Anzia Yezierska quote – To start a movement
“It takes six simpletons and one zealot to start a movement.” – Anzia Yezierska
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The Shadow Proves the Sunshine
“The Shadow Proves the Sunshine”
Read moreSogyal Rinpoche quote – Never left in silence
“We believe in a personal, unique, and separate identity — but if we dare to examine it, we find that this identity depends entirely on an endless collection of things to prop it up: our name, our “biography,” our partners, family, home, job, friends, credit cards— It is on their fragile and transient support that we rely for our security. […]
Read moreCartoon – Knock Knock… Who’s there?… Religion!
Simone Weil Quote – Our Great Adversary
“Whether the mask is labeled Fascism, Democracy, or Dictatorship of the Proletariat, our great adversary remains the Apparatus — the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the one facing us across the frontier or the battle lines,… but the one that calls itself our protector and makes us its slaves. No matter what the circumstances, the worst betrayal will always […]
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Deck Chairs Thwart Pirates
Somali pirates who tried to storm a luxury cruise ship were sent packing by a group of retired British and German tourists wielding deck chairs. When the armed pirates pulled up to the ship off the coast of Somalia, the elderly passengers picked up whatever deck furniture they could find to repel the invaders. The pirates peppered the boat with […]
Read moreOh, That Smell
A specimen of the world’s largest flower, the titan arum, is about to bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. To attract carrion insects, the flower emits a stench botanists likened to “a very dead elephant.”
Read moreNelson Mandela Quote – Powerful Beyond Measure
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Nelson Mandela
Read moreAutomation
47%: Share of U.S. jobs that are at high risk of becoming automated in the next 20 years, according to Oxford University research.
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