January 2012
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“The strongest warrior is he who conquers himself.”
– Aztec saying (via lucifelle)
When the clock strikes 12 the NDAA of Fiscal Year...
occupyallstreets:
Happy New Years.
Happy New Fears.
“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it...”
– John M. Richardson (via cwnl)
December 2011
“I can’t think of any greater happiness than to be with you all the time, without...”
– Franz Kafka (via blua)
New Rules for the New Year →
liberalsarecool:
Bill Maher’s New Rules for 2012, in the New York Times Sunday Review.
New Rule You can’t be against same-sex marriage and for Newt Gingrich. No man has ever loved another man as much as Newt Gingrich loves Newt Gingrich.
New Rule If you were a Republican in 2011, and you liked Donald
Trump, and then you liked Michele Bachmann, and then you liked Rick Perry, and then you...
President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Into... →
In Place of Time: The Art of Change →
“Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change. It’s the realization that we can.” -Shawn Achor
I know a number of people, including myself, who are reluctant to encounter change. Be it a change in life circumstances, a change in relationships, a change in condition, or responsibility -the list goes on. These are transitory moments, and however large or small they create ...
“As you’re reading this, your life’s getting shorter. Its ticking away. I’m not...”
– Mike Litman (via couragehopestrength)
Carl Sagan's Ri Christmas Lectures 1977 →
project-argus:
Like a prequel to Cosmos, only with:
top hats,
tea time,
dances with proteins,
six-legged unicorns,
and Mars grabby hands.
You’ll like it, I think.
When I actually got to use a Carl Sagan quote
(Having a discussion about religion)
Mom: Believing is an important part of being religious.
Me: But I don't want to believe. I want to know.
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“I think we can be reasonably confident that if the American population had the...”
– Noam Chomsky (via cultureofresistance)
Experience Humanity: Einstein wishes everyone a... →
experiencehumanity:
“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our…
Experience Humanity: Einstein wishes everyone a... →
experiencehumanity:
“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our…
To the Occupy movement – the occupiers of Tahrir... →
democracylookslike:
To all those across the world currently occupying parks, squares and other spaces, your comrades in Cairo are watching you in solidarity. Having received so much advice from you about transitioning to democracy, we thought it’s our turn to pass on some advice.
Indeed, we are now in many ways involved in the same struggle. What most pundits call “the Arab spring” has its...
“I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the...”
– Anaïs Nin (via light-essence)
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