“If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.”
Author Isaac Bashevis Singer, quoted in the Associated Press
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“Money’s a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.”
Henry James, quoted in The Hartford Courant
“We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do.”
Author Martha Grimes, quoted in United Press International
“Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.”
Columnist Elsa Maxwell, quoted in the Associated Press
“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.”
Wilson Mizner, quoted in the London Evening Standard
“Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do.”
Jean-Paul Sartre, quoted in The New Yorker
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
