Colonics, the nays

[drais]

Walter,

Great Twain Quote! (Most of them are)       I'm assuming someone's printed a
book of his quotes somewhere. Do you know of any?

David R
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Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: Colonics, the nays


> Long, long ago, on a television set far, far away, I once watched a
>talk show.  Among the various guests was a Satanist, an arrogant sort like
>many of his breed.  When challenged by a lady who shared the stage with
him,
>he asked her, "Do you know what makes one an expert?"  And when she could
not
>answer his question, he said, "Credentials".
>
> There's a huge difference between an alternative medical practitioner
>with a doctorate in biochemistry and one with a GED because he couldn't
stay
>awake in Health Class.  There's a huge difference between a doctor with a
>medical degree from Duke University and a doctor with a degree from some
>Central American off-shore island which requires a Spanish-American
>dictionary in order to translate it.
>
> On the subject of debate of any kind, one of my favorite sayings
>comes from the father of the comedian Chris Rock, "I never learned a thing
>from a man I agreed with."
>
> Alternatively there is one thing I am convinced of, and that is that
>the more strident and defensive anyone sounds when arguing their position
on
>any given subject, the less I trust anything they have to say.  Or, to
quote
>Mark Twain, "If you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yells
the
>loudest is the one you hit."
>