David Kadlec Quote – Isolation Is Critical To War
“It is isolation that is critical to war. You can’t be abusive when you realize your connectedness.” – David Kadlec
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When the Red Planet was partly blue
Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars had a massive ocean for millions of years— an indication that the Red Planet once had everything necessary to support life. Shortly after Mars formed 4.5 billion years ago, NASA scientists say, the planet was wet, with enough water to cover the entire planet to a depth of about 450 […]
Read moreHannah Arendt quote – Economic growth
“Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.” – Hannah Arendt
Read moreOur sun’s hotter sister
Stars are not born alone. Rather, they emerge from clouds of gas and dust in groups of up to 10,000, then slowly scatter through space. For the first time, astronomers have identified a star that came from the same solar nursery as our sun, some 4.5 billion years ago. This stellar relative—located 110 light-years away in the constellation Hercules—is hotter […]
Read moreMarcel Proust Quote – Discovery
“The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust
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 morePrison Sentences – Loosening The Shackles
Prison Sentences – Loosening The Shackles U.S. Prison Population The U.S. prison population is the highest in the world. A quarter of the world’s inmates reside in U.S. prisons, despite being only 5% of the world population. Since the 1980’s the U.S. prison population has increased 8-fold to over 2.4 million people. More than $80 billion of taxpayer money […]
Read moreGilbert K. Chesterton Quote
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ― Gilbert K. Chesterton
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