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Dead Sea Scriptures, The → Global Index  → Works Index
Gaster, Theodore Herzl (ed.). The Dead Sea Scriptures. New York: Doubleday, 31976.
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[85]: [A]ny man who is dominated by demonic spirits to the extent that he gives voice to apostasy is to be subject to the judgement upon sorcerers and wizards.
From the 'Zadokite' Document [66-91] which is included in a section entitled 'The Service of God: Rules and Admonitions for the Elect'.
Cf. Lev. 20.27: A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. [King James Bible 2010/01/01]
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De Mille, Cecil B(lount) (1881-1959) → Global Index  → Persons Index
American director and producer. In 1913, co-founder (with Jesse L. Lasky and Samuel Goldfish) of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, which merged into Paramount Pictures in 1916. Director of The Greatest Show on Earth.
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Disney, Walt(er Elias) (1901-1966) → Global Index  → Persons Index
Animator and film producer. In 1923, co-founder of the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio with his brother Roy (Oliver) Disney (replaced by Walt Disney Productions in 1929, by The Walt Disney Company in 1986).
Member (together with Gary Cooper and Cecil B. DeMille, Ayn Rand and others) of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals (MPAPAI), which was instrumental in anti-communist investigations into the motion picture industry.
In 1947, Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (cf. The Testimony of Walter E. Disney before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 24 October, 1947 ), denouncing his former employees Herbert Sorrell, David Hilbermann and William Pomerance as communists, all of whom had taken part in the Disney animators' 1941 strike.
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Durocher, Leo (Ernest) aka Leo the Lip (1905-1991) → Global Index  → Persons Index
American Major Baseball League infielder and manager.
Nice Guys Finish Last: → 5.17
Nice Guys Finish Last. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.
In 1939, Durocher coined the adage "Nice Guys Finish Last". He recounts the episode as follows:
It came about during batting practice at the Polo Grounds, while I was managing the Dodgers. I was sitting in the dugout with Frank Graham of the old Journal-American, and several other newspapermen, having one of those freewheeling bull sessions. Frankie pointed to Eddie Stanky in the batting cage and said, very quietly, 'Leo, what makes you like this fellow so much? Why are you so crazy about this fellow?'
I started by quoting the famous Rickey statement: 'He can’t hit, he can’t run, he can’t field, he can’t throw. He can’t do a goddamn thing, Frank — but beat you.' He might not have as much ability as some of the other players, I said, but every day you got 100 percent from him and he was trying to give you 125 percent. 'Sure, they call him the Brat and the Mobile Muskrat and all of that,' I was saying, and just at that point, the Giants, led by Mel Ott, began to come out of their dugout to take their warm-up. Without missing a beat, I said, 'Take a look at that Number Four there. A nicer guy never drew breath than that man there.' I called off his players’ names as they came marching up the steps behind him, 'Walker Cooper, Mize, Marshall, Kerr, Gordon, Thomson. Take a look at them. All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys. Ffinish last.'
Cit. Durocher, Leo. "I come to kill you." Nice Guys Finish Last: 11-26. [2012-04-15]
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