Where the bus hits the concrete.
-----Original Message-----
From: saul ostrow <[email protected]>
To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 2:14 pm
Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist"
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to think abstractly
and act concretely
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
"The test of a
>> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed
>>bus routes in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to
schedule.]
-----Original Message-----
From: saul ostrow <[email protected]>
To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 10:41 am
Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist"
Alas too much critical distance - here I thought we could have a
contest
and give a prize for the best possible appropriation of this glib bit
of
wisdom -
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Tom McCormack <[email protected]>
wrote:
Oy. A clarification I myself should have made. When I said, "Alas, I
have
to
agree with William." I did not want to convey dismay about my ever
agreeing
with William. Despite our frequent wrangles, I often agree with him.
I
should
have said something more like, "Alas, admirer of Fitzgerald though I
am, I
have to agree that his often-quoted remark is more than a little
muddled."
On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:58 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> In a message dated 6/8/12 7:29:59 PM, [email protected]
writes:
>
>
>> Frankly, I don't find this [the Fitzgerald quote, "The test of a
>> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed
>> ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to
function.]
>> to be a very revealing
>> idea . . . . It's one of those
>> quips that sounds much more intriguing than it really is, despite
>> originating
>> with a truly great writer.
>> wc
>>
> Alas, I have to agree with William.
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Saul Ostrow
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Saul Ostrow
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