Marcus Aurelius quote – If it is not right
“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.” – Marcus Aurelius
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Nelson Mandela Quote – There Is No Passion
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ― Nelson Mandela
Read moreBenjamin E. Mays Quote – The Tragedy of Life
“The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.” – Benjamin E. Mays
Read moreCartoon – Neverending Cycle
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – Life Has Its Own Hidden Forces
“Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Read moreThe stuff of life on Mercury
Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has blistering 800-degree temperatures at its equator—but its poles are full of ice. New data from NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which began orbiting Mercury last year, has revealed that as much as a trillion tons of ice exists in shadowy polar craters, where temperatures can drop to minus 370 degrees. Much of the ice […]
Read moreJohn Cage Quote – Become Fluent
“Our task is to become fluent with the life we’re leading” – John Cage
Read moreAnnie Dillard Quote – How We Spend Our Lives
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard
Read moreCartoon – A Fish Out of Water
The mass abortion of girls
It’s official: Abortion for gender selection is widespread in Britain, said Dominic Lawson. An analysis by The Independent shows that women from Indian and Pakistani communities in Britain are aborting their female fetuses at much higher rates than male fetuses, “resulting in the ‘disappearance’ of up to 4,700 girls.” Of course, this is what we should have expected, given that […]
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