Never pick a fight...buys ink by the barrel; Politics is the art of the possible

Wed May 18 09:08:04 UTC 2005

"NEVER PICK A FIGHT WITH SOMEONE WHO BUYS INK BY THE BARREL"
...
I heard these two last night. Mark Twain supposedly said this, but I  can't
find anything close to that.
...
...
(GOOGLE)
...
_Re: Never pick a fight with someone  who buys ink by the barrel_
(http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/39/messages/719.html)
... Re:  Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink  by the barrel ... Re:
Ink by
the barrel/ recent use SR  23/February/05 (0)
www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/39/messages/719.html - 6k - _Cached_
(http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:D6GvWJEickoJ:www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/
39/messages/719.html+"never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink&hl=en&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar
pages_
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=related:www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/39/messages/719.html)
...
...
(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE)
...
     _North Hills News Record _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=4uFNimLMxoSKID/6NLMW2ko3dX40so6fMzyzfHF4wiKfsKzTu9uQpkIF+CsZYmrz)  Monday,
October 12, 1992 _North Hills,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+city:north
hills+AND+state:pennsylvania)  _Pennsylvania_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+state:pennsylvania)
...blunder. There's An  old sAying: "NEVER PICK A FIGHT with  people who .buy
INK by.....It should be updAted  todAy: "NEVER PICK A FIGHT with people  who
control the..

...
_Mountain Democrat _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=NUCC4daB2aKKID/6NLMW2s5f52TbOGy1BVArQeiGm/gRXo9KEVIjaw==)  Friday, April 14, 2000
_Placerville,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+city:placerville+AND+state:california)  _California_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+
state:california)
...to sAy yes."  Anonymous "NEVER PICK A FIGHT with  Anyone who buys INK
by.....lowing "NEVERs" Are  my fAvorites: "NEVER be hAlf NormAn  DouglAs "NEVER..

...
_The Gettysburg Times _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=thiGuD36VKiKID/6NLMW2q0xyvmoT1/FLudbCjwmXPj4/ogBf4WUUg==)  Saturday, September 04,
1993 _Gettysburg,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+city:gettysburg+AND+state:pennsylvania)
_Pennsylvania_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search="never+pick+a+fight"+and+ink+AND+state:pennsylvania)      ...of A quote I often  heAr... "NEVER
PICK A FIGHT with  someone who buys INK.....At the object, seeing it As  if we
hAd NEVER seen it before. Out of  such..
...
...
(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
...
_Cartoonists'  Anger Spurs Caricatures; California _
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=115917009&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=
309&VName=HNP&TS=1116406957&clientId=65882)
STEVEN A.  HOLMES. New York Times (1857-Current file). New  York, N.Y.: Oct
1, 1996. p. A21 (1 page) :
Never pick a fight with anyone who buys ink by the barrel, or so it has  been
said.
...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
"POLITICS IS THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE"
...
This is a very popular political phrase. Fred has an early first citation  in
English?
...
(GOOGLE)
...
_Quote Details: Otto Von Bismarck: Politics is the art... - The  ..._
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/24903.ht
ml&e=747)
... Politics is  the art of the possible. Otto Von Bismarck,  remark, Aug.
11, 1867
German Prussian politician (1815 - 1898)  ...
www.quotationspage.com/quote/24903.html - 9k - _Cached_
(http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:HnNJ62jt7hgJ:www.quotationspage.com/quote/24903.html+"politics
+is+the+art+of+the+possible"&hl=en&start=1&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=related:www.quotationspage.com/qu
ote/24903.html)
...
...
(NEWSPAPERARCHIVE)
...
     _The Port Arthur News _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=++xTpPwvmwuKID/6NLMW2otRkMlVY4b/rYQznU0wvCqoczFWJTC7c0IF+CsZYmrz)  Wednesday,
December 13, 1939 _Port Arthur,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+city:port
arthur+AND+state:texas)  _Texas_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+state:texas)

...science OF  THE ideal but THE delicate ART OF THE  POSSIBLE. Is It any
wonder.....career into THE strange game  OF POLITICS AND succeed is rare AND
must..

...
_Middletown Times Herald _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=ssVO2f5ZuruKID/6NLMW2pt8OCy7IG4gW9sIcfGViFVqY56mMZk4sw==)  Tuesday, February
25, 1947 _Middletown,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+city:middletown+AND+state
:new york)  _New York_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+state:new york)
...AND brightest  brains. POLITICS is THE ART OF THE  POSSIBLE. it quite
POSSIBLE.....so tons in opposition that  thiy ART THE eTHEr or several oTHErs itv
made..

...
_Coshocton Tribune _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=NUCC4daB2aKKID/6NLMW2o8EqzeH2Bbb2aC5DSX/ZAURXo9KEVIjaw==)  Sunday, April 14, 1940
_Coshocton,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+city:coshocton+AND+state:ohio)
_Ohio_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+state:ohio)
...Beware OF "Final  Remedies' j is "THE ART OF THE  POSSIBLE." That j i J.
old.....ar.d literature. But when he comes  to POLITICS he re- verts to a much
more..

...
_The Lima News _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=9cbxNIiVHYuKID/6NLMW2ruuK+43qw7tojppp2anSji2i2h1cHH99EIF+CsZYmrz)  Sunday, April 14, 1940
_Lima,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+city:lima+AND+state:ohio)  _Ohio_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+poss
ible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+state:ohio)
...FINAL REMEDIES'  POLITICS is "THE ART OF THE  POSSIBLE." That
old.....labor legislation over THE years up  to AND in- cluding (be Wages AND Hours  act..

...
_Clearfield Progress _
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?img=9qnHh8I+Pl6KID/6NLMW2l3IezNRD3hAS4SK4iPaliyJcZ40Z/RBWEIF+CsZYmrz)  Friday, April
12, 1940 _Clearfield,_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+city:clearfield+AND+state
:pennsylvania)  _Pennsylvania_
(http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Search.aspx?Search=politics+and+"art+of+the+possible"+AND+range:1753-1947+AND+state:pennsylv
ania)      ...Beware OF 'Final  POLITICS is "THE ART OF THE  POSSIBLE." That
old.....not oTHErwise credited in this paper  AND also THE local news
published  herein..
...
...
(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
...
_THE  PRESIDENT_
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=381813921&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1116406729&clientId
=65882)
Edward Goldbeck. Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Mar 5,
1916.  p. A5 (1 page) :
"_Politik_," Bismarck has said, "_ist die Kunst des Moglichen_." (Politics
is the art of the possible.)
...
_PRACTICAL  MR. HOOVER._
(http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=118341331&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1116406729&
clientId=65882)
New York Times (1857-Current file).  New York, N.Y.: Aug 12, 1928. p. N6 (1
page) :
He probably would agree with the definition by BISMARCK that "politics is
the art of the possible."