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WIST (“Wish I’d Said That!”) is my collection of quotations (wist.info) which I find meaningful, moving, amusing (intended or not), or well-phrased.

Despite the name, this is not just a collection of quotations whose sentiments I agree with (though that’s true for the majority of stuff I collect). In some cases there are ideas that I disagree with, firmly; in those cases, though, I’ve included the quote because I admire the way it’s phrased, or because it’s a classic statement of a particular sentiment, or else I thought it was so absurd that it made me smile just to read it. In short, "Quoting is not (necessarily) endorsing."

One thing I make an effort to do is research and properly cite each quotation I publish. Further sourcing information (and notes and translations) can be found on the WIST website.

This site will serve as a rich-text social media republishing of new and updated quotations from wist.info (since nobody actually goes to blogs any more). I welcome conversation about the quotes I post.

I was previously cross-posting at wist@my-space.social, WISTquote@zirk.us, and wist@diasp.org. More info on the background of my collection here: wist.info/about-wist/

Additional intro material: friendica.world/display/84b6ef…

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WIST Quotations

today, 4:47 PM

WIST Quotations
today, 4:47 PM

A quotation from Herman J. Mankiewicz

BERNSTEIN: Well, it’s no trick to make a lot of money — if all you want is to make a lot of money.

Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953) American screenwriter, journalist, theater critic
Citizen Kane (1941) [with Orson Welles]

More about this quote: wist.info/mankiewicz-herman/65…

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Mankiewicz, Herman - Citizen Kane (1941) [with Orson Welles] | WIST Quotations

BERNSTEIN: Well, it’s no trick to make a lot of money -- if all you want is to make a lot of money. The script reads in the first clause (only) "make an awful lot of money.

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Mankiewicz, Herman - Citizen Kane (1941) [with Orson Welles] | WIST Quotations

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