[Dialogue] town meeting quote

[Paul Noah]

 From the archives of the Institute of Cultural Affairs:




On Nov 2, 2011, at 8:52 AM, Colleen Smith wrote:

> Thank you one and all for your help in finding the correct wording  
> and the attribution of the quote  " what appears to be. . ." and  
> Sunny for the other quotes.
>  Jim, to shed some light on your conumbdrum relative to have the  
> quote addresses my life and the comment about dresses in yummy  
> claret, chocolate and indigo.  I am involved in Occupy Wall street  
> in Moab and have been doing some writing and research.  The more I  
> read and listen the more the Oates quote came to me and seemed  
> appropriate for the times.  As for the dress, my daughter is getting  
> married and my granddaughters told me as mother of the bride, I need  
> a new dress.  And I responded "Ha.  I live in Moab and I am now  
> shaped like an apple,
>  "these are the times  we are the people."
> Colleen
>
>
> ,l?
> From: Sunny Walker <sunwalker at comcast.net>
> To: 'Colleague Dialogue' <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] town meeting quote
>
> I stand corrected – The other was, indeed, Joyce Carol Oates. At  
> least according to “us.” I found all the quotes in the Wedgeblade  
> repository:
> BREAKFAST RITUALS (during LENS course)
> MONDAY: "THE TASK BEFORE US NOW, IF WE WOULD NOT PERISH, IS TO SHAKE  
> OFF OUR ANCIENT PREJUDICES. AND TO BUILD THE EARTH."
> Teilhard de Chardin
> TUESDAY: "AT THE EDGE OF HISTORY THE FUTURE IS BLOWING WILDLY IN OUR  
> FACES, SOMETIMES BRIGHTENING THE AIR AND SOMETIMES BLINDING US."
> William Irwin Thompson
> WEDNESDAY: "WHAT APPEARS TO BE A BREAKING DOWN OF CIVILIZATION MAY  
> WELL BE SIMPLY THE BREAKING UP OF OLD FORMS BY LIFE ITSELF."
> Joyce Carol Oates
> THURSDAY: "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT AN HISTORICAL VANTAGE POINT. WHERE THE  
> WASTELAND ENDS AND...HUMAN WHOLENESS AND FULFILLMENT BEGINS."
> Theodore Roszak
> FRIDAY: "MAN ANTICIPATES MORE OR LESS CLEARLY HIS ENTIRE FUTURE AT  
> EVERY MOMENT."
> Jose Ortega y Gassett
> Sunny
> Sunny Walker
> SunWalker Enterprises
> 303-587-3017 (cell)
> 303-671-0704 (home/office)
> sunwalker at comcast.net
> Aurora, Colorado
>
> No matter how far you've gone down the wrong road, turn back. ~  
> Turkish Proverb
> From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net 
> ] On Behalf Of Ellen & David Rebstock
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:03 PM
> To: Colleague Dialogue
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] town meeting quote
>
> According to page 9 of my town meeting 76 document it is Joyce Carol  
> Oates.
> Dave Rebstock
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 7:44 PM , Clare Whitney  
> <cla9ken8 at ecentral.com> wrote:
> Dear Colleen,  Leave it to Sunny to find the answer asap!
>
> Another place to search for a dress is WomanWithin -  
> womanwithin.com.  They have a lovely dress that is in tiers with  
> elbow length sleeves for $45.00.  Look at it - comes in claret,  
> indigo and chocolate!  Yum!!
>
> Great to talk with you last night!  Love, Clare
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colleen Smith
> To: dialogue
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:28 PM
> Subject: [Dialogue] town meeting quote
>
> Hi,
> does anyone know the correct qote that goes soething like  "What  
> appears to be the breaking up of civiliztion is the emergence of new  
> forms by life itself.  I realize I have the quote somewhat garbled.   
> It was on one of the posters we hung when doing Town Meetings in the  
> States.  I would also like to know the atribution of the quote.  I  
> asm currently dowing some writng for a local group and that quote  
> seems to be very appropriate to the conversation.
>  Thanks for any and all help.
> Colleen  Smith
> _______________________________________________
> Dialogue mailing list
> Dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/dialogue_wedgeblade.net
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dialogue mailing list
> Dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/dialogue_wedgeblade.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dialogue mailing list
> Dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/dialogue_wedgeblade.net
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dialogue mailing list
> Dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> http://wedgeblade.net/mailman/listinfo/dialogue_wedgeblade.net

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://wedgeblade.net/pipermail/dialogue_wedgeblade.net/attachments/20111102/596a295b/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: pastedGraphic.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 205670 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://wedgeblade.net/pipermail/dialogue_wedgeblade.net/attachments/20111102/596a295b/attachment-0001.jpg>