Maximum Cool

Some Sample Anecdotes: Activism- On March 26 1904 during a strike by miners in Colorado union organizer Mother Jones was arrested on the orders of governor James P. Peabody put on a train taken to the border of Colorado dropped off and told never to return again. She took the first train possible back to Denver then wrote Governor Peabody Mr. Governor You notified your dogs of war to put me out of the state. ... I wish to notify you governor that you don't own the state. ... I am right here in the capital ... four or five blocks from your office. I want to ask you governor what in Hell are you going to do about it?- Maury Maverick Jr. a lawyer and columnist was a politician for a while and served in the Texas House of Representatives in the 1950s - the time of Joseph McCarthy who used fear of Communism to censor people and keep them quiet. When a bill was introduced to invite Senator McCarthy to speak to the Texas legislature Mr. Maverick introduced another bill that invited Mickey Mouse to speak - on the grounds that if we are going to invite a rat why not a good rat?Actors- Some actors are modest about their success. When he was asked about the secret of his success Alfred Lunt once replied I speak in a clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture. Claude Rains one of the wonderful supporting actors in Casablanca once said I learn the lines and pray to God. According to Boris Karloff whose most famous role was Frankenstein's monster You could heave a brick out of a window and hit ten actors who could play my parts. I just happened to be on the corner at the right time.