‘SPOCK’ AND CHURCHILL – 03 MARCH, 2015
'SPOCK', NO MORE:
Leornard Nimoy who played the memorable character of ‘Spock’ in the ever-green show ‘Star Trek’ (the original series from 1960s) passed away last Friday. His voice had a very charismatic appeal and authority.
Captain Kirk and ‘Spock’ made a great team together. By today’s standards, ‘Star Trek’ could still be categorized as a very decent show.
Remembering an old American actor does not make us forget the crimes of the US government though.
Here’s a detailed story that pays tribute to the character:
‘Spock’ – The nerd hero who taught us how to feel
QUOTES BY WINSTON CHURCHILL - HIS 50THDEATH ANNIVERSARY WAS IN JANUARY:
Many consider Churchill a bigger racist than Hitler who was part of the wrong alliance which created havoc in World-War II. Still, he was a genius and in personal life suffered from chronic depression which ordinary people do not undergo.
In no particular order, 15 of his quotes are given below – Can any Pakistani leader boast to have a mind like this or speak like that?
1. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
2. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
3. If you’re going through hell, keep going.
4. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
5. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
6. I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
7. All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope.
8. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
9. My dear you are ugly, but tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be ugly.
10. You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
11. The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
12. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
13. Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
14. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
15. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
- S Roman Ahsan.
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