A Pondering Mind

A little of this. A little of that.


Paul Sweeney

How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?

Paul Sweeney



9 responses to “Paul Sweeney”

  1. How many Americans know who Sweeney was? I had the pleasure of meeting him…a helluva and a deep thinker…

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    1. I never heard of him, until I found this quote.

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      1. He was a deep socialist thinker…..whose ideas ran along democratic socialist lines at times…..I met him at a conference that I gave a paper to many years ago….a great guy.

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        1. I’ll google him later in the day, and look at some of his stuff.

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  2. If you like politics you will not be disappointed.

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    1. Politics runs hot and cold. At times I am into it, and other times, I seem to get turned off by it.

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  3. What a hectic world we live in – where this is the norm.

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    1. I think the norm went by way of the dinosaurs.

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  4. Don’t know Sweeney but that is a helluva quote!

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