In its purest sense, nicknaming is an elitist ritual practiced by those who cherish hierarchy. For preppies it's a smoke signal th...at allows Bunny to tell Pooky that they belong to the same tribe, while among the good ole boys it serves the cause of masculine dominance by identifying Bear and Wrecker as Alpha males.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Imagination is a valuable asset in business and she has a sister, Understanding, who also serves. Together they make a splendid te...am and business problems dissolve and the impossible is accomplished by their ministrations.... Imagination concerning the world's wants and the individual's needs should be the Alpha and Omega of self-education.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that the... less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Why runners make lousy communists. In a word, individuality. It's the one characteristic all runners, as different as they are, se...em to share.... Stick with it. Push yourself. Keep running. And you'll never lose that wonderful sense of individuality you now enjoy. Right, comrade?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If we were doing this in the Falklands they would love it. It's part of our heritage. The British have always been fighting wars.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The earth is mankind's ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it's as though on...e of God's cheques has bounced.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As for America, it is the ideal fruit of all your youthful hopes and reforms. Everybody is fairly decent, respectable, domestic, b...ourgeois, middle-class, and tiresome. There is absolutely nothing to revile except that it's a bore.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »