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A befitting Shakespearean quotation adds charm, elegance and punch to any presentation.

Shakespeare on Sleep as a Health-Care Remedy Take 2

Posted on June 24, 2012 by jimmie

Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleeve of care, The death of each day’s life, sole labour’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, Great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast.” (Macbeth act 2, sc. 2) Tips for use. An addition and/or an alternative to the answer, “I just need some sleep…the innocent sleep…feast.” Also Read More

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More things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio

Posted on June 23, 2012 by jimmie

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” (Hamlet act 1, sc. 5) Tips for use. Evasive answer to questions of the type, ‘Why this?’ or ‘Why did you do this?’ when you do not want to give a reason. Perfect during a presentation as an answer Read More

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Shakespeare Insults and a Good Comeback to an Insult

Posted on June 19, 2012 by jimmie

CLIFFORD Why, what a brood of traitors have we here! YORK Look in a glass, and call thy image so (King Henry VI part 2 act 5, sc. 1) Tips for use. Powerful verbal retort to an insult – “Look in a glass, and call thy image so.” If you like this website why not Read More

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Shakespeare on Ambition, Upstarts, Lowliness as Ambition’s Ladder

Posted on June 7, 2012 by jimmie

“…’tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition’s    ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.” (Julius Caesar act 2., sc.1) Tips for use.  Sadly, a Read More

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Shakespeare on the Difference between Theory and Practice

Posted on June 3, 2012 by jimmie

 “If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches and poor men’s cottages princes’ palaces – it is a good divine that follows his own instructions.” (Merchant of Venice act 1, sc. 2) Tips for use.  Encapsulation of an unavoidable truth – knowing what needs to Read More

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Shakespeare on Retirement and Retirement Speeches

Posted on June 2, 2012 by jimmie

 “…and ‘tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburdened crawl towards death.” (King Lear, act 1, sc.1) Tips for use.  Perfect opening for a retirement speech, a bit rough at the end but realistic. With a gentler touch Oliver Goldsmith says, O, Read More

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Shakespeare on Dreams, Children of an Idle Brain

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jimmie

“… I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance as the air And more inconstant than the wind” (Romeo and Juliet act 1, sc. 4) Tips for use. Excellent line to contest and state your opposition to an unrealistic Read More

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Shakespeare on Talking Nonsense and Saying Nothing of Substance

Posted on May 28, 2012 by jimmie

“Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.” (Merchant of Venice, act 1, sc. 1) Read More

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Shakespeare on Social Darwinism

Posted on May 26, 2012 by jimmie

… clay and clay differs in dignity, Whose dust is both alike.” (Cymbeline, act 4, sc.1) Tips for Use.  This is the reply to yesterday’s views of King Lear on Socialism. It is equally the implied argument of neo-liberals, evangelists and imperialists of all colors and shades.  If you belong to this class here is Read More

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Shakespeare, Socialism and the 99%

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jimmie

“O, reason not the need: our basest     beggars Are in the poorest thing superfluous: Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man’s life’s as cheap as beast’s” (King Lear act 2, sc. 4) Tips for Use.  To allay the concerns of some American viewer that this website may be veering to the left, tomorrow we Read More

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