John F. Kennedy Quote – The Discomfort Of Thought
“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” – John F. Kennedy
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Poem – YOU HAVE A PIER IN ME (By John Grey)
YOU HAVE A PIER IN ME – By John Grey Pier juts far into the open sea. It makes its point, not here, where stone steps lead from sand to calm wooden planks but out at the very tip of itself, where water crashes against its pylons and its slim foundations shake and shudder. Like me, there’s a calm that […]
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Cartoon – The Human Race Is Evolving
Hawkeye Quote – I Will Not Carry A Gun
“I will not carry a gun. . . . I’ll caryy your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash and carry, carry me back to old Virginia, I’ll even hari-kari if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun!” – Hawkeye, in the TV show […]
Read moreLucille Ball Quote – What You Can Do
“Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do.” – Lucille Ball
Read morePoem – Respitoration (By David Russell)
Respitoration Can there still be irrigation Now the stem’s closed, dry? Can there still be imagination – When the bottom’s gone awry – When everyone can see Through every ancient icon? In spite of everything, maybe – When light floods all opacity, As every block of granite, Basalt, obsidian Melts into a stained-glass window; When experience […]
Read moreMillennials: The most selfish generation yet?
“I am about to do what old people have done throughout history,” said Joel Stein in Time: “Call those younger than me lazy, entitled, selfish, and shallow.” But this time, I have factual proof. The Millennial generation—the 80 million Americans born between 1980 and 2000—is the most self-absorbed one yet, having been shaped by digital technology, overprotective baby boomer parents, […]
Read moreMohammad Ali Quote – Service To Others
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Mohammad Ali
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