■ Cara Jumper, 10, expected a fun day with her grandpa at the family fishing hole in South Carolina. But when Coy Jumper suffered a stroke and fell into deep water, the petite girl found herself leaping to his rescue and saving him from drowning. Cara then had to drag her 230-pound grandfather a quarter mile through the woods, get […]
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Having a sense of purpose may add years to your life—and the benefit can be realized throughout adulthood. That’s the conclusion of a long-term study that tracked the physical and mental health of more than 6,100 Americans aged 20 to 75. Previous research has shown purposefulness to be one of the strongest predictors of longevity, but this is the first […]
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“When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” – Walter Lippmann
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“All great innovation is built on rejection.” – Louis-Ferdinand Céline
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“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.” – Bob Marley
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“The man who chooses to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”
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■ When Phoenix police officer Natalie Simonick saw 18-year-old Christian Felix out after dark in March, she suspected he was violating curfew. But Felix told her he was walking six miles home from his job at McDonald’s, as he had missed the bus and didn’t own a bicycle. Simonick was so impressed with the teen’s work ethic that she decided […]
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“The fear of becoming a ‘has-been’ keeps some people from becoming anything.’” – Eric Hoffer
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“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
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