Margaret Atwood quote – If you refuse to own yourself
“You refuse to own yourself, you permit others to do it for you.” – Margaret Atwood
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Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – In That There Is Joy
“It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Read moreHubert Humphrey Quote – What You Have Left
“It is not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.” – Hubert Humphrey
Read moreRACE AND WAGES
75%: The percentage of wages earned by full-time black and Latino retail workers relative to their white counterparts, according to a June 2 report from the NAACP and the liberal think tank Demos.
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Carolyn G. Heilbrun Quote – The Sign Of A Good Marriage
“The sign of a good marriage is that everything is debatable and challenged; nothing is turned into law or policy. The rules, if any are known only to the two players, who seek no public trophies.” – Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Read moreJames Thurber Quote – It Is Better To Know Some Of The Questions
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” – James Thurber
Read moreMichael Jordan Quote – I’ve Failed Over And Over Again
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
Read morePlacebo For Parkinson’s Disease
Factor by which a placebo for Parkinson’s disease is more effective when the patient is told it costs $1,500 rather than $100: 2
Read moreHomeless man’s poetry touches thousands
■ Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho has been writing poetry for most of his life, but because he was living on the side of the road in Sao Paulo, Brazil, only a few passersby ever read it. That changed when one of those readers, Shalla Monteiro, created a Facebook page to share Sobrinho’s poems with the world. The page attracted some 40,000 […]
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