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Re: Working Class Hero

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:36 pm
by DeaconBlues (imported)
A-1 (imported) wrote: Wed May 28, 2008 9:12 am You do pretty darned good for somebody who never went to school.

...there is an implied point here, did anybody else get it besides me?

:D

I think it was Mark Twain who said something like.... "My parents, teachers and others worked tirelessly to ensure that I received an education. Fortunately, I was able to succeed in spite of it."

Re: Working Class Hero

Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:36 am
by A-1 (imported)
DeaconBlues (imported) wrote: Wed May 28, 2008 12:36 pm I think it was Mark Twain who said something like.... "My parents, teachers and others worked tirelessly to ensure that I received an education. Fortunately, I was able to succeed in spite of it."

This is true, but not everyone can... 🙏

I think that Samuel Clemens (http://www.clements.umich.edu/Grafix/Ph ... emens.html) war a pretty remarkable individual...