Word: remarkable
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...England's biggest concern would be the new Ambassador's attitude toward her dollar difficulties. If the British remembered F.D.R.'s remark that Douglas seemed more concerned with dollars than humanity, if they were concerned over his dislike for a controlled economy, they could stop worrying. Lew Douglas was an internationalist first, a "hardmoney" man second. Said he: "England is a good risk. But it will be a sorry, sorry day ultimately for this nation when we condition our loans solely on whether they are good risks...
Speemen, horrified at the discovery of their three foot, black mascot in public, clad only in a bow tie, were pushing the probe. One prominent clubman was heard to remark, "A Spee bear would never be seen without his old school tie and oxford cloth button down." We are grateful, however, for the stuffing and repair job done on the beast during his misadventure. In the great Spee tradition the bear will return to the clubhouse in much better condition than when he left...
Eleanor Roosevelt's note, that stress upon training individual personalities has done away with some of the essential disciplines, and Director Taylor's remark, "When learning becomes drudgery, it usually ceases to be productive," taken together point the way to the fault of schooling today. Attempting to be good teachers and to eliminate drudgery, we have failed to replace it with useful work...
Anna Louise caught her propagandist's breath. "Amazing . . . unforgettable remark," she wrote; "such a serene assurance of the bright future of mankind...
...Palm Beach, the Duke of Windsor made a remark that might just possibly foreshadow the biggest literary event since Forever Amber. He was thinking, said he, of writing his autobiography. But it might take a while: "I use the hunt-&-peck system of typing...