Have you ever tried to split sawdust?
Meaning of the quote
This quote is asking you to think about something that is nearly impossible to do. Sawdust is made up of very small, fine pieces of wood. It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to try to split those tiny pieces even further. The quote is suggesting that some things are just too small or too difficult to accomplish, no matter how hard you try.
About Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968, challenging Lyndon B. Johnson on an anti-Vietnam War platform, and ran for president several more times after that, though he was never elected to the White House.
More quotes from Eugene McCarthy
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important.
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Have you ever tried to split sawdust?
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No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.
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It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
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The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.
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The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
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I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.
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