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
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Helen 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 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
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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 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 moreKalle Lasn Quote – Unencumbered By History
“A few people start breaking their old patterns, embracing what they love (and in the process discovering what they hate), daydreaming, questioning, rebelling. What happens naturally then, according to the revolutionary past, is a groundswell of support for this new way of being, with more and more people empowered to perform new gestures ‘unencumbered by history.’” – Kalle Lasn
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