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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 23, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 23, 2014

Now a compound fracture is a wicked thing, and so is a missing part. For Nature, in all her wisdom and notwithstanding her proven generosity, Made no allowances for blast.   ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 16, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 16, 2014

There is no term in radio that is equivalent to couch potato or boob tube because the radio listener had to collaborate with what he was hearing as one collaborates with the autho ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 9, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 9, 2014

Lobbyist have the right legally to lobby their heads off directly to the public—through media, barnstorming speeches, and all channels open to free speech—but corporation contribu ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 2, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for February 2, 2014

Well for one thing, knights are very hard on giants. Merely to be a giant is an abominable wrong, a grievously conspicuous sign of evil. And giants must have magnificent names, wh ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 26, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 26, 2014

Not only are you not isolated in the world, but the world you’re not isolated in, is getting smaller and smaller.   “Citizen of the World” broadcast July 10, 1949 on CBS ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 19, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 19, 2014

I think that the Golden Age of Radio was the shortest golden age in history.   “The Poet Laureate of Radio: An Interview with Norman Corwin” December 28, 2004 ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 12, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 12, 2014

That’s how to prepare a race for slavery. Keep them poor, get them drunk, fill them full of cheap music and dirty corrupt entertainment—if they can afford it on their slave wages. ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 5, 2014

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for January 5, 2014

This man who understands the vast complexity of logarithms and who has formulas for light and heat, for logic and hydraulics, and for stress and strain—this same man can divide so ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for December 29, 2013

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for December 29, 2013

May tribes of trees descend with your children to a time when the shade of the oak spreads wider than the shadow of war.   “Fifty Years After 14 August” broadcast August 1995 ...

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NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for December 22, 2013

NORMAN CORWIN QUOTE OF THE WEEK for December 22, 2013

We’ve lost prestige, and I greatly deplore That we stand to in danger of losing more In the way of confidence and spirit. We’re far from our goal—we’re in no way near it! And this ...

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