Featured Column
Week of 9.16.2007
(More) Words I'd love to hear
If only they would have leveled with us
From Adolph Hitler: “Some of my best friends are Jews!”
From Albert Einstein: “Relativity, Shmelativity. Gravity, Shmavity. You throw a rock up, it comes down.”
From Mohandas K. Gandhi: “I walk around in a sheet, barefoot, shivering, for what?”
From George Washington: “If I knew this president thing would grow into such a big deal I would have asked for more money.”
From Edward J. Smith, Captain of the Titanic: “Now, does starboard mean left or right?”
From Abe Lincoln: “Mary, you go to the play, I’m going to stay here and play cards with the boys.”
From Pablo Picasso: “To tell you the truth I don’t understand them either.”
From Leonardo de Vinci: “I could have made more money painting houses.”
From Thomas Edison: “Who knew from neon back then?”
From Orville Wright: “You think we should hand peanuts out?”
From Sigmund Freud: “I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I have these crazy dreams!”
From Charley Chaplin: “First they put in sound, then they put in color. Then I’m out of a job.”
From Joseph Stalin: “I was a miserable child. Look at me, now I’m a miserable adult.”
From Amelia Earhart: “Whoops! I thought you said, ‘turn left’.”
From Dale Carnagie: “Up yours.”
From Howard Hughes: “Call me crazy, but I like wooden airplanes and really clean hands.”
From Greta Garbo: “What I really said was, ‘I have to make a loan.’ ”
From O.J. Simpson: “Look at the things I get away with. Is this a great country, or what!”
Ron was born in the Bronx, New York. He was raised in Southern California and lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for three decades. He attended Inglewood High School and U.C.L.A.. His youthful goal was to become a major league baseball player. In Hawaii Ron played on a series of championship softball teams. He is an active tennis player.
Ron’s career began at the Inglewood Daily News where as a youngster was enrolled in a publisher training program. He served as an advertising salesman, circulation manager, writer and layout and design staffer. He has been a newspaper publisher at the Oregon City Oregon Enterprise Courier, the Beloit Wisconsin Daily News, the Elizabeth, New Jersey Daily Journal and This Week Magazines (Hawaii).
Ron lives with his wife, Marilyn, in San Diego, California. His two children, Douglas and Diane also live in the San Diego area. Ron’s interests range far and wide and are reflected in his columns diverse topics.
Ron Cruger