6 LISTENER OCTOBER 13 2018
LETTERS
ALEX SCOTT
“Brexit! It’s not going
very well, is it?” – British
understatement from a lone Tory
party conference protester“Somebody’s boring me. I
think it’s me.” – Dylan Thomas,
quoted in the Financial TimesIn his address, Trump
discussed the greatest
threats to the peace and
stability of the world. So,
like most of his speeches, it
was all about himself.” – US
comedian James Corden“Advice is what we ask for
when we already know the
answer but wish we didn’t.”- Erica Jong, quoted in the San
Francisco Chronicle
“When you are courting a
nice girl, an hour seems like
a second. When you sit on
a red-hot cinder, a second
seems like an hour. That’s
relativity.” – Albert Einstein“Creativity is allowing
yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones
to keep.” – Scott Adams“Trump just got a new, $1.
million limo. It fires tear gas,
has night vision and can lay
down an oil slick to make
anyone chasing it spin out
of control. Even crazier,
Melania’s bedroom door
does the exact same thing.”- US comedian Jimmy Fallon
“The UN used to be a
solemn, dignified place,
and now Trump has turned
it into the studio audience
from Married, With Children.”- US comedian Seth Meyers
“Who hangs onto their
school calendars? The
only things I have left over
from high school are deep
emotional scars.” – Stephen
Colbert on Brett KavanaughQuips&
Quotes
Nigel Chadwick
(Whangarei)
LETTER OF THE WEEKBEING THERE FOR OTHERS
Further to Psychology column-
ist Marc Wilson’s advocacy of
empathising with, rather than
reassuring or cajoling, people
who are in distress (“Awkward
questions”, September 15), I
would say the same goes for
everyone.
Empathy can strengthen
connections, build teamwork
and increase mutual under-
standing for individuals, work
groups, couples and families.
Just paying attention to some-
one matters more than getting
the words right.
Jean McElhaney
(Torbay, Auckland)COOK’S TOUR
I agree with Luisa Shannahan
(Letters, October 6) that there
was no justification for the
September 29 Listener cover
that portrayed Captain Cook
as a fool. Cook surveyed and
mapped our islands in incred-
ible detail and with great
accuracy.
Others had passed this way
before but none had lingered.
He not only lingered butMore school principals show
signs of tress
NZ Herald, 14/8/“The stages are similar to other
years but you’ve got to be
weary and watch out for things.”
Southland Times, 13/8/Air New Zealand continues to
report substantial increases
in the number of passengers
it carries ... The company
yesterday released its August
operating statistics which
showed it had carried 1.3 billionpassengers in the month ...
Otago Daily Times, 19/9/“Lambing will be finished and
it’s just before most dairy farm-
ers start mating, so it’s a great
time to get off farm for a night
and recharge the batteries.”
Stratford Press, 19/9/The association’s survey of
members, which is yet to be
released, indicates tens of thou-
sands of rentals won’t not be
insulated by the deadline.
Waikato Times, 30/7/Life in New Zealand
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Auckland 1141. Picture files only can be emailed to: [email protected]make the effort to see it.
It’s a brave film that exposes
the destructive effect of suicide
on the living and challenges
us all to engage in a kōrero
about the problem. It invites
us to think about how we
might begin to reduce the sad
statistics that continue to have
a devastating effect on com-
munities, particularly in Tai
Tokerau/Northland.
The reasons for the problemmight be varied and complex,
but with this country’s creative
traditions of ingenuity and
resourcefulness, it should not
be impossible to devise systems
for better identifying, protect-
ing and caring for those most
at risk. A helpful debate on the
topic of depression has already
been initiated – we need to
build on this.
Ngā mihi to all those already
involved.“Need anything while I’m out?”