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A History of the World In Two Sentences 1. Rich and powerful people have bribed and coerced other people into helping them get richer and more powerful. 2. On rare occasions, those other people instead fought back. … Too simplistic? Yes, but disturbingly accurate, correct? There are many histories, but […]
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Time is Infinite Time is infinite and yet the most precious commodity.
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The Answer Then what is the answer? Not to be deluded by dreams. To know that great civilizations have broken down into violence, and their tyrants come, many times before. When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choose the least ugly faction; these evils are essential. To […]
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Stan Lee on Bigotry Well said, Stan, better than most people with highfalutin degrees. God bless.
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Missed Opportunities The best way to remedy past missed opportunities is to not miss today’s opportunities. No sense in bemoaning the past and the mistakes you made. Look instead toward the future, for it is the only thing you can change.
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Karl Marx on Making History “People make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past.” – Karl Marx “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon”
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Change Is Not For the Timid Easy: Sitting on your ass making snarky comments about how crappy the world is. Difficult: Actually getting up and doing something to improve the world. The lazy choose easy and help the world stay crappy. Improvements come from the brave not from the timid.
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The Problem With Humanity The problem with humanity is that we hear far more “me” and “you” than “we” and “us.”
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To understand the heart and mind of a person… To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do. – Kahlil Gibran Note: The gender exclusive language was a product of Gibran’s time. We keep it […]
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Blaise Pascal on Light and Darkness “There is light enough for those who wish to see, and darkness enough for those who are otherwise inclined.” – Blaise Pascal Pascal is best known for the misnamed “Pascal’s Wager,” his easily misunderstood argument on personal decision making. In this quote, Pascal gives […]
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