The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to think abstractly and act concretely
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 1:52 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > "The test of a > >> >> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed >> >>bus routes in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to >> schedule.] >> > > -----Original Message----- > From: saul ostrow <[email protected]> > To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 10:41 am > Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist" > > Alas too much critical distance - here I thought we could have a > contest > and give a prize for the best possible appropriation of this glib bit of > wisdom - > > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Tom McCormack <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Oy. A clarification I myself should have made. When I said, "Alas, I >> > have > >> to >> agree with William." I did not want to convey dismay about my ever >> > agreeing > >> with William. Despite our frequent wrangles, I often agree with him. I >> should >> have said something more like, "Alas, admirer of Fitzgerald though I >> > am, I > >> have to agree that his often-quoted remark is more than a little >> > muddled." > >> >> >> >> On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:58 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> > In a message dated 6/8/12 7:29:59 PM, [email protected] writes: >> > >> > >> >> Frankly, I don't find this [the Fitzgerald quote, "The test of a >> >> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed >> >> ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to >> function.] >> >> to be a very revealing >> >> idea . . . . It's one of those >> >> quips that sounds much more intriguing than it really is, despite >> >> originating >> >> with a truly great writer. >> >> wc >> >> >> > Alas, I have to agree with William. >> >> >> > > -- > Saul Ostrow > *Crtical Voices* > > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 Street > NYC, NY 10011 > > -- Saul Ostrow *Crtical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 Street NYC, NY 10011
