“Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.”
(Samuel Johnson, 1709 – 1784)
John Lentell
19th February, 1970
Month: September 2011
Wednesday’s Piece
“…..women seem to me to be divided into two groups – those who reason and those who are forever casting about for reasons for their own lack of reason.”
(The Duchess of Windsor, 1896 – 1986)
John Lentell
17th February, 1970
Tuesday’s Piece
“The pressure of profits and the shortage of space make press lords unwilling to employ good reporters…”
(Anthony Sampson, 1926 – 2004)
John Lentell
16th February, 1970
Monday’s Piece
“And for whatever else he was, good or bad, he was an individual. That’s what’s most important to me today, when everybody around seems to be some kind of damn ostrich.”
(George C. Scott of General Patton)
Joihn Lentell
15th February, 1970
Sunday’s Piece
“Rhodesia is a young country with plenty of potential and a lot of scope for real work to be done….”
(Rev. Rudolph van Niekerk – Rhodesia Herald 12/2/70)
John Lentell
14th February, 1970
Saturday’s Piece
“Philosopher: a person who says he doesn’t care which side his bread is buttered on, because he eats both sides anyway.”
John Lentell (1926 – 1993)
13th February, 1970
Friday’s Piece
“As the births of living creatures at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.”
(Sir Francis Bacon 1561 – 1626)
John Lentell
12th February, 1970
Thursday’s Piece
“….a touch of controversy makes for dramatic viewing….he’s probably obeying the programme producer’s instructions, anyway…..?
(signed) ‘More Controversy’, Salisbury.
*This correspondence is now closed.”
(Points from the Post, Look and Listen – TV guide magazine)
John Lentell
11th February, 1970
Gour’s note: I have no bleed’in idea whatsoever what this piece was all about, go figure…
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