of those quotes and how they relate to the topics at hand ... Dare to think big ... • Anatole France, author ... .

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NEWBY: Change and innovation by way of quotes

McAlester News-Capital 20 Nov 2020

Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, news-media, community, revitalization, tourism and transformation. As you have come to realize, I love using quotes from some of the historical greats ... Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” Having great ideas and dreams is only 25% of the battle ... .

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Koechlin: Les Chants de Nectaire, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Series review – perfectly formed flute miniatures

The Observer 19 Nov 2020

Nicola Woodward. Koechlin. Les Chants de Nectaire, 3rd Series album cover. Photograph. Hoxa ... Nectaire is a character in Anatole France’s novel La Révolte des Anges, an old shepherd and philosopher who entertains his friends by playing a wooden flute ... This week’s other pick ... Saint-Saëns ... TopicsClassical musicalbum reviews. Reuse this content. .

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JOHN NEWBY: Change and innovation by way of quotes

Scottsbluff StarHerald 17 Nov 2020

By JOHN NEWBY Columnist. Over the years, my columns have discussed change, innovation, news-media, community, revitalization, tourism and transformation ... Many are stuck in what I refer to as a poverty mindset ... Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” Having great ideas and dreams is only 25% of the battle ... .