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'''Robert Fitz-Randolph Eddison''' (born 8 May 1933) is
==Early life and education==
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The book was launched on 25 October 2017 at the [[Institute of Directors]] in London, England where he was interviewed by the author [[Stanley Johnson (writer)|Stanley Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HygOy2ISbns |title=Robert Eddison author of Wisdom and Wordplay |date=2017-12-03 |last=FilamentPublishing |access-date=2024-09-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On the same day, an article on the book was published by the British charity [[Blind Veterans UK]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best-selling book launch for blind veteran Robert |url=https://www.blindveterans.org.uk/news/best-selling-book-launch-for-blind-veteran-robert/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Blind Veterans UK |language=en}}</ref>
[[The Times]] quoted two aphorisms from the book on 28 October 2017: “Narcissists have only themselves to praise.” and “To gluttons, dessert is always worth the weight.”
Eddison was a guest on the podcast Conversations Live on 22 December 2017 where he was interviewed by the author Cyrus Webb.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP-7KCWlu78 |title=Journalist and Author Robert Eddison stops by #ConversationsLIVE |date=2017-12-22 |last=Cyrus Webb |access-date=2024-09-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrO9G01MR0w |title=Neil Oliver is joined by Robert Eddison to talk about his aphorisms |date=2021-12-04 |last=GBNews |access-date=2024-09-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
In 2022 he wrote an aphorism which came in second place in the Wilde Wit competition, run by The Oscar Wilde Society, [[The Oldie]] magazine and [[The Chap]] magazine.
He came in first place in the 2023 edition of the competition with his aphorism "Given sufficient notice, one can always be spontaneous."
The result was noted by [[The Times]] on 27 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kidd |first=Patrick |date=2023-07-27 |title=The Times Diary: White House to dog house |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-times-diary-white-house-to-dog-house-2l0t0tdzs |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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