William James Quote – All our life…is but a mass of habits
“All our life…is but a mass of habits.” – William James
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T.S. Eliot Quote – Humility Is Endless
“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.” – T.S. Eliot
Read moreHelen Hayes Quote – We Are Extraordinary
“We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.” – Helen Hayes
Read morePoem – DOPPLER DELIGHT (By John Zedolik)
DOPPLER DELIGHT – By John Zedolik The Doppler effect drags away the angry horn that melts like unattended ice cream on an August day in an unnoticed street drain and the careless eater’s fingers have found protection in napkins guarding against the sticky-sweet that might cling to exposed skin and require a washing if said consumer even cares, since it […]
Read moreRobert Frost Quote – More People Worry Than Work
“The reason worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.” – Robert Frost
Read moreHeat is heading for new extremes
Heatwaves that used to arrive once every 20 years or so could become annual events by 2075 across almost two-thirds of the planet’s land surface – if humans go on burning ever more fossil fuels and releasing ever more greenhouse gases. Claudia Tebaldi, visiting scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, and Michael Wehner, senior staff scientist at […]
Read moreJiddu 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 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
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