Franklin Roosevelt Quote – The Ability To Face Facts
“We need enthusiasm, imagination, and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely.” – Franklin Roosevelt
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Tupac Shakur Quote – Damaged Petals
“We wouldn’t ask why a rose that grew from the concrete has damaged petals. In turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun. Well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals. Don’t ask me why. Thank god, and ask me how.” Tupac Shakur
Read moreDr. Seuss quote – Nothing is going to get better
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss
Read morePoem – Same Preparation (By E.M. Whitney)
Same Preparation Lord feels like I am caught in a trap Just there for somebody to see Lusting I know is wrong I do not want somebody to see All I see in them Your great sons and great daughters I seek the same God as they do Forgive me that I touch not Those things Ungiven to me […]
Read moreMavis Gallant quote – now that he was rich
“Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant anymore, but simply eccentric.” – Mavis Gallant
Read moreBacteria That Make You Thin
The species of bacteria that dominate our guts may strongly affect whether we’re thin or fat. Researchers at Washington University collected samples of gut bacteria from pairs of twins in which one was obese and the other thin. Then they transplanted the bacteria into mice. The mice that received the bacteria from the obese twins became obese; the mice that […]
Read more1934 is the hottest year on record
The year 1934 was a very hot year in the United States, ranking fourth behind 2012, 2006, and 1998. However, global warming takes into account temperatures over the entire planet. The U.S.’s land area accounts for only 2% of the earth’s total surface area. Despite the U.S. heat in 1934, the year was not so hot over the rest of […]
Read morePoem – Eve of The Revolution (By John Grey)
City’s so dark along the edge and cutthroat down the middle. There’s a police presence. They’re looking for identity cards. But I’m an artist. Can I show them my vermilion instead? It’s raining a tarnished silver. Sirens make a show of keeping people safe. A drunk’s being kicked and beaten by cops. All I can do is watch […]
Read moreSoren Kierkegaard Quote – Life Has Its Own Hidden Forces
“Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Read morePoem – Into White (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Into White Love was the heart nestled in soft, white sheets, beating with beauty, and glistening with rays of life. Love are the lights in a mother’s eyes as she brushes the hair of her young daughter and then takes her by the hand to lead her daughter into the world outside, protecting her with her mighty wings, but […]
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