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Helen Hayes Quote – Forget About Success
“Always aim for achievement, and forget about success” – Helen Hayes
Read moreLarge Trees – First To Go In Drought
In forests worldwide, drought consistently has had a more detrimental impact on the growth and survival of larger trees, new research shows. In addition, while the death of small trees may affect the dominance of trees in a landscape, the death of large trees has a far worse impact on the ecosystem and climate’s health, especially due to the important […]
Read moreOregon city fires its grounds-keeping goats due to ‘barnyard aroma’
A crew of goats brought in to devour invasive plants at a popular park in Oregon’s state capital, Salem, have been fired because they ate indiscriminately, cost nearly five times as much as human landscapers and smelled far worse, a city official said on Friday. The 75 billy and nanny goats were supposed to eat Armenian blackberry and English ivy […]
Read moreAntoine de Saint-Exupé Quote – Enable The Future
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Read moreYou never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”
Read moreWashington Irving Quote – Great Minds Have Purposes
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” – Washington Irving
Read moreTupac 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 morePoem – Checkpoint (By David Russell)
Checkpoint Lurching, they bluster – ghouls into the chasm. Fierce lava, blowing, nullifies their fall And dissipates harsh gravity’s concussion, Forces a seething screen of phoenix cowardice, Leaping to swell Into a fresh, mendacious crust, Tripping and throttling the led Into a smear upon pure metamorphic beauty. The skeleton’s jaws yawn apart; A stranded mountaineer was frozen At his prime […]
Read moreMartin Buber Quote – Secret Destinations
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber
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