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Richard Conte is the male face of film noir, especially for his performance as Mr. Brown, a vicious, impeccably attired gangster in Joseph H. Lewis' The Big Combo (1955).
For example, when Mr. Brown captures Cornel Wilde's police detective Leonard Diamond, he removes the hearing aid from his yes-man and one-time boss McClure (Brian Donlevy), places it in Diamond's ear, and shouts into the receiver. Diamond writes in pain.
Then he gives the receiver to one of his minions, who screams into it. Finally, he places it in front of a radio and turns up the volume. Diamond passes out.
-A Touch of Film Noir
Later in the movie King Arthur, taking a break from feasting with his men, seeks an answer to a question about life, and who better to ask than Merlin, his trusted friend and advisor?
"What is the greatest quality of life? Courage? Passion? Loyalty? Humility? What do you say, Merlin?"
But before Merlin responds, Arthur demands a straight- forward answer from him, that is, "No poetry."
Again, watch and listen to Merlin's reply: "All right then. Truth, that 's it. Yes. It must be truth, above all. When a man lies he murders some part of the world."
-Nicol Williamson's Magic Skullcap
'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.' To this 'one very simple principle' the whole of Mill's essay On Liberty is dedicated. While many of his immediate predecessors and contemporaries, from Adam Smith to Godwin and Thoreau, had celebrated liberty, it was Mill who organized the idea into a philosophy, and put it into the form in which it is generally known today.
The editor of this essay, Gertrude Himmelfarb records responses to Mill's books and comments on his fear of 'the tyranny of the majority'. Dr Himmelfarb concludes that the same inconsistencies which underlie On Liberty continue to complicate the moral and political stance of liberals today.
Every season in the garden, like every season in life, has rewards and challenges, and every season holds moments that matter-if we pay attention.
In Over the Garden Wall, author Debbie Kaiman Tillinghast shares personal moments of joy and sorrow, struggle and peace, through her lyrical stories and poetry. She invites us to laugh at ourselves and discover moments that matter every day. She offers a hand to hold and says, "You're not alone."
We often miss the details in life as we rush headlong through the day. When we are present, and notice the moments, it increases our inner peace and well-being. When we don't pay attention, everything passes quickly, like dreams forgotten in an instant, and we wonder where the days have gone.
Venture Over the Garden Wall and enjoy the simple pleasures of being present. Awaken your senses and connect to the moments that matter to you.